Chinese VISA?

lordwarped

My wife and I are planning to go back to live in China next year. My wife holds a Chinese passport while I hold a NZ passport, and we married in NZ. Just wondering what kind of Visa should I be applying? We are thinking of staying in China for the next few years. Thanks!

wfmq2

Visitor for 3-6 months, after that you have to renew the visa in PRC. For more detail, please make a phone call to embassy

madtomz

yea~ you could apply visitor visa for the first of time for you to enter china.
after that, you could apply 1yr multi-entry for commerce, but base on that, you need an invitation letter from a company to apply this. other wise you have to repeat n repeat to apply visitor visa after date expires.

lordwarped

wfmq2 发表于 2012-11-19 09:56
Visitor for 3-6 months, after that you have to renew the visa in PRC. For more detail, please make a ...

Thanks! Pretty much similar to what I expected.

lordwarped

madtomz 发表于 2012-11-19 10:02
yea~ you could apply visitor visa for the first of time for you to enter china.
after that, you cou ...

Thanks for the help! I like the 1 year multi-entry Visa, might be the way to go.

wfmq2

lordwarped 发表于 2012-11-19 09:56
Thanks for the help! I like the 1 year multi-entry Visa, might be the way to go.

Yeah, your situation is quite similar with my Eng teacher in BJ. He grumbled that even married with a Chinese cannot get the residence permanent.

lordwarped

wfmq2 发表于 2012-11-19 11:05
Yeah, your situation is quite similar with my Eng teacher in BJ. He grumbled that even married wit ...

Yeah... Oh well, I guess you need to play by the rules if you want to live in China. So it's kinda expected. Luckily my wife's parents might be able to provide me with an invitation letter.

wfmq2

lordwarped 发表于 2012-11-19 10:10
Yeah... Oh well, I guess you need to play by the rules if you want to live in China. So it's kinda ...

No worry, you can find a job easily in China. Coz a lot of school & university need language teacher. The only problem is money, you have to pay the application fee several times. It's a good business... Thanks for your contribution to promote the Chinese economic to the top position.

lordwarped

wfmq2 发表于 2012-11-19 11:47
No worry, you can find a job easily in China. Coz a lot of school & university need language teach ...

Thanks for that, but I don't think it will be "easy" for me or anyone to find a suitable job in China, it's a competitive place. By the way, I'm not a language teacher, just an IT guy :D

wfmq2

lordwarped 发表于 2012-11-19 11:02
Thanks for that, but I don't think it will be "easy" for me or anyone to find a suitable job in Ch ...

My canadian Eng teacher was a business man in Jap. Now he is teaching in BJ Language and Culture University. This is not a isolated case in China.  Due to  the average salary is not rich enough compare with OECD countries. It's a competitive place for who can only speak Chinese but not you. Enjoy you trip in China.