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Q: How long does it take to get a new passport if you lose it in China?

Help! My friend just lost his passport in Guangzhou (on his way to HK to get a new visa). How long does it take to get a new one, and what should he do about the visa situation?

12 years 43 weeks ago in  Visa & Legalities - China

 
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IF you are a foreigner, you need to go too your consulate.No other choice! How long it will take, this depends but they will give you a paper which you can use meanwhile. ALL DEPENDS!

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If you go to your consulate, prove your nationality, then give them a good sob story, it shouldn't take too long. The real pain will be getting your Chinese visa back because I'm pretty sure you have to reapply for it where you got it from. 

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To get a new passport for Americans takes about 2 weeks officially.  Mine took about 1 week to get.  Go to the consulate, they are very understanding and very efficient.

If your not American, then unfortunately, I don't know the rules.

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A:No, it's not allowed to work under RP at 2nd job! I'd say, Z visa/RP sponsor can have an objections to your part-time job. I did the same at my English teaching in China and elsewhere, butT ... I casually mentioned at my prime job, some kindergarten or another school asked me to work with them part-time. Then, my Q: "Is that permitted?" ...  Answer from RP sponsor was always "Yes, but you can't be late or miss the classes at our school ..." with my reply: "No, our work schedule has a priority, and I'll arrange classes at kindergarten only in my free time." When I cleared that, I was undertaking any extra teaching hours at other schools and private students in my free time.Sometimes, teachers at my prime job asked me if I'm willing to have some extra classes elsewhere.I accepted after the talk with School's principal. I suggest, you test the felling at your Z/RP sponsor and once you see they don't object, you can work at 2nd job. Keeping your 2nd job as a secret from your employer won't work, 'cause you're laowai and Chinese know exactly what you do in your free time. However, despite your employer's agreement for extra work, you are still in violation of Chinese Labour law, and even if your sponsor agrees to your extra work, you can still get in trouble, because it's clearly written (somewhere ... ) that under Z/WP, one can work only at the Z-sponsor and nowhere else. Penalties ... I'd say, there won't be any warnings and you'll be required to exit China in short Exit time.It never happened to me, so I can't really advice how is when manure hits the fan ...  -- icnif77