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Thread: Conversion of L visa to Z visa in China
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[quote=DIAPHANOUS,463762]Dear All, I was recently offered a job by an international company in Suzhou, China. Initially, I was told to send them these documents: a. Copy of passport b. Copy of education certificate (In English or Chinese) c. Copy of birth certificate(In English or Chinese d. Original health report. e. Original non-criminal certificate. They told me that after receiving these documents from me, they would be applying for an alien employment license (AEL) and letter of invitation (LOI) issued by the Chinese government for me. They will then send the AEL and LOI to me. Then, I may use the AEL and LOI to apply for a Z visa in my home country, before leaving to China. However, after sending them the documents that I have listed above, they replied saying that it would take a long time to apply for a work permit. The reason they gave was that the work permit was originally issued by Suzhou Industrial Park (a district in Suzhou), but now it is being issued by Suzhou city and thus would take a long time. I am required to be in China very soon and therefore the company suggested that I come to China on a L visa and then try to convert it into a Z visa either in HongKong or in my home country. To be honest, this sounds a little fishy, but I would like to give the company the benefit of the doubt. Therefore, I'd like to enquire: 1) Is it possible to convert a L visa into a Z visa after arriving in China by doing it in HK? 2) Is this a common practice? (this 'temporary' illegal immigrant status thing) 3) What is the worse case scenario that could happen? 4) What is the difference between - alien employment license - letter of invitation issued by the Chinese government - work visa and work permit? If someone can answer just 1 of my questions, I would be extremely grateful. [mood7] Thank you in advance![/quote]
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