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davidq
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 Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: L visa conversion to Z in country |
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| Anyone aware of any provinces that are still currently able to convert L visas to Z visas within China these days. Last I heard was Jiangsu, but that was over a year ago. Any feedback would be useful so I could narrow my search down to those areas and hopefully avoid the time and expense of having to do a visa run to Hong Kong. |
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tw
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: Re: L visa conversion to Z in country |
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| davidq wrote: |
| Anyone aware of any provinces that are still currently able to convert L visas to Z visas within China these days. Last I heard was Jiangsu, but that was over a year ago. Any feedback would be useful so I could narrow my search down to those areas and hopefully avoid the time and expense of having to do a visa run to Hong Kong. |
Why not just apply for a job that can get you the documents needed for a Z visa in your home country? |
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beautification
Joined: 09 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: |
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I'm in the wonderful world of Shunde, Guangdong. My girlfriend and I both entered on L Visa's and converted to Z Visa no problem.
>> someone will likely post a reply telling you to do a forum search because rules a different everywhere in China. |
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davidq
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: L visa conversion to Z in country |
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| tw wrote: |
| Why not just apply for a job that can get you the documents needed for a Z visa in your home country? |
I'm actually in China on an L visa now. |
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Leon Purvis
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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Davidq,
Are you "training" in Jiangsu with a certificate rather than a degree? |
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davidq
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Leon Purvis wrote: |
Davidq,
Are you "training" in Jiangsu with a certificate rather than a degree? |
Not doing any training, but have a degree with me |
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arioch36
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just another laowai
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It can be done in Beijing if you have a good connection or lawyer. Not as easy as an F though.
edit: This is no longer possible at all in Beijing as of last week. If you are in Beijing and need a Z, you are REQUIRED to get it out of country. If anyone says otherwise they are basically lying. They cracked down on it, conversions to Z are no longer possible in Beijing. |
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amberrollins
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| I got an email a couple of days ago from the US embassy saying that China had passed a new rule which went into effect as of July 2007 stating that NO tourist visas could be converted in-country anywhere in China. Also, that there would be no more expedited services for visas and that all visa applications had to be made in person and not through a proxy. |
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therock
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| amberrollins wrote: |
| I got an email a couple of days ago from the US embassy saying that China had passed a new rule which went into effect as of July 2007 stating that NO tourist visas could be converted in-country anywhere in China. Also, that there would be no more expedited services for visas and that all visa applications had to be made in person and not through a proxy. |
Now we just have to see if they implement this rule. I suspect nothing will change and different provinces will interpret the rule differently which is the norm. |
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just another laowai
Joined: 07 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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| amberrollins wrote: |
| I got an email a couple of days ago from the US embassy saying that China had passed a new rule which went into effect as of July 2007 stating that NO tourist visas could be converted in-country anywhere in China. Also, that there would be no more expedited services for visas and that all visa applications had to be made in person and not through a proxy. |
Yep, look above and see who made the discovery. |
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