Yeah, the interview was interesting...the guy was great! We sat and had a basic conversation about my past here in China, schools i worked for, situation now and some other sneaky q's about whether or not I would pay sb off to set up my visa or experts cert..kinda funny..I laughed when he asked "are you serious"? Understanding his position, they probably would like to know what schools are legit etc...felt like I was 15 again and explaining that it wasn't me who threw the eggs at the cop car!! Of course I would never tell, even if I knew ;)

With the hk z visa..not too sure who posted about it..anyways, yeah, you still need to come back to mainland and get your one year residents permit set up! Some say you can, some say you can't! I'm gonna ask my friend if his school has processed it yet or not..

What they did when he went to HK is this..z-visa.com....there are three applications that need to be done.. *

Original Passport

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2 Color 2x2" Passport Size Photo Format

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Completed China Visa Application Form

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PSB Government Invitation Letter

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SAFEA Invitation Letter (TEACHERS ONLY)

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Alien Employment License (Business Only)

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I believe you can choose either the safea or the Alien, pending on your school..some training schools usually set up the visa under the "alien" which is easier..basically the "teachers" are a "consultant" for the school that sometimes teach classes (lol)! Two of my friends are set up like this! The safea would be for maybe public schools(not too sure) who hire an actual foreign teacher (they can't get by with the "consultant" title when they're teaching 30 classes a week!) Also, with the safea, you should be signing an actual contract with your school which the give to the experts bureau..I think they(your school) can or will fill in 4800 rmb or under (tax reasons) and less number of working hours that you will actually be doing!!! Again, some provinces could be different..but this is what my friend, and many others, have done when going to hk and back to cq...again depends on your outfit..public,private,certified!!

Cheers all..will be back when all this sh@t gets sorted!

Jay