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Q: New Z visa...
Okay, I did something really stupid and quit my teaching job without giving my company any notice. Please spare the lectures because I know it was a dumb move and now I have to deal with the consequences. Anyway, I've already been accepted for a new full-time job and will be meeting with my new employer on Friday to put everything in motion. I haven't had my Z-visa from my previous employer canceled yet (at least, I haven't given them my passport, so I'm not sure if it's been canceled or not).
Note - I'm switching from a teaching to a non-teaching job. I'm sure this makes a difference, though I don't know how.
Can I work under this new employer with the old Z-visa? From what I've gathered here, that would be illegal. However, the visa is up at the end of June. Could I get it extended then by my new employer? Does it make a difference whose visa I'm on as long as I don't try to leave the country right now? Will they hunt me down, or what?
I'm starting to think the best thing I can do is just play along with my old employer, get my Z-visa canceled and turned into a 30-day tourist visa, and get a new Z-visa from the new employer.
Thoughts?
11 years 10 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
Engage your new employer to deal with the old School, and Residence permit extension.
As I know, you must cancel FEC, which is tied to your old employer, and show 'FEC cancelation' certificate, when new employer will apply for new FEC.
I don't think, old sponsor needs your passport to cancel your current Residence permit. New School has 30 days after cancelation of Residence permit to extend it.
You can get new Z visa too, but procedure is much more complicated than just extension of Residence permit.
If you 'break' Contract, you might have problems at PSB, if you will apply for new Z in the same province. I am not sure, how that's working for real, butt....I read somewhere, if you apply for new Z in different Province, you shouldn't have problems at PSB. However, it is not the same, if you apply for Z in the same Province.
britakdallmann:
Does it make a difference that my new job is a non-teaching job?
icnif77:
Edit your post and write you're switching from teaching to non-teaching job. I cannot advise you on non-teaching Z visa/ Residence permit.
I am an English teacher, and I gave you an advice from my own experience.
