New To Shanghai Visa Question

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alilafontMember03 February 2010 16:53:45

Hello All,

I'm heading to Shanghai with hopes to move there. Is it possible to arrive on a tourist visa and have it exchanged for a working visa?

Or would it be worth it to pay and commit to a program (for example, an English language school) in order to get a working visa.

Would love to meet when I arrive in Shanghai next week and chat with expats that have been through this transition.

Cheers!

ChristineViP04 February 2010 05:52:00

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Welcome on Expat-blog!

Here is an article on the Work visas in China.
I hope another member will be able to help you.

Good luck
Christine

YinglaiNew member24 February 2010 09:24:05

You can arrive on a 3 month tourist Visa.. and stay here until you find a job... but you will have to leave the country and re-entry from Hong Kong to get your work visa. Or you can come with a work visa... from a school or other business and they will change it to a mainland china visa

johnconnectMember14 March 2010 03:51:09

in fact,if you have L visa,it usually have a validity of 1 month,so if you want live longer in china,F visa maybe your choice.
we are a professional and reliable visa agency in shanghai,check our website for more information:
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