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Q: How long does it usually take for a school to get a visa invitation and fec for a teacher?
How long does it usually take for a school to get a visa invitation and fec for a teacher? It has taken almost a month for my school to receive this visa invitation, and though they are promising me that I will have a work visa and FEC coming in to the country and I understand with these documents I am 100% legal, I do not understand why it is taking them so long to get these documents... should I be worried? The school says, and I quote "Cos too many people apply for the FEC and the invitation letters now.". As long as I have a work visa and a FEC going in to the country, am I okay and legal to work? I dont want any surprises.
8 years 49 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
My FEC has arrived. On it I am labeled as "Activity Director" not as Foreign teacher, is this a big deal? or is this just a job position description?
RachelDiD:
They could be setting you up with a fraudulent Z visa. I had an employer try to make me fet a visa as a 'mall manager', because they were buying the paperwork from a company that was licensed to hire foreigners (they were not...).Are you working for a public school or established training center, or a thoroughly Chinese operation?
iWolf:
Good point Ms Rachel. They may have found a "friendly" company to sponsor the FEC so as to make it effectively invalid.
Once you have your FEC then the working type resident permit is pretty much a formality providing all the paperwork is in order. You will have a month to have this completed after entry. Depending on the city, it can take up to a month to receive your resident permit. So I would suggest that you get the ball rolling asap upon arrival.
"Activity Director" may just be their job title for "Dancing & Juggling White Monkey/ Foreign Teacher". You will understand soon enough.
Keep in mind that Chinese people may know "academically" ,that this needs to be done but will piss about getting it done unless you push them a little. You will hear "Don't worry, it will be fine". Do not trust this.
Upon your visit to the Entry/Exit guys, if the paperwork is in order, they will give you a receipt telling you what day to return to collect your passport. You have to pay by card so open a bank account as a matter of priority. Your school will probably have a bank of choice.
Good luck and wait for the cynicism to begin.
OP is trolling! Proceed with caution!
He's keep repeating Qs about FEC, despite difference between FEC and WP was explained 'brazillion' times, and he/she never entered China.
What is the name of the School, which mail FEC and Invitation letter in two separate mailings?
Tell us, how your FEC looks like? Did your 'activity FEC' arrived with regular or express mail service?
I am not trolling, I asked it here after asking it in my last question so it would have its only thread. My FEC has not arrived yet, they have sent me a photo copy of it to ensure its delivery. They will deliver it with express mail service. I am working with an established training center. The schools name is Kiddie English.
icnif77:
Now stick 'Kiddie English' in Yahoo-gle search and fuk off! You can add 'China' for better search results.
sorrel:
you don't get your FEC until you are legally arrived in China.
this has been gone over and over and over again on this site
if the school has told you they are sending you the FEC they are BSing you.
check point 2 on this link
- Documents to be Included With Your Application
Englteachted:
Sorrel's right. What you are saying makes no sense, you are clearly not telling the truth.
Shining_brow:
"Don't attribute to malice what can better be explained through ignorance."
Before I came to China (as with most of us), I knew bugger all about all the different forms, and terms, and certificates, and visas and stuff.
At least these questions are being asked before coming here and getting screwed over!
Last year, I started working with the company I am still with (and a place I had worked for previously, as had a number of others I knew) straight after Spring Festival (which, if you'll recall, was late February.
I didn't leave here until May 20th or so, to fly home to apply for the Z visa!
(I lost about 2-3 weeks due to the Criminal History Check bit).
So, yes, it's a total PITA, and it can take a long time!!!
I apologize, they are not sending me an FEC, they have sent me an Alien Employment License.
I apologize, they are not sending me and FEC, they have sent me an Alien Employment License.
iWolf:
Your story does not add up. Either you are a dick wanting to waste people's time or you have the intelligence of a rock. Either way.....Meh!
