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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: How old can you be, but still be legally hired in China to teach?
Some say 60, but I know people who were older than this and still got work. Isn't there a restriction concerning insurance having to be purchased privately or something???
10 years 47 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
You can be 102 years old and still be legally able to work in China. There aren't any restrictions.....you can always find work at any age!
the age rule is subject to local psp and the difficulty of getting teachers. my university last year has a retired architect that is teaching english , seventy years old, needed a physical and a letter from the president of the university in addition to regular paperwork. provincial universities have easier standards than tier 1 or 2 city located universities with the psp, however the national law that is selectively enforced is suppose to be 60.
DaqingDevil:
Correct. There was a 68 year old Canadian woman working at the university here. She had been here 8 years as well. But had her own insurance.
I also depends if they have proof of insurance.
In Guilin, we had three teachers over sixty. All three had proof on insurance, i.e. the school did not have to pay for their insurance.
However, in Beijing, the school I work in will not hire a teacher over 60, no matter if he provides his own insurance or not.
I've been told by several people that the cutoff age for a work visa, in Guangzhou at least, is 55. However, if it's early enough in the year and the government hasn't reached their quota for work visas then a company with some guanxi should be able to get them to bend the rules for older workers.
Does anyone have a link to any official publications concerning this. I have a friend who will turn 60 soon and he had no idea it could become difficult to stay here. I am just trying to help him so that he can maybe get ahead of it. I will take a look on Middle Kingdom to see if there is any links there. Thanks