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Banner · Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 9

Which government office would one contact to report a company employing foreigners who are working with a visitor`s visa?

Roger · Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 9138

Try the PSB!

Klamm · Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 121

Ok. So now my question would be this: This is September. I've started work with a school on a visitor's visa until they can change the visa into 'Z' visa. They need reference letters, they say, before they can begin processing it. That will take another week...I can't rightly demand people write me a reference letter tomorrow (or even if I could they probably wouldn't comply). Should I tell the school I won't work until they process my 'Z' visa, or should I continue working? From what I gather, most people come to China on a vistor's visa or otherwise and then have the school they work for change it into a 'Z' visa. It's also true that in China, most people in 90+ percent of the cases, have no worries whatever visa they're working on...a co-worker very dedicated to ratting them out would probably be the only way one could get busted here, excepting the once in a million raid like they had in Shanghai.

I guess you never know who you're working next to, and as I don't need the money, and I know the school badly needs me, it might just be better safe than sorry. Any thoughts on this situation? Sure I can see busting somebody for working on six month F with no intention of getting the proper papers, but come on, this is September! It takes time to switch those visas!

K.

latefordinner · Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 973

JamesD · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:22 am Post subject: Letters

The PSB insists on two letters of reference to process the paperwork. This is not something the school itself requires. Just write out a couple of letters saying you were a good worker and have anyone sign them. It's a red-tape rubber-stamp thing.

garbotara · Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 529 Location: China

I was working at a school that did not even bother to clean the apartments before we moved in.They were so filthy!They only cleaned the empty apartments for those of us there they could not care less.
Then there was no hoy water for ocer a week since , I suspect, the Chinese teachers did not have it. My then boss said be happy you have water. This school is 97 km outside Beijing. If it was in the wilds of Sichuan it would be another matter.
There were no bedding provided no curtains, no gas for cooking, no kitchen utensils. It was quite pathetic.I finally got fed up. Was i wrong to leave? I started to doubt they would pay us.The name of the school is the Tianjin Yinhua International School.Avoid this school like the plague.

MonkeyKing · Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 96 Location: Beijing

wow, it's like South Korea all over again, and China is so much bigger. This board is gonna be huge soon, mark my words.... Shocked

gerard · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 581 Location: Internet Cafe

Banner do you really want to report your brothers and sisters to the immigration authorities??? Also I doubt it would be real easy. You would likely need to show up in person and spend a day filling out a million forms. Even then they might be too "busy" to do anything about it.

For the others I got a Z visa without letters...I lost them on the way here and the school managed it without any hassle...How I dont know but I suspect it is the school who really want these anyway...Generally my degree and my passport are the only references I use...