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jeffinflorida · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject: F Visa Update

Several weeks ago i posted asking if anyone ever got a 24 month F visa.

Got my passport back to and they did not give me a 24 month F visa, only a 12 month multiple for $150. With a 90 day stay per entry.

I tried and the company I will work for also wrote a letter asking for the 24 F visa but I guess it's better than a 90 day visa.

So, 1 year multiple entry F visa is the best i could do for now...

mjlpsu · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 128 Location: NJ to Shenzhen

Yeah, that seems par for the course.
I requested a 6 month multi last week with my business letter. I got dual entry.
Apparently there's a small note online about obtaining some vague form from "an authorizing department" on the mainland. (Unless of course you already have two dual entry F visas).
Note: these rules may not apply for citizens of countries other than US.

KES · Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 722

Thanks for the update.

I hear that these restrictions tend to apply mainly to those holding USA passports.

I hope others with very recent F Visa experiences will share.

Good luck.

Malsol · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1976 Location: Lanzhou

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AussieGuyInChina · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 403

I suspect that Malsol's employment contract is for one term only.

Some PSBs will not issue Z visas / F.R.P.s for one-term contracts; they issue F visas and temporary F.R.P.s.

F visas issued in China by the PSB are superior to F visas issued in Hong Kong / elsewhere (as has been reported by Roger / Steppenwolf many times).

It is legal to work on an F visa issued in China by the PSB.

It is not legal to work on F visas issued in Hong Kong / elsewhere.

Best of luck to anyone who believes otherwis!

Malsol · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1976 Location: Lanzhou

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cj750 · Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 3081 Location: Beijing

Leon Purvis · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:49 am Post subject:

The sleazeball that I worked with last year said that he had a Z visa. When I looked at his passport shortly before he departed, I saw that he had a F visa.

I have a Z visa. neither he nor I were approached to pay taxes.

cj750 · Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 3081 Location: Beijing

i dont think China has the ability to track all income..

AussieGuyInChina · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 403

I live in an alternative reality where Malsol has a single-term contract and it does make a difference if an F visa has been issued within China.

Malsol · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1976 Location: Lanzhou

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Leon Purvis · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:22 am Post subject:

Valium! Valium!

Somebody get this thread back on track.

And somebody tell me why a PSB would issue an F visa to someone who has been hired to work at a public college?

Might it have something to do with qualifications or lack thereof? When I was hired by my school, the intention was to issue me an "L" which would be converted to a Z. I said no thanks. I want a Z. The FAO accommodated me.

Then I learned a few weeks ago that a coworker (also an American) was issued an F visa. He had been maintaining that he had a Z visa all year long, but when I looked at his passport, it bore an F visa. He also maintained that he had several degrees to his name though nothing about him indicated much education past a bar stool.

This situation intrigues me no end. Can someone shed some light upon it?

I was issued a Z visa, and my coworker was issued an F visa. Who would make the choice of which visa to issue, and what are the benefits of either to the school? This is a public college that I'm talking about.

Malsol · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1976 Location: Lanzhou

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