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Q: can you change your tourist visa to a work visa once in China?

can you change your tourist visa to a work visa once in China?

12 years 1 week ago in Visa & Legalities - China

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ironman510

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No, You'll have to get a letter addressed to the Hong Kong Gov and take all documents there and you have 70% chance of it working, depending on a few things or you'll have to get all the doc's and travel back to your home country and then get the Z visa there, or luck out with a special contact that has relations with the school.

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Stiggs

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Just come in on a proper Z visa.

icnif77:

your 'read' is 'between the.....'

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TedDBayer

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Hi Anony, yes of course, remember to use a black pen to do ,

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That's Italian name! Anony

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hunny797

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only 2 down votes???

here's one from me...

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