forgetmenot
- 2008-10-19
Teacher, you seem to be a total newbie to China, am I right?
Since when do PSB offices issue work visas? That used to occur in the distant past but hasn't been the case over the past couple of years. And good riddance to the bad old work visas issued by the PSB for some baksheesh from some influence-peddling business that allowed backpackers to bribe him in the first place, then let them spread out on the local job markets...
You have to apply for a work visa ABROAD, and a work visa now is valid only for 30 days, during which time your employer must obtain your Resident's Permit which takes care of your one-year visa.
As for YANGSHUO, I happen to know that place quite well. Local employers can get an 'F' visa for you from the GUILIN P.S.B. The Yangshuo Public Security is in charge of visa extensions for visitors, not for teachers. Yangshuo is a county under the Guilin jurisdiction. And no, special privileges are not granted to employers. Foreign teachers are tolerated on 'F' visas because 'F' visas can double as work visas for foreign temporary 'teachers' doing a stin as 'purveyors of cultuyre' for up to 6 months.
Foxy
- 2008-09-30
The only places where you should be able to get Z visas for working in the PRC are Chinese visa offices outside the PRC.That's because the Z visa is the only visa that gives you the right to enter the PRC in order to work there.Once across the border,you have 30 days to obtain a residence permit from the local Public Security Bureau.That permit supercedes and replaces the Z visa.So no-one should expect to get a Z within China.But sometimes,if you're in the right place,
your L visa can be replaced by a Z visa back-dated to your date of entry.But you'll need to undrego a medical.Working on an F is illegal.But for one year of quarterly F's,you'd only be shelling out 4x 120 Yuan,and you needn't undergo a medical.A good deal,methinks.Reckon I'll make Yangshuo my next port of call after my present contract expires.Thanks a lot for the info.
No Z visa's in Yangshuo.
Do not expect to get a Z visa in Yangshuo. The boss in the P.S.B. Office in Yangshuo is only interested in one thing Money. All the school's have to pay him for the privilege for the use of his stamp. Until he leaves or retires everyone in Yangshuo is on a F visa