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Q: Must I purchase a two-way air ticket if I am flying into China on a work visa?

If I have a work visa, must I purchase a round trip ticket to fly into China, or would a one-way ticket be acceptable?

12 years 3 weeks ago in  Visa & Legalities - China

 
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No, a one way ticket will be sufficient. 

But be aware that international flights are the money making machines for the airlines nowdays.  And one way international flights are as expensive, and sometimes even more, than round trips.  So, price both options before buying.

If you buy a round trip lets say 90 to 120 days after arrival, you will have sort of an insurance policy in case you do not like working or living conditions at no extra cost.

And please, also be aware that eventhough you have a work visa, within 30 days of arrival to China, and before you start to work, you must go to the local PSB Office, Entry/Exit Bureau, and request a work, permit, a residence permit and a Foreign Expert Certificate, plus pass a health examination.  If you have any college degrees, make sure you bring all your diplomas with you, needed to get the FEC.

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The Z visa cannot be administered until after the FEC and Medical are  done. A degree is only needed if you are teaching, not a manager of a bar, club, hotel, or  company. The FEC must be applied for before so that would mean your employer already has this. If you buy a round trip ticket it is cheaper unless you don't use it and have to ask for a partial refund. I bought a one-way last year in April for 632 US Dollars. Do not bring your originals of Diploma's, bring copies scanned into a pdf.

HappyExpat, don't scare the boycheeky

cooter:

For me, only the original of the diploma would suffice. The local Foreign Experts board wasn't having any of the scanned copies.. Not for a teaching position though...but for an engineering job with a privately owned chinese company. Also, it was possible to go from an L-visa directly to Residence Permit (with the issuance of the Foreign Expert's License in between).....not sure how common that is either.

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Oh, it only needs to be one way if your talking about what you have to show as far as the PSB

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Techezee:  Lets have one thing very clear, when I post a reply, it is based either on personal experiences or on a very complete research.  I do not intend AT ALL to scare anyone off.  If you follow my advise, you will have no problem.  And I reiterate the fact that here in China, many officials WILL NOT ACCEPT photocopies of documents unless the original is also produced.  So, if you want the Foreign Expert Certificate and have some college degrees or equivalent diplomas, do bring bthe originals with you so you do not face problems when here.

A "Z" work visa is granted abroad, by a Chinese Embassy at your country of origen.  Many think that with only the visa they can arrive to China and go to work.  TOTALLY WRONG !.  Once you arrive here, and before you start to work, you must go to the local PSB and they will tell you to get a Health Certificate at an approved hospital by them, also to get from another department the Foreign Expert Certificate, and then then will issue you a work permit and a residence permit.  Now you are ready to work.

Try to get a FEC for whatever job (manager of a factory, a club, or whatever) without some sort of education that will qualify you as an expert on that field, and you will be denied it 95 % of the time without a diploma or degree.  I have a local bar/restaurant, to get mine I had to show my BS in ME from USA (original document, no copies allowed), they photocopy it and kept the copy for their records.  Now, tell me what I learned in Mechanical Engineering to make me an expert in the bar/restaurant business, but I got my FEC and my work permit and residence permit too.  And at least in Guangxi Province, you must be in person present when applying for the FEC.  You apply for it, not the company you work for.

And last, I do respect and above all, value my stay in China.  I do not discuss instructions, instead, I follow them to the letter, no matter how riduculous.  This has built me some sort of rapport with local officials, and in a way they do cut me some slack sometimes, but not always.  I will give you an example.  I was asked recently for a copy of my passport.  To save some paper, I printed two pages per face of each paper.  When I delivered it, it was refused because they claim it was just one page per paper.  So, I said OK, turned around and on my computer printed another set, this time one page per paper as requested.  AND I GOT WHAT I WANTED AFTER THAT.

MissA:

Happy, your answer is as always factual and detailed.
One small thing though: the Z visa does not always have to be issued in your country of origin. Some Chinese consulates/embassies abroad will issue Z-visas to people who are not citizens/permament residents of that country. You just have to fill in a completely pointless supplementary form and have the application point specified on the foreign exper paperwork.
Myself and MasterA (from two different western countries) got Z visas in another Asian country without any issues whatsoever, within 24 hours from application. Of course, as always with Chinese bureaucracy, there is no guarantee that what worked for us would work for another person.

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MissA: You are correct in a way, and I do agree that you can get vsas to enter China in some countries besides at your country of origen. But as you well said, thyat is not always the case, and many Chinese officials will tell you to go to your country of origen to get one, that is the reason for me to say the same. I do know, for a fact, that the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi will not issue any visas to US Citizens requesting one to enter China. I tried and was told to go back to USA and there ask for one. Many thanks for your kind comments, they are appreciated.

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paulmartin:

I am Uk citizen ,and i had to travel from Hollland back to the UK for my z visa,even though I was living in Holland

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techezee:

Easy HappyExpat, I'm saying these things because of exactly what you have heard or have dealt with. I'm an International Lawyer who works for Cota and Cota. I say the things I say because I actually know. Although laws vary from province to province, they are still pretty much tied in to each other. And you are completely off base with many people think they can just come over here to work illegaly, they do come and work illegaly, but let me warn you, it's not your country it's China, protect it if you will but any given chance and they would be rid of you just as quick as an illegal. And you are wrong about the Manager, Factory, Club and Hotel. I have many friends who are here legally because they have the work experience in that field, some of them are working for the same companies that transferred them to China. Get a grip man. If your a lawyer or no anything about true Chinese law then step up, don't quote things you think are correct because many factors can account for a work permit and a FEC. BTW, my two paralegals and my office assistant from America and Canada only have two year degree's and had know experience in China, I got them Z visa's in less than 2 weeks, they only took a medical from an embassy appointed hospital in their respected countries. The thing is most of the people at the PSB don't even know their own laws, therefore they ask for stupid things that would be different than checking a Chinese Embassy website. It's funny how I can go in and show them their own laws, give them a small red envelope how lovely you are if it's a female officer and a carton of cigs if they are male. REMEMBER YOUR IN CHINA

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If it is a work visa, you only need to purchase a one-way ticket.

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