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Drchr1s · Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 8

How long does it take to transfer an L Visa to a Z Visa? The school would be handling the process i believe. I ask as my L visa is on 30 days. Thanks

lostinasia · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 466

What province are you in?

Because, technically, it is not possible to convert or transfer a visitor L visa into any other visa. The rule actually requires you leave China to obtain your new Z visa. Not that it always works that way.

Teatime of Soul · Joined: 12 Apr 2007 Posts: 905

Under normal circumstances, within two weeks. Easily.

arioch36 · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3589

Please review numerous other posts on this subject

If the school can really do it, a week

If not, you're screwed. schools actually do lie about this stuff (see other posts currently on the subject)

kungfucowboy83 · Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 479

actually what you want is for them to get you a residence permit and a foreign experts certificate. With proper paperwork and guanxi it should take 2 weeks or less. If someone at the psb hates them never. so realisticly somewhere between 1 week and the time that hell freezes over. if you haven't got it after about 2-3 weeks i would very concerned about their ability to get your proper papers.

mjlpsu · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 128 Location: NJ to Shenzhen

Here in Shenzhen it's a little more than two weeks. Takes about 5 days to get medical results back, a couple days for FEC, and then 5 days for the visa.

arioch36 · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3589

Oh, there is no such thing as an actual transfer. Legally it can't be done. I know of it being once almost. The FAO screwed up, so he had to wine and dine the Foreign Expert Bureau person to get an invitation letter made. By law, this letter can not be give to someone in country. So fibbing on this part. They got the letter and the FEC, Some guanxi spent.

But then the next hurdle. The PSB The PSB must stamp your passport as you having left the country, then have it stamped again as you having reentered the country.

Think many wnat to risk their jobs, or at least a good reaming, to do all of this? Which is why the Hong Kong service makes a lot of money from laowais always having to go to Hong Kong to do this.

Please let us know how it plays out, so we can tell other s

jeffinflorida · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:34 pm Post subject:

I took a poll of many of the fts where i currently work.

ALL except me came on touist visas from their home country and had them turned into Z / RPs by the school. A few came from other places inside China and had Z / RPs from their last school.

I had an F visa and got a Z /RP.

The school did it about 3 weeks after we got here and no one had any problems with this process.

Like the disclaimer on many products says " YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY..."

arioch36 · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3589

I'm curious what your passport looks like. How where your L/F visas cancelled?

Does it say you city or a border city

jeffinflorida · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:49 am Post subject:

therock · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 1266 Location: China

timtastic · Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Beijing

So for those who have to change an L-visa to whatever by going to Hong Kong, how long will that take?

arioch36 · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 3589

Jeff