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ChinaBus · Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 11

Im getting ready for China and just stumbled upon the possible requirement that you would need 2 yrs experience after college to recieve foreign experts certificate. I don't want to get over on z-visa to be denied when there.

Does anybody know if there are provinces that are slack concerning this. In general what provinces are more lenient concerning all around regulations? What provinces are more strict? All help is highly appreciated.

igorG · Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 1473 Location: asia

I don't know where you want to go, but Guangzhou seems to be pretty strict.

My suggestion would be to find out more about a possibility of work permit from a local labor bureau. To my knowledge as one of my former coworkers has just got it, they issue work permits without the unfortunate foreign expert cert. But you'd still have to come on the Z with invitation from a school/company.

Good luck and pleasant journey if you decide to come

ChinaBus · Joined: 01 Feb 2011 Posts: 11

other people with more replies would be highly appreciated...

@ igor, so your understanding is that you can work on z visa without foriegn expert cert.?

is it possible to get rsidency permit without foreign expert cert??

Miles Smiles · Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 1294 Location: Heebee Jeebee

I highly recommend that the OP read the stickies to gain an understanding of how the visa and resident permit processes work. Though hes says that he's "getting ready for China", he seems not to have done the most basic research.

Perhaps a look at his local Chinese embassy website might get him started in the right direction.

Perhaps a few applications to actual jobs will open his eyes further.

Non Sequitur · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 4724 Location: China

As a general observation OP I would say that the further West and North you go the more lax the rules will be (or will be interpreted).
I would say 'get applying' as one poster recommends.
Test yourself against the market.
But - all the caveats about bad jobs - especially working across multiple sites with long (unpaid) commutes and dodgy recruiters who will promise you everything.
The trick will be to minimise the negatives.
When you have an offer come back on the site and do the normal enquiry post.
It is as well to remember that the state sector jobs for Sept start have largely been filled by now.