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jeffinflorida
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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Location: "I'm too proud to beg and too lazy to work" Uncle Fester, The Addams Family season two
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 Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject: F Visa Update |
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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... |
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mjlpsu
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
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Location: NJ to Shenzhen
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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. |
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KES
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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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. |
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Malsol
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Location: Lanzhou
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AussieGuyInChina
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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! |
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Malsol
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Bayden
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:21 am Post subject: |
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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.
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It makes no difference where the F visa is issued, the conditions are the exactly the same.
An F visa is a business visa, for people doing business, not employed on a salary in China.
One condition of the F visa is that you ARE allowed to TRAIN on an F visa (that is, the holder of an F may train others).
Here's where semantics come into play. Are you an English teacher or an English trainer. |
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Malsol
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cj750
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