Job Discussion Forums

sheltron5000 · Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA

I just graduated from College, and I have a TESOL-esque certificate from my university, but I won't get my diploma for probably another month or so. I want to teach English in China, but I am worried that not being able to show a school my diploma might make things difficult.

I have been talking to a University in eastern Inner Mongolia (Tongliao), for the last three or four weeks. They offered me a teaching job, but I have had to put together a whole bunch of things (Medical Check, Criminal History Check, Reccomendation letters etc.). Apparently the school actually has to go to some office there to apply for an invitation for me to teach so they can't just send me the contract and letter for the Z visa.

I think it will take me one or two more weeks to have all the things they asked for. Does anyone have an idea how long it will take them to get through the red tape on their side? Also, is not having the actual diploma going to make this all impossible, or take a whole lot longer? (I have a letter saying that I hold the degree)

Thanks,

Sheldon

7969 · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5782 Location: Coastal Guangdong

it varies. for someone with a degree, it can take 2-3 weeks for the school to get the invitation letter and working permit together.

i showed my actual degree. dont give it to anyone here for more than a few minutes. they may fold it up into a little square and stuff it in a purse.

tw · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 3898

Leon Purvis · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:40 am Post subject:

Criminal record check? Issued by whom? The FBI? The state, the county?

I'm not sure that one can even get a criminal record from any agency in my home state (in the U.S.). I can understand why a CR check would be required, but I wonder just how viable this request is. I'd be interested in knowing how many people have been able to secure one's own criminal record or a letter stating that one has no criminal record-- and how he got it.

sheltron5000 · Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA

Thanks for the quick replies.

As for Tongliao, the position there is actually pretty well paid (based on the what I've read here and elsewhere). Although the rate is a little strange: 70RMB per class, minimum of 16 per week. As far as I can tell it is a ?small? city (700k), but I am prepared for that. Unfortunately, the information availible on Tongliao is *very* limited.

I am getting the criminal record check from my State Police office, it takes about two weeks. I hope that's all they want since getting one from the FBI takes 8 to 10 weeks, and is kind of expensive.

7969 · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5782 Location: Coastal Guangdong

tw · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 3898

tw · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 3898

Laoshi1950 · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 198 Location: Australia

Interesting that a criminal history check is now required by Inner Mongolia province.

I have never been asked to supply such a document in any of the other three provinces I have previously worked in China.

Recently, I have received a new Foreigner Residence Permit and Foreign Experts Certificate for my new job in Beijing, and no criminal record check was requested among the documents I needed to supply to have that Beijing paperwork processed.

Because I have lived and worked in China for the past 6 years, and have not been in any trouble with the PSB, maybe it was considered unnecessary.

If such a document were required for employment, obtaining such a personal criminal record statement in Australia is relatively easy to get from your local Police Station.

tw · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 3898

SnoopBot · Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 740 Location: USA