- All people that visit you in China will need this visa
- On occasion schools have urgent teaching vacancies and will ask teachers to come to China on a tourist visa, prior to having a Z-teaching visa.
- In this case, schools will ask teachers to either send their documents and have the teacher come to China prior to obtaining a Visa Confirmation Letter,
- Or the school will ask the teacher to hand carry the documents necessary to process their Z-visa with them to China.
- In the past some teachers have entered China on a tourist visa and changed their status while they are in China but the Public Security Bureau (the PSB) has tightened up on things. If you are entering on a tourist visa (L-Visa), be sure to check with one of our representatives to ensure the school has the ability to change the status of your visa once you arrive. Often their ability to change the status while you are in country is determined by how well connected the school is.
- If entering on this visa it is very important not to mention you are going to work in China. I have a no lying policy always but there are ways that you can work around this. "Hoping to work", "See about making work arragements when you get there", "Checking China out for an undetermined time"...
- If you have to leave the country, many schools will send you to Hong Kong to change the status of your visa. This is actually quite a common thing, especially for teachers working in the southern regions of China.
- Required Documents:
- Evidence that you have a ROUND-TRIP ticket *
- Potential requirement of a hotel reservation *
- Passport with at least 6 months validity
- Passport must have at least one completely empty page
- L-Visa Application Form
- Passport sized picture attached to application form
- Appropriate Application Visa Fee (depends on nationality) **
- * neither of these has been a specific requirement at the time of application. If the person at the consulate required it, we were told to bring it when we came back to pick up the visa. If you are asked, please request this situation and then make a couple bookings.
- ** the fee is due when you pick up your visa.
Important Note - If you are entering China on a tourist visa, you must have a round trip ticket. You will not be allowed to board the plane to China, or enter the country, if you do not have a round trip ticket.
Important Note - If you are entering China on a tourist visa, do not tell Chinese immigration officials that you plan to teach English. Tell them that you plan to tour China (this is true --- I hope).
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