{"id":762,"date":"2021-02-07T09:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T09:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/?p=762"},"modified":"2021-02-19T05:17:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T05:17:52","slug":"visa-matters-3-min-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/2021\/02\/07\/visa-matters-3-min-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Matters| 3 min read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to fall in love with China during just a short visit. Many people, following their internships in China, choose to take their new found knowledge and experience to the next step, which is applying for fulltime work in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An internship through ImmerQi is bound to lead you towards finding yourself a career, and this could very well be within China.&nbsp;When looking for work independently, some foreigners encounter serious legal problems with the Chinese government because they either work in China on tourist or other non-Z visas, or they accept part-time employment or private work without obtaining the proper permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Violation of Chinese laws can result in severe penalties, including imprisonment, fines of up to 500 RMB a day for overstaying a visa, or deportation.&nbsp; It is your responsibility to understand local laws and obey them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some prospective employees enter China on tourist visas before formally committing to a position. &nbsp;Should you do this, after finding a position you will need to obtain the sponsorship documents necessary to receive a Z visa; however, you may have to leave the country in order to be in China on a Z visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases the potential employer will promise to help obtain the Z visa in China.&nbsp; The employer will take your passport during this process, leaving you without a passport for a potentially lengthy period.&nbsp; The length of time it takes to obtain a Z visa in China varies by region.&nbsp; In Beijing the process generally takes five business days. &nbsp;You can check with the local Public Security Bureau for the normal length of time it takes to process a Z visa application in other locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Institutions that take passports for a lengthy period may be trying to obtain visas through illegal means and should be avoided.&nbsp; Until a valid Z visa is issued it is illegal to work, even though a school or company might apply pressure to do so during this period.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to fall in love with China during just a short visit. Many people, following their internships in China, choose to take their new found knowledge and experience to the next step, which is applying for fulltime work in China. An internship through ImmerQi is bound to lead you [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2414,"url":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/2021\/07\/23\/ukraine-china-working-on-visa-waiver-agreement\/","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":0},"title":"Ukraine, China working on visa waiver agreement","author":"Visa China","date":"7\u6708 23, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Ukraine and China are working on preparing a visa waiver agreement between the two countries, Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Fan Xianrong has said.He said this at a press conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership between the People\u2019s Republic of China and Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cVisa &amp; Immigration\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Visa &amp; Immigration","link":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/category\/visa-immigration\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1726,"url":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/2021\/03\/15\/notice-on-updated-requirements-for-chinese-visa-application-during-covid-19-pandemic\/","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":1},"title":"Notice on Updated Requirements for Chinese Visa Application During Covid-19 Pandemic","author":"Visa China","date":"3\u6708 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Based on the latest situation of Covid-19 prevention and control, starting from 3 November 2020, the Consular Department of the Commissioner's Office are ready to accept visa applications through the Chinese Visa Application Service Center from applicants who intend to travel to China for any of the following purposes. 1.\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cNews\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1728,"url":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/2021\/03\/15\/notice-on-visa-facilitation-for-applicants-inoculated-with-covid-19-vaccines-produced-in-china\/","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":2},"title":"Notice on Visa Facilitation for Applicants Inoculated with COVID-19 Vaccines Produced in China","author":"Visa China","date":"3\u6708 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"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 facilitation for visa applicants who have been inoculated with COVID-19\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cNews\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1730,"url":"https:\/\/www.govisachina.com\/zh\/2021\/03\/15\/requirements-for-travel-to-mainland-china\/","url_meta":{"origin":762,"position":3},"title":"Requirements for Travel to Mainland China","author":"Visa China","date":"3\u6708 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Entry restrictions for Mainland China vary depending on departure location. 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