Your Essential Guide to Thriving as an Expat in the Middle Kingdom
All foreigners are required to register at their local police station within 24 hours of arrival (72 hours if living in rural areas). The police registration is a serious matter and should be done in a timely manner to avoid running the risk of getting a heavy fine or other consequences. In this article, we … Read more
This article serves as a base guide to the requirements for foreigners to get their degree “verified” through the Chinese Government system for a work permit application in China. It is particularly useful that foreigners can have their degree verified in China by a Chinese government office that authenticates degrees for Chinese nationals. To go to … Read more
In this article, we will explain how to register a marriage in China where at least one of the people involved is a foreign national. We will address two situations, as listed below: Before we start covering both scenarios, we will first highlight the marriage registration requirements: Now with that set, we can move to … Read more
Source: Notebookcheck.net Fedora 31, due for release on October 29th, will no longer be available as a 32-bit install. Rather, Fedora 30 is officially the last version of Fedora to support 32-bit hardware. Users on legacy hardware can expect full lifecycle support for Fedora 30 until May or June of 2020, at which time they … Read more
Legally speaking, for most visas for China, one cannot apply for an extension. Even when talking about a work-related residence permit, for example, a new one is issued with the issuance of a new work permit. However, if you are currently holding a tourist visa and would like to spend more time in China, you may, under certain circumstances, apply for tourist visa … Read more
In this article, we will cover step by step what you need to do when losing your passport in China It is advisable to keep a photocopy of the main page of your passport, and current visa and latest entry stamp either in your phone or online storage device. One other useful tip is to keep a copy of these … Read more
Source: ECNS China’s new foreigner visa is set to be launched June 1. (Photo/National Immigration Administration) The exit-entry departments of China’s public security authorities will start issuing new versions of visas and residence permits for foreigners from Saturday. The current versions will no longer be issued on the same day, while the documents already … Read more
Source: China Knowledge Apr 29, 2019 (China Knowledge) – Effective from today, both Chinese and foreign visitors, including vehicles, involved in key Belt and Road projects and meetings will be offered fast-track services at 18 border ports. The move to introduce fast-track passport control is to increase support for the initiative, said Qu Yuhai, deputy … Read more
Source: JobTube Daily Let’s face it: living as an expat abroad is exciting but not necessarily easy. Living in China? Well, that complicates things even more. There are a number of challenges that we face and whether you’ve been here for years or are planning on arriving in China soon, it’s good to be aware … Read more