| Can a student (with Category F Visa) work in China? | |
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| Aug 18, 2009 09:01 |   |
 | Hi all, Appreciate if someone could advise whether a student (with Category F Visa) is allowed to work during the time he/she is studying in China? Thank you. |
| Aug 21, 2009 04:30 | #1 |
| Z visa is the only legal working visa in China. Actually, there are a lot of foreigners working on F visa. It's illegal. If the PSB find this behaviour, it may get fined! |
| Aug 23, 2009 03:19 | #2 |
| I have read that students cannot work 'without permission', however, I have been unable to find out who can provide permission. I would suggest contacting your foreign student office at your uni and ask about this. You could also ask a Chinese national (even if you are studying Chinese) to ask at a PSB Exit and Entry Administration office.... u might be surprised! Otherwise, as Robert says, you cannot work..... getting a Z visa would cancel your student visa...BUT, there are a few exceptions like working for a foreign funded company so that financially it is the same as being employed overseas. As students often do 'work experience' (in UK English, and I think that's the same as the American term of 'internship') so being creative, with the help of your foreign student office, u might be able to work sth out. Which takes us full circle to 'with permission'!! If you do work illegally, you will probably not get caught, and if you do get caught suffer only a warning but there is always a small danger of being kicked. I would take the risk (but of course, I am not advising you to!) |
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