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English looking for information about China
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Registration: 15 July 2022
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Using a Chinese driving license in the UK by alnaz
Hello,Am I able to drive in the UK with a Chinese driving license? I’m from the UK and am getting a Chinese driving license from Shanghai. I’ve not got a UK license and when I get my Chinese one, it will have a Chinese name, not my ...
@alnaz if you do simple search on the internet it says you can drive for 12 months then you must take a full test. Read More
Leave China with Z visa by OliWild
Hello everyone I’m in a bit of a messy situation. I came to China 14 days ago with a Z visa. This should be transferred to a work/ residence permit asap. but unfortunately my future employer suddenly changed some aspects of the contract (such ...
@OliWild go to the public security visa office and ask them for advice on your options. Read More
VPN blocked? by OmyGod
Troublesome for me if VPN is blocked. I may not move to Beijing because I need to execute orders to my banks in the US.
I am trying to use NordVPN in China with no success at all. Technical people are trying to help me but some of the links to documents they advise me to look at are also blocked.Anyone any success with any VPNs in China this month (March 2023)? Read More
Question about phone-checking when applying for China work visa by iceviper333
Hi all, hope you’re doing well. My partner and I are making plans for the future and are exploring the option of my moving to China in a few years to live with her over there.I have a friend who moved to the USA to be with his partner and when ...
@iceviper333 Hi there here are my experiences of being married to a foreign national. I am from the UK she is Chinese. I have worked in China for 9 years, but I am currently retired in UK and left China 3 years ago. I have lived in China on a ... Read More
Best VPN to use? by melis82
Could anybody living in China tell me which VPN site they prefer to use? Thanks! :)
I used both Express VPN and Astrill in China and could always get hold of someone when there were issues with government locking out vpn servers at sensitive times. Read More
Best method of getting your money back home? by Digitae0nJ
For those expats who have lived in China a while and accumulated savings in a Chinese bank account: You eventually return to your home country but how to take that large sum of money with you in the destination currency?Typical money transfers are ...
@Lmflmf1 It depends whether you have bills back home to be paid. Read More
Best method of getting your money back home? by Digitae0nJ
For those expats who have lived in China a while and accumulated savings in a Chinese bank account: You eventually return to your home country but how to take that large sum of money with you in the destination currency?Typical money transfers are ...
I’ve always got a Chinese national to exchange my RMB into £ sterling as my Bank of China account can hold 6 different currencies £ sterling being one of them. Once it is sterling I can transfer it out of the country to UK using ... Read More
Travellers returning to China by chora
Has anyone entered China recently ? I would highly appreciate if you could share your experience.
I’m waiting to return to China as I have family there. I note there are now quite few flights touting London to Taiwan then to Shanghai, albeit not cheap. Also a long stopover in Taiwan with a transfer of airport sometimes making it ... Read More
Anyone tried Wise (previously TransferWise) transfers to WeChat? by mrangry
Wise recently added the ability to send money to someone's WeChat account.It seems really useful and I wonder if anyone's tried this. I think my WeChat account is one that is 'outside China', so is not a 'WeiXin' account?What about other ways to ...
I have used Wise several times to transfer money from UK to my wife in China. There are upper limits of around £3,000 depending on exchange rates as I think the limit is set in $US. It works very well and if you do the ... Read More