What's the easiest way to (legally) stay/live in China for 6 to 12 months?
Hi I would like to live in china for about 6 to 12 months, to travel, and learn the language as well as doing a little work. I am considering various options signing up with some Mandarin-teaching class or applying for teaching. Can anyone advise the easiest option for me, so that I can get a Visa to stay? thanks in advance, m
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don't walk the rail road tracks
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I have been told by Chinese people that they are always trying to get people whose native language is English to teach English there because there is only so much you can learn about pronunciation and word usage from books. And Chinese pronunciation of English words and the syntax used is atrocious if they are taught by native Chinese teachers. Oh, and I was told that you don't need to know any Chinese to teach English to older students there. That forces them to learn English better.
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Easy breezy! Get yourself a tourist visa at your local Chinese consulate. They'll probably give you one month, but sometimes they are nice and issue 3 months. Then either find yourself a teaching gig from the online ads (links below) or just jet over to Beijing and start looking for a job there. Once you line up work, the school will issue you a 6 month or 1 year work visa. Depending on where you decide to live, the school might also you hook you up with an apartment, etc. and they'll reimberse your your air fare. Alternatively, if you want to study Chinese at a university, you need to arrange your visa and accomodations through them, so contact the school of your choice for their application procedure. Lastly, if you just want to backpack around, you can do so on your tourist visa, then before it expires hop on over into Hong Kong and get a renewal. Or you can pay a service in one of the larger cities to do it for you if you don't want to go to HK yourself. Read my article below about teaching English in China, and the rest of my blog on traveling in China, and follow the other links to find a job. And most importantly, order online a copy of my new photobook CHINA: Portrait of a People, which will be a valuable guide to where to travel and what to see. Have fun! Tom Carter author, CHINA: Portrait of a People http://www.blacksmithbooks.com/9789889979942.htm
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Hello!! you speak English or Mandarin and you want to teach English or Chinese? Mandarin, they don't need you as for English, YES they do. Just enter with a visit pass & visa for 2 weeks (there is exempted visa for friendly country) and ask for job and extended visa for months. Another way is apply for a writer/research pass and do your searching around china.
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If you want to do this legally you pretty much can not. With a tourist visa you can not work. With a student visa you can not work. With a work visa, you will most likely be tied to a school for at least 6 months, though most want a year. This will reduce your opportunities of travel greatly, though if you can find a school or business willing to help you perhaps you will have a chance. However many people teach with a student visa which is illegal and may get you in a lot of trouble if caught. Your best bet would be to work and earn enough money before you leave. Travel to China as a student on a 6 month F-Visa, primarily study but perhaps skip a few days of class here and there for your tourism needs. This should cover you legally and you should encounter few problems.
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