By Adhere Cavince Last month, China began inoculating foreigners living in the country with COVID-19 vaccines, on a voluntary basis. A number of cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, have rolled out the vaccination program aimed at providing equitable access to Read more…
China: New platform for work and residence Permit application in Shenzhen Shenzhen has launched an online platform to streamline new applications, renewals and cancellations of Work and Residence Permits. These permits can now be applied for individually or simultaneously; the Read more…
by Xinhua writer He Fei BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) — It has been a year since China ended a 76-day lockdown in Wuhan, a central Chinese city that was once the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. With China’s successful Read more…
Some Chinese Consulates in the United States (including Los Angeles and San Francisco) are nolonger issuing health declaration codes to foreign nationals holding valid work, private andreunion type residence permits unless the travel is pre-approved by the consulate under urgentor Read more…
By Josh Selig | chinadaily.com.cn Last week an image flickered across my screen that captured, albeit unintentionally, the paradox that the US faces in its protracted and increasingly tense rivalry with China. The image was from the South China Morning Read more…
by Dezan Shira & Associates China’s new work permit system for foreigners was rolled out nationwide on April 1 this year. Under the new framework, the previous Alien Employment Permit and the Foreign Expert Permit have been combined into a Read more…
by Joey Knotts China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the country will be opening its borders to holders of valid residence permits in another amendment to the ban on foreign entries that were put into place on Mar 26 of Read more…
By Dan Harris Got an email this morning from a loyal reader setting out the steps one must go through to switch China employers while hanging on to a China work permit (Z Visa). Here goes. The most important factor in Read more…
Entry restrictions for Mainland China vary depending on departure location. All travelers are strongly advised to check with a local Chinese embassy or consulate in each jurisdiction they intend to pass through in order to confirm all testing and document Read more…
In view of resuming people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries in an orderly manner, starting from 15 March 2021, the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the HKSAR will provide the following Read more…