Rincewind42
Scottish 暗网禁区 in China
Forum posts
13
Contacts
2
About me
Scottish
Lives in Shenyang, PR China
Speaks English (native) and Chinese
Registration: 07 August 2010
Activity
How to Change a Student Visa to a Work Visa While in China by sophia.zhang
? If you have been going to school in China and you fall in love with the country, you will need a job to stay. If you are not a citizen of China, you are not allowed to live for an extended period of time without employment. Switching your ...
Normally, no, you can't go to Japan to process your visa as a non-Japanese person. Same goes for any other 3rd country. If you do want to go to Japan, you would have to get the text of your official invitation letter to state that you are to ... Read More
Multiple Chinese visas by Rosshall7
Hello there, I'm currently in China on a one month L visa. I have an invitation letter to stay three months so I'm told I shouldn't have any problems extending the visa a couple of times. However, after my three months expire, I'm ...
Evald, I suggest you enrol in a study course and get yourself a student (X) visa. Or apply for a job teaching and get a Z visa for yourself. You'll need something to do with your time when you're here for a year anyway. I've seen some ... Read More
Multiple Chinese visas by Rosshall7
Hello there, I'm currently in China on a one month L visa. I have an invitation letter to stay three months so I'm told I shouldn't have any problems extending the visa a couple of times. However, after my three months expire, I'm ...
Yes, it is possible to extend you L visa up to two times, allowing you to stay for 3 months in China. Some cities make this easier than others. Beijing and Shanghai ask you to prove you have sufficient funds for your stay, where as my city ... Read More
How to Change a Student Visa to a Work Visa While in China by sophia.zhang
? If you have been going to school in China and you fall in love with the country, you will need a job to stay. If you are not a citizen of China, you are not allowed to live for an extended period of time without employment. Switching your ...
Two adjustments. It isn't the case that you, "might be asked to leave the country and reapply." Rather, you very often will be asked to leave the country and reapply at the embassy in your home country. It depends a lot on the PSB in ... Read More
Naturalisation and citizenship in China by Bhavna
Hello everyone, What are the requirements for acquiring citizenship in China? For example, length of residence, language requirements, employment etc.. What formalities are involved in the process? What is the policy on dual-citizenship in ...
This is really simple. You can never ever take up Chinese citizenship. It is just impossible. There are no requirements. There is no process. It doesn't matter how long you have lived in the country, who you are married to, what skills you have, ... Read More
Cost of living in China - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to China, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices in ...
This answer is based on living in Anshan in the Northeast of China. > How much does it cost to rent an apartment/house in China? You can rent something small, basic but clean for 1500 RMB/month. Going up to 3000 for a modern building. 5000 will ... Read More
VPN, overcome the firewall by Don_121
Dear all, hope all is well with you. I am heading to china for a year, I heard that some of the internet sits are not accessible. I was wondering if you have any experience with free VPN and which one works in china best? all the best thanks ...
My experience is that free VPN services don't work reliably. Some are actively blocked in China, others just have such a poor service level that you can't use them. Having lived in China for 11 years, I know that good internet access is an ... Read More
GPS track sharing in China (Wikiloc, etc) by Ian McCartney
Recording and making publicly available my hiking, walking, and bicycle tracks with referenced photos and way-points is an important activity for me. Normally I use Wikiloc (ID: "mclivancouver"), but this fails to load on local ISP's ...
Most sports English language trackers us Google maps, however, if you use a Chinese language app, it will use a Chinese mapping service such as Baidu. Personally I have been using an app called Hupu (虎扑) for the last year or so. Though ... Read More
How to access your Gmail *without* VPN by GuestPoster176
I just found out about this amazing app called "Mail Master", or the Chinese name "网易邮箱大师". It lets you access your Gmail accounts without any need for VPN. Here's an Android link for ...
It's best to set the redirection up before you come to China. A related issue that hampers my father every time he visits, and doesn't have a redirection to Yahoo set up, is that he has two step authentication turned on in Google. So even ... Read More
How to access your Gmail *without* VPN by GuestPoster176
I just found out about this amazing app called "Mail Master", or the Chinese name "网易邮箱大师". It lets you access your Gmail accounts without any need for VPN. Here's an Android link for ...
The easiest way to access your Gmail in China is to simply forward the mail to another service that isn't blocked. For example, open a Yahoo! Mail account then go to Settings - Accounts - Add Another Mailbox - Google. Put in your Gmail account ... Read More
Five year rule, Henan by barvida
I arrived in china April 2011 and Zhengzhou from 2012. Each year I apply for a new RP I have now been told as I have been here five years I would have to leave China but could return after a period of six months then I was told I would have to leave ...
I've never personally known anyone to come up against this rule. I'm in Liaoning and I've been working in the same city for 10 years. The longest I've ever been out of the country during that time is 21 days. My total out the country ... Read More
wont get hired because of wearing "Hijab"? by wardaya
Hi all, i'm thinking to get a job here in Beijing .. if i got good offer i'm going to stay.. i got many interviews appointments after the holidays.. and since i didn't see any of those who is wearing Headscarf "Hijab" here in Beijing,yet .. i feel ...
Unfortunately, China is still quite racist (as are some of the other replies on this thread). When seeing someone with a particular appearance, a whole load of stereotypes automatically follow. Some of them may be good and some not so good. For ... Read More
Registering a birth in China by David
Hi, About to have a baby or already had children? Let's share your experience about the paperworks for registering a birth in China. What are the formalities to obtain a birth certificate? What is the procedure to follow if both parents are ...
It is relatively simple compared to most paper work in China. After the birth, the doctors take you to an office where you enter the parents names and child's names into a computer system. They check it carefully and then print the certificate. The ... Read More