I would like to share my recent experience:

I was just waiting for the release of my Residence Permit (for foreigners) but something happened A few days before it should be release, I was informed by my immediate superiors that they couldnt process it because my country was banned to work/enter in China! I asked for an official letter of explanation but when I received it; they just wrote: We are unable to process the correct documents for residency in the Peoples Republic of China. The contract has not been terminated because of any professional or academic reason. They did not write the main reson that they told me that my country is banned in China.

If the people of my country are not permitted to enter/work in China, I should not be given a Z Work Visa. I entered China using the Z Work Visa and I did not have any problem in the immigration section of the airport. I also have many friends teaching in different parts of China so how could I accept this ridiculous reason? How come that I was just waiting for the release of my Residence Permit then they would tell me that it was not approved. By the way, they did not even show me the paper saying that my application for residency was disapproved.

My friends relatives in my country of origin reported my case in the Chinese Embassy regarding this matter. The Chinese Embassy told my relatives that it is NOT TRUE because they are giving/releasing work visas and there is no new regulation about this matter Aside from this, they gave copies of Rules and Regulations and other supporting documents about my concerns.

I also went to the Consulates Office of my country in China. After explaining what happened to me, the attach told me that it is NOT TRUE because there are lots of teachers (from my country) who are working in China. At this point, it is very clear that the problem is in the school.

The Board did not explain to me/us (its not only me!) personally about this problem. My principal just informed us that we need to leave China as soon as possible. I dont have enough time anymore to stay because they just told me a few days before my 30th day in China. I have no choice than to come back in my own country bringing all the emotions inside me. First, the reason for the termination of my contract was not clearly explained (verbally and in written). Now, I saw from a job website that they are looking for new teachers and the salaries are lower than what they offered to me/us

In addition to this, the liaison officer of the school was directed/ instructed to stop all work for processing the necessary documents for us (my colleagues too). That's why when I asked the liaison officer about my residence permit, she couldn't answer me. We suspect that the school has bribed an official/s for this situation to have occurred. They just want to replace us with the other foreign teachers.

The school used to be a Chinese School then it was bought in 2008, to become an International School that caters to Elementary/Primary School to Middle School. There was a Chinese woman that managed to have the authority as to who to employ in our school like the driver, canteen workers etc. All of them are related to this famous Chinese woman. There was an obvious struggle of power between Chinese office personnel and the foreign principal.

I am posting my experience here to warn everybody; to be careful in accepting job offers in China especially from this school in Shenzhen. I hope that you could find a good job in this country and what happened to me would not happen to anyone else. In this way, there would be no more another victim/s of this school