Please contact us ASAP. We can process the renewal. The company and you do not need to show up. Just scan and send us scanned copy in color. However, if foreigner is outside of China, we can try to renew work permit first, and apply the residence permit as soon as you are back in Shanghai.

        Yes, you can. We will be happy to assist the application for you. However, due to the policy will become invalid from June 2020, you need to start asap.
        1.Foreign students graduated (bachelor or above) from universities in Shanghai, who is going to work in companies registered in Shanghai Free Trade Zone or Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Zone
        2.Outstanding foreign students graduated (master or above) from universities in China (not from Shanghai), who is going to work in companies registered in Shanghai Free Trade Zone or Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Zone.
        3.Outstanding foreign students graduated (bachelor or above) from top universities in or outside of China, who is going to work in headquarter, invest company, research and development center registered in Shanghai Free Trade Zone or Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Zone.
        4.Outstanding foreign students graduated (master or above) from top universities in or outside of China, who is going to work in Shanghai.
        5.Foreign young talent of post-doctoral below 40 years old in top universities outside of China, or in Chinese university.

        Foreigners and their accompanying family members above 18 years old (inclusive) must go to the Chinese immigration office when apply for the Residence Permit at the first time.

        Your employer in China can be WFOE, local company, branch office, representative office or a Chinese entity where you are assigned to work.

        It depends. According to the Chinese immigration law, foreigners who over stay their Chinese visas will be charged a penalty of RMB 500 per day (maximum up to RMB10,000) or be detained for more than 5 days and less than 15 days. We suggest you contact us immediately. If it is handled in time and properly, it is possible to avoid penalties and liability. Otherwise, as the time goes late, everything will get more difficult to handle.

        Yes. For some countries (such as USA, UK, Australian) we can assist you to get an M visa within 24 hours from Hong Kong.

        You should go to the Shanghai immigration office to report lost as soon as possible and a lost report will be issued to you. Then you can go to your Consulate in Shanghai to apply for a new passport and get a re-issued visa from the Shanghai immigration office.

        It is illegal for foreigners to stay in China after the China visa expires. You need to extend the tourist visa before the work visa is granted. In Shanghai, the tourist visa can be extended 30 days at a time but can only be extended just once. Let us know which city you are based in China to see there is any further we can help.

        You have 2 options in relation to your student visa:
        - change it to a business visa, you need to leave China to apply for a new business visa.
        - change it to a tourist visa up to 3 months, you need to have your school in Shanghai issue an application letter to the Visa Office. The application letter needs to set out your reasons for staying in China; for example you wish to apply for a period to stay in China to travel and practice the language having spent time studying it. But note it is all up to the Visa Office whether or not to grant this tourist visa.

        In moving from a dorm to an apartment, you will need to go to the police station where the apartment  is located to change the residence registration and obtain a new Registration Form of Temporary Residence. The process will be completed within a couple of hours.  Passport and original lease contract (if applicable) will be required.

        A foreigner needs to register his/her residence at the police office where he/she resides within 24 hours of entering China. If a foreigner stays in a hotel, the reception desk usually registers foreigners. Failure or delay to register in time will cause a penalty maximum RMB 2,000.

        If the business license of the newly setup Shanghai company indicate no paid-in capital, the work permit could still be obtained, but its validity is usually less than one year. Similarly, the residence permit could still be obtained, but its validity is usually less than 3 months. Within the validity of the residence permit, the Shanghai Company could apply for a renewal of the residence permit with an updated business license indicating some paid-in capital.

        Yes, foreigners are required to leave China to go to the Chinese consulate or embassy at their home country to apply for the Z visa and then return to China to continue the rest of work. We may assist to get a Z visa from Hong Kong, depending on your nationality. However, if you are the legal representative or investor of the WFOE, or you are the Chief Representative of the representative office, we can assist you to apply for the work permit directly and change your tourist visa (L visa) or business visa (M visa) into the Residence Permit in China directly without leaving China.

        Foreigner’s health certificate is with 6 months validity.

        If the child will go on studying in Shanghai, he/she can change the type of the Residence Permit from family member to foreign student, but the validity won’t exceed the date on the application letter issued by the university (school). Alternatively, he/she can apply for a China S2 visa, which is a multiple entry visa issued to those who intend to visit their family members who are foreigners working or studying in China. The duration of stay of S2 visa in China is no more than 180 days.

        The following circumstances are considered as foreigner’s illegal employment:
        1. Has not obtained work permit or residence permit;
        2. Work beyond the specified work permit.

        The employer could be fined RMB 10,000RMB/person (maximum up to 100,000RMB). The foreigner could be fined maximum up to 20,000RMB or be detained for more than five days.

        It means the numbers of entries you can enter China during the visa validity: 00 = Zero; 01 = Single; 02 = Double; M = Multi.