in fact I relish doing so. I'm in a position to deal with the consequences and have no regrets afterwards. That I know for sure.

Hello foxy,

You admit it is not suitable for others, and that is good. I'm glad to see you are not pushing everyone MUST work on L visas.

I am just curious why you relish doing so? I mean lets face it, getting an L visa which takes up a page of your passport, and only for 90 days or so isn't what I would call fun or playing the system, but that is just me. If anything I think it's all in favour of the chinese psb office who collect the money in visa fees, and the british consulate/embassy who rake it in when you buy a new passport, your previous one having become full of visa pages.

But your point is a good one, why can't a long term id card be offered, thus negating the need for stamps??