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[quote=JSUMMERVILLE,387786]To the Visa Experts:

I work for an American company. We have a local distributor in China. My company would like to relocate me to Shanghai for 1-2 years to better support our distributor and their sales efforts. From what I have read on this forum, a Z visa requires a local company to employ me. My Chinese distributor cannot employ me - I must stay employed by the American company (although I have no problem paying local income tax as I will be staying in China more than 183 days).

I visited several Visa services in Shanghai who said I would have no problem obtaining a Z visa if I have been working for this American company for several years. They will require some documents from my local distributor, showing our relationship, but they would not have to employ me. Is their information correct?

If anyone has some advice on the above, it would be greatly appreciated! I am trying to avoid staying long-term on my F visa (which technically is not legal, but seems common practice).

Thank you!
Jared[/quote]

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