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NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

I am in the process of making a decision as to my employment next year. I am thinking about ending my work carer as a teacher (too many years to remember) and looking out for the next 20 yrs or so. Since I have it pretty good here and have made bank, I want to stay in China and study reading and writing, and already have gone through the PSB investigation so as to satisfy them of no Labor Law infractions and now have the green light. The situation as it exist is I have to go to the US or HK to change to a L visa and then back to Beijing for the x visa.... so what I am seeking is the best visa service for this kind of change, so any contributions would be welcomed.

Zhejiang_Man · Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 123 Location: Zhejiang

It depends on whether your priority is to minimise cost or minimise time and the potential for problems. And with regards to the former, bear in mind that accommodation and meals in Hong Kong will cost you HKD300 to HKD350 per day.

The cheapest way is to visit the China visa office yourself (it�s not actually an embassy or consulate). An abundance of information about the procedure can be found on the �net.

The quickest and easiest way is to use the services of Forever Bright Trading Company - http://fbt-chinavisa.com.hk/ Give them your passport before 9:00 am and return to collect it, complete with L or F visa, at 2:00 pm. Or you can opt for their �drop off before 1:00 pm, pick up after 6:00 pm� option.

Prices vary according to the visa applicant�s nationality. From memory, a 30 day L visa is around HKD600 and a 6 month, multiple entry F visa is around HKD2,000.

kungfuman · Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:29 am Post subject:

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

thanks guys I have contacted them .. and they do indeed handle x visas .... quick ...I would rather someone else did the leg work and I can sip a cool drink.

kungfuman · Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 8:21 am Post subject:

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

thanks kindly sir....I never paid any attention to those HK threads....guess it is time to review what I have skipped over

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

do you really gotta get a new visa? the visa lets you enter china, and
you're, like, already in china. can't you find an agency in beijing that
can get you a new residence permit for study, assuming your school
will get you the necessary JW-202?

like these guys (not a recommendation, just a'zample) who say they
can get you a work visa in for bj without the trip to hk.

http://www.cn-visa.com/z_visa_application.asp

kungfuman · Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 2:16 pm Post subject:

Would any sane and rational person send their passport to places and people they don't know and feel secure with this?

Never hear the stories of crooks who advertise then send you an sms that if you want your passport back it's gonna cost you 100k ?

Don't trust those you don't know .

Zhejiang_Man · Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 123 Location: Zhejiang

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

from what I understand and Im still going through options .. because I have a workers permit ... I have to change it to an L first and then to an x or outside the main land change to a "x".....if I had an F visa .. no problem ... thanks Chou ..... I will look at the pm suggestion

GreatApe · Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:01 am Post subject:

NoBillyNO,

... can you shed any light on what you went through or what was involved in the PSB investigation you mentioned?

You're going through a process now that I may be interested in pursuing in the not-too-distant-future.

--GA

NoBillyNO · Joined: 11 Jun 2012 Posts: 1762

to be brief... they check for any criminal behavior (didn't find any) miracle! That is not necessarily charges. They will also question age if your older. Labor department check to see if you have violated labor laws such as working without a work permit and violations like that. Then a health check to see if your will drop dead at the black board. The whole thing was carried on without any real involvement from me. Well except the health check cause it is hard to do that without a warm body.

As to the visa... as I understand it .. I have to leave the county to change to either a student or a L, and then return .. some agencies have insisted they can go around this but so far all have returned with "this is a regulation and cannot be gotten round"....

I was question as to "WHY" I want to study and the easy answer to that was I have made enough money now and I want to pursue a different course in life and I want to read and write Chinese to be more proficient.