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Q: from Z visa with foreign expert certificate to Z visa with employment permit
Hi,
I am moving to my teaching job to a new job for a company that operates in the business field.
At the moment I have a Z visa with foreign expert certificate. I have the release letter from the school and the receipt of cancelation of my foreign expert certificate...what's the procedure the new company should follow to let me work legally?
The new company told me that with release letter and receipt of cancelation of my foreign expert certificate they can apply for a new employment permit and then for a new residential permit. So I asked them if we need to apply within 30 days from the date of cancelation of the foreign expert certificate and now they say I can work with them and they do not need to do anything..the company will apply for the new employment permit and residential permit just before the time my current visa expires.
This sounds very strange to me..... any comments on this?
Thanks
11 years 14 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
In China, to be able to work legally, you must have a work permit (which includes an FEC), and a residence permit. Once they are issued, you can start to work legally. And by the way, they are tied for your place of employment directly, if you change jobs you must get new ones.
According to your explanation, if not renewed you are working illegally at present time. Within ten days of leaving your old place of employment, and prior to starting the new one, you should have gone to PSB (and Labor Bureau) and notify them of the change.
To me, it sounds like your present company wants you to use the old permits until expiration, but if you are caught you will be the one in the jam, for them it will be just a monetary fine.
I made the same move (FEC to Alien permit) in October.
The company is wrong and HappyExPat is entirely right, you need to go to the PSB within 10 days of leaving your old employer to get the relevant paperwork in order.
A more cynical man than I would start to doubt your new company's right to hire foreigners. Do they have any other foreigners currently working for them? Either they don't have the right or they're just plain lazy; either way if nothing is done, it will be you that ultimately will be in the jam should the proverbial hit the fan.
