What is the difference between a tourist visa and a work visa?
A tourist visa allows a foreigner to travel in China, but it does not permit a foreigner to work in China. To obtain a work visa, a foreigner has to be sponsored by a Chinese college. TIETC does this for all of its foreign teachers. This is standard practice in China and all applicants are processed by the People’s Security Bureau.
A tourist visa allows a foreigner to travel in China, but it does not permit a foreigner to work in China. To obtain a work visa, a foreigner has to be sponsored by a Chinese organization. Buckland does this for all of its foreign teachers. This is standard practice in China and all applicants are processed by the People’s Security Bureau.
A Business (F) visa allows a foreigner to travel in China, but it does not permit a foreigner to work in China to some extend a non-native English speaker allowed by the school to teach. To obtain a work visa, a foreigner has to be sponsored by a Chinese college. Our partner schools do this for all of its foreign teachers. This is standard practice in China and all applicants are processed by the People’s Security Bureau.
