{"id":3962,"date":"2022-03-31T13:46:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T05:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/Apply-for-a-China-Visa-2022"},"modified":"2024-08-28T17:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T09:36:26","slug":"apply-for-a-china-visa-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/apply-for-a-china-visa-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for a China Visa 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the current pandemic crisis, the Chinese government released the new policy that China\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi said would \u201cprovide a solution for the issue of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign\" >foreign<\/a> students in China, and will make China a country where <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign-students\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign students\" >foreign students<\/a> can work without difficulty.\u201d This policy is the first step towards the goal of providing the legal basis for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs?type=marketing\">foreign students to work in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16515\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-440x293.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Apply for a China Visa 2024\" width=\"734\" height=\"489\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093110831-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/apply-for-a-china-visa-2024\/\" title=\"View all posts in Apply for a China Visa 2024\" >Apply for a China Visa 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>They will then undergo a three-month training that includes both on-site and in-flight training, and the training includes three levels: \u201cGeneral Training\u201d, \u201cBasic Training\u201d, and \u201cAdvanced Training\u201d. For foreign students who already have the relevant experience, they will be able to obtain the \u201cAdvanced Training\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some provinces require that quarantine to last for more than 14 days, some require a quarantine of 14 to 21 days, and others require a quarantine of more than 21 days. These quarantine <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/requirements\/\" title=\"View all posts in requirements\" >requirements<\/a> vary and are based on the level of risk for each province. For example, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing require a quarantine of 21 days for Foreign Students. However, Guangdong and Jiangsu require a quarantine of 14 days and Zhejiang requires a quarantine of 28 days.<\/p>\n<h2>Qualification Requirements for China Work <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/visa\/\" title=\"View all posts in Visa\" >Visa<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You must have a Z Visa to teach English in China, and that is the only legal choice. In order to have this done, you&#8217;ll need a Chinese Work Permit, a letter of <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/recommendation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommendation<\/a> from a company in China, and then you may apply for the visa.<\/p>\n<p>The PU letter and Z visa can only be applied for after you have a signed <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/teaching\/\" title=\"View all posts in teaching\">teaching<\/a> contract, so find a job first and then return to step 1.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, in order to get a Z Visa:<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/exception\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/exception<\/a><\/p>\n<p>18 to 55 (exceptions are given for those who are a few years older than the maximum age restriction and can find a company eager to recruit them)<\/p>\n<p>Any Bachelor&#8217;s Degree will suffice (does not need to be English or teaching-specific)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_a_TEFL_certificate\"><\/span>Have a TEFL certificate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have a minimum of 100 hours of classroom experience (in Tier 1 cities like Shanghai and Beijing, the minimum requirement is 120hr)<\/p>\n<p>Teaching in China requires a valid Z-Visa, which may be obtained by meeting the same conditions as applying for a Z-Visa in the United States. Please see our article on Am I Eligible to Teach in China? for more information on the possible exceptions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_the_following_papers_on_hand\"><\/span>Have the following papers on hand:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mandatory_Documentation\"><\/span>Mandatory Documentation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The following is a comprehensive list of all the paperwork you&#8217;ll need to apply for a China visa. However, not every document is required at every stage, so we&#8217;ll go through what you should have on hand at each stage in turn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16516\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-440x293.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Apply for a China Visa 2024\" width=\"736\" height=\"490\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2022\/03\/20240828093159837-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once again, for the sake of the youngsters in the rear, you must already have a teaching position in China before applying for this China work visa. You&#8217;ll get all the paperwork you need from your employer.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan on getting multiple visas or entry\/exit stamps, you&#8217;ll want a passport with at least six months of remaining validity and three blank visa pages.<\/p>\n<p>A copy of your passport&#8217;s &#8220;details&#8221; page<\/p>\n<p>As per China&#8217;s visa photo requirements, 10 passport photos are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Authenticated and notarized copies of your Bachelor&#8217;s degree and TEFL certification<\/p>\n<p>Invitation to apply for a job (supplied by your prospective employer)<\/p>\n<p>Notification of China Work Permit*<\/p>\n<p>You have a clean criminal record in your own country.<\/p>\n<p>This is an application for a Z visa that has been correctly completed.<\/p>\n<p>Requests for further paperwork<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Due to the current pandemic crisis, the Chinese government released the new policy that China\u2019s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi said would \u201cprovide a solution for the issue of foreign &#8230;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,21,33],"tags":[2027,60,353,1972,28,306,1092,29,34,1209,559,1696,701,309,156],"class_list":["post-3962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china-jobs","category-hot-jobs","category-part-time-job","tag-apply-for-a-china-visa-2024","tag-china","tag-e-china-cities","tag-foreign","tag-foreign-students","tag-hiredchina","tag-https-www-hiredchina-com-jobstypemarketing","tag-jobs","tag-jobs-in-china","tag-market","tag-marketing","tag-requirements","tag-teaching","tag-visa","tag-work-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16518,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962\/revisions\/16518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}