hi i am going too china, for visit, but also it seems i may have work there, can anyone

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hi I am going too china, for visit, but also it seems i may have work there, can anyone tell me clearly, i will arrive on tourist visa, and maybe decide too work there, i just need to no, can i get work visa in shanghai, upgrade my visa too a work visa.  also if i decide just tour around, have fun and enjoy things, how long is the longest i can stay there, i getting the impression it is only ninety days, and cannot extend visa from there, if this is true, can i go too hong kong, and then apply for another visa and go directly back too shanghai for another three months, any help would be appreciated, hard to find straigt answers to these questions

Mr.JOHNNASH · Answer

You can't change your Chinese Tourist Visa(https://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa/tourist.htm) into Work Visa directly within Mainland China, if you find a job in China, the employer gets the Alien Work Permit and Visa Notification Form for you, you can go to Hong Kong to apply for China work Visa. Normally tourist visa permits not more than 90 days stay duration in China, you can go to Hong Kong to apply for a new tourist visa to return to China.

Mr.Alvin · Answer

in this case, you'd better apply for a work visa after your first visit to China in Hong Kong or Canada. Work permit should be handled by your future employer as well as the visa notification. The duration of a single entry tourist visa is 30 days generally (except the multi entries one, which allows 60 or 90 days). It is troublesome and costly to re-apply again and again, and the visa officers may refuse your application anytime.

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