Oldtimer, not sure what you are getting at. Sounds like you are trying to imply some form of deception about age, but Adrian actually admitted his age in one of his posts, so you're wrong there. As for the F visa, how exactly doe's this make him bad or corrupt?

You sounds rather elitist Oldtimer, because in truth everyone here knows it's quite common in many places to be asked to come on one visa and get it changed to another. Often times it's done by the school to save some money, make things easier, or just protect their own interests. You are also placing blame where blame does not belong, as the school directed him to do this. Again, many places can still get an F changed to a Z. Also, if you had read all the posts by Adrian, you would know he was coming a month before he even started "working" plenty of time to get the visa changed over.

Trying to invalidate someone on this forum by bringing up minute matters of law in a country where the law is arbitrary at best is hardly a wise decision. Different country, different rules. In this case Adrian was doing what is actually pretty routine, and certainly not out of line with what is common practice. I don't know how he shot himself in the foot, or what your vague inferences actually mean. I see a guy who was doing what he was told, and trusted someone he should not have. Agreed I would have insisted on a Z visa right out the gate, but really, let's not act like he has done anything wrong here, he has not. The F to Z deal is common and has been since I first came here and before. That it is becoming less common now doesn't change this fact. Honestly Old timer, get off your high horse, because you don't seem to be in the same reality as the rest of us in China.