Our company is a licensed visa and immigration company, one of the few companies nationwide who are officially licensed as such. Visas can be applied for by each individual for themselves, in which case one will only incur a government service fee. Using our Maxview Visa services we will charge you a service fee, as we will handle any and all processes and issues that may arise during your application. Maxview Visa will handle every process from the initial consulting, preparing and collecting all the required documents for the service you request, handle all the legwork required in submitting said documents and make sure it is accepted.
Due to our extensive experience with each particular service, we know all the intricate details required and make sure that every application is 100% complete before submitting so that no time is lost in the process. Furthermore our immigration consultants have been working in the field for years, we have built up reputation with the various government departments who are handling the services and are able to receive policy changes, news and updates faster than most other parties, which we will share with our customers, but most importantly apply immediately into our process.
Latest Changes
The Z visa underwent changes in November 1st 2016. A new system will be implemented in April 2017 nationwide, however certain cities such as Shanghai will be starting from November 2016. The current foreign work employment system has two work permits for foreigners: the Alien Employment Permit (Z-visa) and the Foreign Expert Permit (R-visa). These work permits were issued by two different government entities, the common Z-visa used by most foreigners in China was issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, whereas the much rarer R-visa was controlled by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA). Both applications required extensive paperwork and were highly bureaucratic.
In order to streamline and standardize the process the SAFEA government entity has announced in September 2016 that both existing work permits, the current Z and R-visas will be merged into one, starting in April 2017. However in certain regions such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong and various other cities the process will start in Nov 1st 2016 as part of the government pilot program. The new system will allow any foreigner to work in China as long as they meet the required points and also a few individuals who meet certain qualifications may be exempt from the points system and immediately qualify for a certain tier system.
The new system will have 3 tiers as follows:
Tier |
Candidates |
Ease of Application |
Points required |
A |
Highly qualified talent |
Highly encouraged, no limits |
85+ |
B |
Professional talent in line with labor market demand |
Controlled |
60-85 |
C |
Unskilled workers |
Strictly limited |
Below 60 |
Besides the point systems certain individuals may be exempt from this point system.
To be exempt from this points system and automatically qualify for tier A:
Essentially holders of the previous R visa may find they will most likely fall into this category in the new system.
To automatically qualify for tier B:
Many previous holders of Z working visa will find they will be able to reapply from this list, if they are from multinational companies, similarly English teachers should find themselves covered in here as well.
These individuals may be exempt from the points system and can directly apply for the specific categories.
Normal procedure
All other potential foreign applicants who want to apply for a work visa will have to undergo a point system to see into which category they may fall. The exact point scheme is as follows:
Qualification |
Standards |
Points |
Annual Salary (CNY)
|
》450,000 |
20 |
350,000 – 450,000 |
17 |
|
250,000 – 350,000 |
14 |
|
150,000 – 250,000 |
11 |
|
70,000 – 150,000 |
8 |
|
50,000 – 70,000 |
5 |
|
<50,000 |
0 |
|
Degree attained or internationally recognized certificates
|
Doctor or equivalent |
20 |
Master or equivalent |
15 |
|
Bachelor or equivalent |
10 |
|
Work experience in related industry
|
For more than 2 years, every additional year add one more point |
Highest 15 |
2 years |
5 |
|
<2 |
0 |
|
Annual Working Time (monthly) |
>9 |
15 |
6 – 9 |
10 |
|
3 – 6 |
5 |
|
<3 |
0 |
|
Chinese Level
|
Chinese related major bachelor or equivalent |
10 |
HSK 5 |
10 |
|
HSK 4 |
8 |
|
HSK 3 |
6 |
|
HSK 2 |
4 |
|
HSK 1 |
2 |
|
Working Area |
Western China |
10 |
North East China or industrial area |
10 |
|
Middle or poor area in China |
10 |
|
Age |
18 – 25 |
10 |
26 – 45 |
15 |
|
46 – 55 |
10 |
|
56 – 60 |
5 |
|
>60 |
0 |
|
Top University Graduate or Fortune 500 work experience
|
Graduate from a Top100 university |
5
|
Worked in a Fortune 500 company |
5 |
|
Additional points credited from Provincial Government to attract foreign expertise |
Shortage of foreign talent in local market may receive additional points at the provincial government’s discretion |
0-10 |
This is the award system. Once you do qualify for a specific tier the application process will take approximately 20 working days. Once approved you will be given a Foreigner’s Work Permit card, which looks similar like a Chinese national’s ID card and could potentially be recognized as part of a legal identification in China, which is yet to be seen, once more work permits are converted to this new system.
This current system allows anyone even if they are over the age of 60, have no work experience or no Bachelors to apply for a work visa, so long they meet the other conditions, which was previously not possible under the older system before 2016.