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CHINA: New Work Permit Framework Implemented
March 24, 2017
From 1st April 2017, a new work permit framework will be introduced across China. The Shanghai Foreign Expert Bureau has announced that Shanghai will move to the new unified work permit system on 27th March 2017, earlier than the planned nationwide start date. Work permits will be split into three categories, and an online management […]
Read MoreChina Britain Trade Expo 2016
January 18, 2017
China Britain Trade Expo 2016 will be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on 28th January 2016. Focusing on high value trade opportunities between China and Britain, supply chain opportunities and best practice, this bilateral trade event is not to be missed. China Britain Trade Expo 2016 will incorporate a high profile conference schedule comprising […]
Read MoreCHINA: 10 Year Multiple Entry Visa Implementation with Israel
December 14, 2016
In early 2016, Israel and China signed a 10-year Multiple Entry Visa Agreement. This agreement effectively makes Israel the third country, after the United States and Canada, to have such an arrangement with China. The agreement came into effect and…
Read MoreCHINA: Business Visa Invitation Letters Stopped in Beijing and Shanghai
October 13, 2016
It is expected that the time period to obtain business visas for China is likely to be reduced after government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai ceased issuing M (business) visa invitation letters. Companies in Beijing and Shanghai are no…
Read MoreCHINA: Employment Permit and Foreign Expert Certificate to be Consolidated
September 29, 2016
From 1st October 2016, the employment permit issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the foreign expert certificate issued by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, will be consolidated into a single permit. The integrated…
Read MoreIsrael and China: New Ten Year Multiple-Entry Visa Agreement Signed
July 1, 2016
Earlier this week, the Israeli parliament (Knesset) ratified an agreement for a new ten year multiple-entry visa between Israel and China. This enables nationals of both countries to be issued with multiple-entry visas to Israel and China, valid for a…
Read MoreCHINA: Annual Work Permit inspections required in Shanghai
May 27, 2016
It is now a requirement that foreign employees in China must complete an annual inspection application regarding their existing work permit status. The applications are required every year on the date the work permit was originally issued and can be…
Read MoreCHINA: Shanghai Update on Z and M Visas
May 27, 2016
The authorities in Shanghai have decided that it will no longer issue invitation letters for Z (work) visas to foreign nationals applying in Hong Kong, who do not have Hong Kong residency. This means that a foreign national who is…
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: New Entrepreneur Visa, China, Australia Agreement and Temporary Workers
December 17, 2015
Visa Reforms to Attract and Retain Innovative Talent The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, has announced that a new Entrepreneur visa will be introduced in the second half of 2016. The Entrepreneur visa is…
Read MoreCHINA: Beijing Launching Foreign Employment Management System
December 10, 2015
The Beijing Bureau of labor and social security, is launching a new Foreign Employment Management System for all work permit applications which will affect work permit e registration, the new system is expected to be available from the 4th January 2016, It is understood…
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