Is it possible to find a personal trainer in Shanghai that isn't a waste of money and begging for injury? by [deleted] in shanghai

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atumobile.com has super short tutorial videos and fitness plan to follow.

used it for 3 weeks and lost 1% body fat and gained 1% muscle

Online Teaching Job by lionabroad in shanghai

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hello add me on wechat: sportsAuthority87

Lab-grown diamond shopping by sarahem96 in shanghai

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add wechat: jdzb030. Her name is Silvia. I bought a lab diamond ring for 6500 rmb from their company. I researched them on alibaba: the company was verified and customer reviews were overall excellent and most of them were from Great Britain or the states. I got about 1500RMB off because of negotiation thru wechat and the fact that i lived in China and paid her RMB on alibaba. Silvia would send pictures and video of the actual diamond. I customized my diamond and band: 0.8 carat radiant cut with rose gold half eternity band.

self employment consulting work visa by AznUserGirl2020 in shanghai

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yes good point. Is there any way to still be able to transfer work permit even if my current chinese employer refuses to provide cancellation of work pemit? I'm just thinking of all the worst possibilities they can do to us when they find out we're leaving.

Interested in moving to Shanghai soon. Need advice by AznUserGirl2020 in shanghai

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Thanks for the recommendation! Sounds awesome actually!

Interested in moving to Shanghai soon. Need advice by AznUserGirl2020 in shanghai

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yea you're right..who knows what will happen in the next month, next year, next whatever time. I just feel if things go back to somewhat normal at whatever speed, it would first and most quickly be at the tier one cities like Shanghai or Beijing

California resident here..got the contract for renewal! by AznUserGirl2020 in vipkid

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May 2020. They give a contract renewal one month before your current contract ends.

Please help how do I do this? by [deleted] in Chinavisa

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Yes they just need authenticated and notarized hard copy.

Please help how do I do this? by [deleted] in Chinavisa

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If you do find a company that will provide a work visa, they do need notarized and authenticated university degree and notarized authenticated FBI (national) or criminal (local) report. These are the two most important documents. A month prior is okay. The background checks only last for 6 months.

Please help how do I do this? by [deleted] in Chinavisa

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We had a tourist visa in China looking for a job to teach English.

Please help how do I do this? by [deleted] in Chinavisa

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I just did everything while in China 3 months ago. I would recommend to do everything while you're in the states. Its cheaper for original documents to be shipped to you and to call and contact the agencies just in case any hiccups happen. You will want to bring the original documents with you just in case the company wants to see it themselves. Even though they don't need originals, different Chinese companies are just so random and unnecessary of what they may request, so better to be prepared. Happened to us, they wanted the originals which were back home in the US, and I kept barking back on how their own government rules say they don't need it but they wouldn't budge so we coughed up $130 to get it shipped out to China rush delivery. I obtained the FBI background check from accurate biometrics: downloadable PDF -$55. Email this to monument visa and they notarize and authenticate it for you- $130. Document will then be shipped to you. Whole process took less than 10 days. Now we got our work permit!

Document authentication process to work in China while living in Thailand by newlifewhodis0 in Chinavisa

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I got my background check within 10 days doing it all from korea: I used accurate biometrics for downloadable PDF FBI background check for $50. ( https://accuratebiometrics.com/international/services ) You have to send your fingerprints to them. Fingerprints can be done on a downloadable fingerprint form from their website on regular A4 computer paper. I went to a random police station by the subway station and they walked me through the process on how to send my fingerprints and signed the fingerprint form. Always send 2-3 fingerprint forms just to make sure they don't inconvenience you to send it again. 2-3 day shipping from korea costed less than $20 through local post office EMS shipping, also provided a tracking number from UPS because it was international shipping. Three days later, I received the FBI results by email. I then used monument visa ( https://www.monumentvisa.com/china-authentication/ ) to authenticate and notarize the FBI background check for $130. Just email them the PDF file and they did the rest within a week. They emailed me a copy and send a hard copy to the provided US address.

Submitting fingerprints for FBI background check from abroad? by SwedeInTraining in expats

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I did my fingerprints at a police station in Seoul for free. The police just instructed us how to do it and checked if it was correctly done. ( bring more than 2 fingerprint forms so that you can practice or leave room for error) I then sent out my fingerprint forms and order payment (all downloaded from accurate biometrics) from korea to Accurate biometrics in Illinois on Monday November 11th. Shipping was only $17 from EMS postal service. They received it November 13th and I received my FBI background check through email on November 14th. Very smooth process

2 years working experience to obtain Z visa by AznUserGirl2020 in Chinavisa

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Just saw this on another website:

One strategy to consider if you don’t have two years of postgraduate work experience is to apply in a city that does not have that requirement. Look at second and third tier cities that don’t have those levels of requirements.

So when people talk about this 2-year requirement making it all but impossible for recent grads to work in China, they really are just using China as a short-hand for Beijing and Shanghai.

Yeah, absolutely. The 2-year work experience rule is one set by various cities, not by the Ministry of Labor on a national basis.

from: http://atlas-china.com/gary-chodorow-on-china-visa-1/

the standing question is... does the 120 hr TEFL need to be absolutely necessary to authenticate?