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Q: Is it possible for a work permit to expire later than a contract?
My contract expires within a month, but my work permit and residence permit are valid till September. Is this normal? I've been having some suspicion! Thanks in advance.
1 year 46 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
The work permit expiring after the contract ends is pretty normal.
Usually, your contract will start the day you arrive but it takes some time for the RP / WP stuff to be processed. The WP won't be backdated, it will start on the day it's approved and processed so if it took 3 weeks for that to happen your 12 month WP will expire 3 weeks after your 12 month contract. If it took your employer a week to submit the application it would be 4 weeks after your contract ends.
It's not a bad thing though, if your RP expired the same day your contract ended you'd need to either leave the country the same day or get a tourist visa extension so you don't end up being an overstayer.
The work permit expiring after the contract ends is pretty normal.
Usually, your contract will start the day you arrive but it takes some time for the RP / WP stuff to be processed. The WP won't be backdated, it will start on the day it's approved and processed so if it took 3 weeks for that to happen your 12 month WP will expire 3 weeks after your 12 month contract. If it took your employer a week to submit the application it would be 4 weeks after your contract ends.
It's not a bad thing though, if your RP expired the same day your contract ended you'd need to either leave the country the same day or get a tourist visa extension so you don't end up being an overstayer.
I see from another 'question' of yours you were interested in finding out how to "rat' on other foreign workers - how did that pan out ?
