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Q: I have the Worker's visa,(Z) can I change the place of work?
I am wondering, how does it work once a company get you a Z visa, but you have better opportunities and need to change the work, for a better money and perspectives, is it as that complicated? do you have to go to all the Steps? it took me more than a month to get it ok, and it was expensive for my company.... how could be that? do I have to give the money back to the company because I am leaving? Thanks friends
12 years 32 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
How long did you work for them? It is not so expensive to get a Z visa.
If you have a contract then you suppose to stay with that company. If there was any things in the contract that either party breached then you can cancel the contract.
If you willing to lie to get out of it let me know.
rogerioaugusto:
Thanks for your answer, I am not feeling like lie, but I think I can get a better salary around somewhow, so I am answering some ads
lchickman:
What do you mean by "supposed to"? I know you should obviously, but is there anything they can do to you if you don't?
Fritze:
A contract is binding. if you do leave on the wrong foot, your employer could have your visa cancelled. This is why i said if you picture them a different story they will let you off the hook... thinking you rerun back home.
Dont make a mistake and take a job in a big city as it pays better, your living costs is much higher. Another advice, try Kindergarten jobs it pays best.
There's a government for each province in China; if you break a Z Visa the government of the province you work in will take note and may refuse you another work related VISA in the next years (but you can still try, nothing's sure). But Visa for studies should be fine (X Visa).
In terms of work, the school you worked for will take revenge, not letting you use your Foreign Expert Certificate for another Z Visa job, so you might not be able to get another Z Visa in the near future anywhere in China, although eventually things will sort out one way or another; like you can get a job on a Business VISA or let your new employer put pressure on your old school for them to eventually release your Foreign Exp Cert to them.
I even heard that a whole new Foreign Expert Certificate can be made, but that depends on the local government and how good the schools’ relations with that local gov are.
Take note that there are 2 kinds of Certs in China: Foreign Exp Certificate for all education related jobs, and Scientific Expert Cert (not sure the exact name) for other jobs.
Worth knowing that you’ll probably never see your cert; it’s the property of your employer, who passes it on to your next employer.
The Foreign Exp Cert has an expiry date on it, but even after expiration you still need a release from the last employer who has it to get your next Z Visa job.
In the end, it’s just loads of red tape (bureaucracy); and where employers and governments like you and get along well together things become very easy.
However when you break a contract you burn bridges, make relationships bad, and that’s what you don’t want in China.
If you break a Z Visa contract, change province, and eventually start working on a Business VISA that doesn’t tie you down, cos F Visas (business) can be broken without future consequences I think.
However, regarding the Chinese gov and it's VISA Bureau the F Visa is not proven work experience, because F Visa is not official employment; only Z Visa is.
The Z visa is tied to the employer and once the Z visa has been rolled over into a residence / work permit that is affixed in the passport of the employee, then the residence / work permit is both tied to the employer and to the locality that issued it.
This must be the season for jumping jobs around here. There are at least 6 - 8 posts asking essentially the same thing.
