Topic: news How to Successfully Switch ESL Jobs in China

everyone has a different situation. my switch from old job to new job was pretty hellish. i had a z visa with my old job but it turned out they had given me a work permit, not a foreign expert's certificate, and the visa was only valid for 11 months, ending on the day my contract ended. the old school didnt involve me much in the process, and held my final pay and bonus until the day aftrr my contract ended. which means that i was here without a visa for three days, and it was only when i arrived at my new school that we caught the mistake. i had to make a statement with the immigration department (luckily i wasn't fined), get a one month tourist visa, and then go to hong kong to get my new work visa. over all, the process has taken two months to complete, and i still need to go to the visa offices one final time to receive my new residence permit. but it actually turned out to be a good thing about the work permit, in the end: if you apply for a job in the same province, they will check your application for differences., and since i came with little experience, the new school tweaked the resume a little to give me the rigbt qualifications. all in all, what a mess!