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Q: Do I have to come back to my country if I get a job?
Hi,
I am living in China with a tourist visa for some months, now I am looking for a job and I wanted to know if it is indispensable to come back to my country to get a visa job? Is not enough go to Hong Kong and coming back? Or going to other asian country?
Thanks in advance,
10 years 25 weeks ago in Business & Jobs - China
Your employer must apply for your Working permit at SAFEA.
School will enter request for ' Z visa pick-up in Hong Kong'. Public Security Bureau (Exit - Entry Police) must agree, you can get Z in Chinese Consulate in HK.
If PSB don't agree, they will designate Z visa pick-up at Chines Embassy in your home country.
CharlieB:
The SAFEA part only if it is a teaching job. I came on a business visa and converted it to a work visa in HK 5 years ago.
icnif77:
I don't have other experiences, but as FT. I wasn't thinking, OP will work elsewhere.
I hope for the kids sake you're not looking to teach English!
The PSB approval depends on your province. I think Guangdong makes you go home but Guangxi doesn't.
If you are in Anhui I think you have to go home for the Z visa and can't use HK....
Old info but check this link.....
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=26047&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
I can't see things being relaxed since 2005 though....tightened if anything!
Your best bet is probably to contact a professional visa agent, at least to get your first work visa. Yes, visa agents exist, and a good one will know the tricks. How to find a good one? Ask or observe.
Ask: Who hires expats? Mostly schools, so you could ask them, but you could also go to laowai hangouts to get recommendations.
Observe: Go to the visa bureau nearest you (in Beijing, it's between Yonghegong and Dongzhimen along Line 2). Look at the people who are already talking to the clerks. If you spot someone who seems to have a lot of papers, as if they are representing multiple people, guess what? You may have spotted an agent. Are they good? Unknown, but they're good enough to represent multiple people. Talk to them. Note: private agents at the visa office may only speak Chinese; the English-speakers may stay in the office to handle customers. I've only been in two visa offices, but the pros in each were easy to spot.
Can you do it yourself? Good luck. I hope you're fluent in Chinese and have good guangxi.
Must you leave China? I didn't when I converted my tourist visa to a work visa, so procedures will depend on your situation.
Whatever you do, tell the truth. I've found that government agents wherever I have been are often pretty good at spotting b.s., so I don't even try. As a result, they trust me, and they work with me. As an example, the last time I renewed my work visa, the agent informed me that if I asked for a 363 day renewal, rather than 365 days, I could get the visa for half-price, i.e. 400 rmb rather than 800 rmb. Thanks for the tip, friendly government agent! Be honest, be nice, and be efficient, and you may be pleasantly surprised!
