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[hippo]

Hi

I'm not trying to incite negative comments, nor do I want any.

If this post angers you, please just relax and don't spread the karma

Is there anybody out there that only teaches privately? If so, how do you do it in regards your Visa status?

Thanks heaps!

[The Ever-changing Cleric]

There are really only two choices: L and F visa.

[Mister Al]

[The Ever-changing Cleric]

well, i guess people could also teach on a D visa if they had one, but I think most people teaching without a Z/residence permit are using F and L since they're easiest and cheapest to get.

[Mister Al]

True, cleric. But does anyone know anyone who actually has a D visa?

[JamesD]

I work with a Japanese businessman who has one.

[hippo]

So on an L-visa, you need to get it renewed every month / 3 months right? So that means a trip to hong kong, and that means you can't be doing that too many times.... People are gunna get supicious when you've been doing it five years right.

And an F visa still requires a invitation letter right?? So it must be as 'hard' to get as a work visa...?

I'm not trying to skip out on paying tax or any other responsibilities, its just that there is so much more money to be made if you can clear your schedule of all the inconvenient university stuff

Is it impractical to setup your own 'business' and get a visa that way?

[evaforsure]

I do know of several private teachers who do work on RPs and came into china on Zs....but this is a rare occurrence and could only be done in the most wealthiest of parents ..... on the other hand their are language schools what will issue a x for a year... and their students are often private teachers as well.. not talking bout youngsters...you can get Ls up to a year.. finding the right person to file the paperwork is the trick... if someone is a free agent .. they have a friend to take care of the visa for them...

[Sonnibarger]

not sure about the visa side of it but... if you are planning to register a business you will need atleast 100000rmb in the bank as capital... there is a shit ton of paper work to do(you can hire a person for a small fee) and a bit of time involved.... dont think it a viable option.... why not find a uni that offers less than 10 hours per week... take ur 3500 rmb/apt and make ur money on the side...

[Teatime of Soul]

I spoke with a person who translates between government officers and foreigners when they have legal problems.

Last week, he was translating for a Nigerian man who, until recently, was a foreign teacher. Around March, for whatever reason, he went "freelance".

They caught him in June.

He will be deported in about two weeks.

Until then, he is staying as a guest of law enforcement.

I feel sympathy for those who are of such desperate circumstances they feel the need to risk incarceration and deportation to make what would be near minimum wage in a developed country.

Anyway, to answer the OP's question as to, "how do you do it in regards your Visa status?"

In this man's case, he left his employer, let his visa expire and stayed on teaching privates. Fairly straightforward process it seems.

Best of luck.

[hippo]

I have a Chinese friend who has a language institute... I guess if she hooked me up as a student I could teach on that visa.

RE the guy above me that mentioned risking it all to make minimum wage; I make USD 40 per hour teaching privately. 20 or 30 hours of that per week is worth bending the rules a little for I think.

But maybe I'm just a bad, bad person

[mike w]

[evaforsure]

[Laurence]

what happened to your... punctuation evaforsure it... feels like... you're gasping for... your last... breath

[Sugar Magnolia]

"...drunks and fools.. god takes care of them..."

Deep down inside I knew there was a reason for my faith. Thanks for clearing that up Eva.

Yunqi