Notice by China Government for Foreign Teachers and Experts Working in China(1/3)

Ⅰ Preparation before coming to China

The foreign cultural and educational experts shall complete the following two preparations before coming to China:

1 Mental preparation

The foreign cultural and educational experts shall complete sufficient mental preparations before leaving for China. You might have visited some views and interests of one or more cities of China in very short period before.The communication with Chinese and the understanding of Chinese culture and custom are far from deep. This time, different from the previous visit, you are supposed to live and work with Chinese for one or more years in a country where the history, culture, tradition and social system are entirely different from those in your own country .The people of China are hospitable. As long as you consciously blend yourself into Chinese people and treat yourself as a member of them, you will get further understanding of China and its people and may even form an inseparable relationship with China and Chinese people.

2 Material Preparation

The foreign cultural and educational experts generally have the traveling experience and are aware of what kind of luggage and paraphernalia should be carried. Your host institution has prepared excellent living and working conditions for you. As is known to all, China is still a developing country. However, in order to welcome the foreign experts, the host institutions have tried their best to make sure you are comfortable in life, convenient in work and have no latter worry. It's so good that the foreign experts have the mental preparations and are not overcritical in requiring the host institutions provide the same living and working conditions as in their own country.

What is important is your goal to work in China. You need to prepare relevant articles as portable personal computer, instruments and facilities, and books and materials. For if the preparation is not plenty, your work may be affected. In case you are not sure, you are suggested to inquire your host institution about what living and working articles shall be carried with.

Ⅱ The foreign expert shall provide the following materials to the host institution when applying for a job:

1. Personal Resume;

2. Degree Certificate (copy);

3. Recommendation letter written by professor of his country;

4. Certificate of Teacher or relevant professional skill certificate;

5. Evidence on marriage status; (The Chinese people is in great respect of family. Cohabitation without marriage is deemed as not in accord with traditional morality and violation of Chinese Marriage Law. Therefore, we hope that the foreign experts respect the custom and habit of Chinese people. According to regulation, partners without lawful recognition cannot enjoy related expenses provided by the host institution, as is found out to be in accord with international conventions. )

6. Health evidence (the foreign expert may ask for the Medical Examination Record of Aliens made by Ministry of Sanitation of China in the Chinese embassy or consulate in your country and do physical examination thereafter.)

Note:
(1) According to the stipulations of Chinese law, the validity period of Medical Examination Record of Aliens is 6 months. Therefore, the foreign experts should pay attention to the time for medical examination and make sure the Medical Examination record of Aliens is valid within 30 days desirable for handing of necessary formalities after entering China.

(2) Every item in the Medical Examination Record of Aliens shall be filled in without blanks.

(3) The experts shall demand X ray film and original examination list of sexual disease and AIDS from the doctor, for after entering China, the sanitation and quarantine department of China will determine whether the Medical Examination Record of Aliens is qualified according to the evidences.

Ⅲ After the foreign expert and the host institution formed the employment relationship, the uniform Standard Employment Contract made by the State Administration of foreign Experts Affairs shall be reached. In case the employment is by way of self-recommendation or other introduction, to ensure you are surely willing to take office in the institution, the host institution may require you render credit bail of $600-1000 (the amount can be negotiated) in advance according to the stipulations of State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. After receiving the bail, the host institution is ready to handle the formalities for you to enter China. After you take office or before the contract expires, the host institutions shall return the bail to you. Some institution may provide you the out and home international airplane ticket, but you are probably expected to buy the international airplane ticket in advance, which shall be kept as the credit bail and may be reimbursed before the expiration of the contract.

Ⅳ According to regulations of Chinese government, where the employment term of foreign experts is more than 6 months, the host institution is obliged to send the Confirmation Letter for Foreign Expert (original piece), which proves the identity of the expert, to the expert himself. Only when the invitation letter and the Confirmation Letter for Foreign Expert are possessed (none of them shall be absent) can the foreign expert apply to the Chinese embassy or consulate in his country for visa for working in China (Z); where the employment term is less than 6 months, visa for visiting China (F) can be applied by the invitation letter presented by the engaging unit.

Note: Foreign experts entering China for work must apply for the corresponding working or visiting visa according to the employing term or invitation term, and not for the traveling visa. Otherwise, you may get in great trouble. For according to stipulations of Chinese law, traveling visa holder cannot work in China and the traveling visa is not convenient to be hanged into working visa or visiting visa. The visa can be changed only when outside the border (for example, you can switch to Hong Kong SAR of China) and after the host institution presents the working invitation letter for a second time, the working visa can be granted for entry into China.

Ⅴ According to stipulations of Chinese law, aliens who hold the working visa shall handle the Residence Permit for Aliens within 30 days after entry. If it exceeds the term, a fine of RMB500 per day will be imposed .We hope the foreign experts settle down the residence permit within specified term and such unhappy things as being fined do not happen.

The handling of Residence Permit for of Aliens shall be based on:
* Valid passport (working visa)
* Foreign Expert Certificate
* Authentication Certificate issued by the sanitation and quarantine department that confirms the qualification of Medical Examination Record of Aliens.
Note:
(1) Foreign experts shall pay attention to the resident term of their own Residence Permit for Aliens .In case the term needs to be prolonged, procedures for prolonging the residence term shall be promptly handled in local public security organ. Overtime will be subject to fine according to stipulations of Chinese law.
(2) According to stipulations of Chinese law, the aliens shall, when changing their residence, settle down the domicile out-moving procedures in the local public security organ in advance and then handle the domicile in-moving procedures in public security organ of the new domicile.
(3) In the valid period of Residence Permit for Aliens, according to Chinese law, the aliens shall settle down the re-entry procedures in the local public security organ in advance before temporary exit. Otherwise, the frontier inspection organ may capture the Residence Permit for Aliens and you have to request the host institution spend a lot of time to re-handle the entry procedures when you seek another entry.

Ⅵ Chinese government specifies that all the foreign experts engaged for work in China shall settle down the Foreign Expert Certificate so as to differentiate from the Occupation Certificate of Aliens acquired by the foreign employees from the department of labor. The foreign experts who hold the working visa (Z) or visiting visa (F) may acquire the Foreign Expert Certificate. The foreign experts shall return the Foreign Expert Certificate to the host institution when leaving China for the work in China has been completed.
In case the foreign experts want to keep the Foreign Expert Certificate as a memorial, the host institution may consent, but the certificate shall be cancelled.

The handling of Foreign Expert Certificate shall be based on:
* Valid passport (working visa)
* Standard Employment Contract signed with the host institution or copy of agreement between governments or colleges; the contract of dispatch document of the teachers or managing personnel of schools that specifically enroll children of foreigners; the staff of the standing body of foreign organizations in China shall have the appointment or dispatch document issued by the organization.

Note:
(1) According to the stipulations of Chinese government, the valid term of Foreign Expert Certificate is one year. If the foreign expert and the host institution jointly determine that the term shall be prolonged, the procedures for prolonging the Foreign Expert Certificate shall be handled in the certificate issuing authority in evidence of the new employment contract. And afterwards, the procedures for prolonging the Residence permit for Aliens shall be settled down in the public security organ by the Foreign Expert Certificate.

(2) According to the stipulations of Chinese government, in case the foreign expert has finished his work in one host institution and is employed by another institution, the former Foreign Expert Certificate will become invalid and shall be returned to the former host institution. The new host institution shall handle new certificate for the expert.

(3) According to the stipulations of Chinese government, Foreign Experts Certificate applies to the principle of territorial governing. Therefore, in case the foreign expert finished his work in one city and is employed in another city, the former Foreign Expert Certificate will become invalid and shall be returned to the host institution. The new host institution shall be handle new certificate for the expert.

Ⅶ According to the stipulations of Chinese government, for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of foreign expert in course of living and working in China, the foreign cultural and educational experts shall enter into the Standard Employment Contract uniformly made by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs with the host institution and definitely stipulate in form of contractual attachment the working assignment and quality, the salary, treatment and other matters the two parties consider the Standard Contract has not covered. All these comprise an integral contract.