Quick Heads Up to Foreigners Ahead of New Entry-Exit Law on July 1

Quick Heads Up to Foreigners Ahead of New Entry-Exit Law on July 1
Jun 27, 2013 By eChinacities.com

The new Entry-Exit Law, which targets illegal foreigners in China, comes into effect on July 1. Authorities have vowed stricter surveillance of foreigners entering the country, especially those suspected of committing one the “three illegalities” (三非) – those who have entered the country illegally, who do not have the correct resident permits and who work in China illegally.

Municipal authorities have been warning residents of hefty fines and punishments, including 5-15 days jail for helping illegal foreigners enter the country, evading custom checks, supplying illegal foreigners with residence permits and providing foreigners with illegal jobs (jobs that do not provide legal work permits). Also, foreigners caught committing any of the three crimes above will be automatically deported and banned from entering China for ten years.

Ahead of the new law, authorities have also been reminding foreigners to register within 24 hours of arrival at the local police station; this rule also applies if you stay at a relative’s accommodation within China. Fines for disobeying the rules include a warning and/or a 2000 RMB fine.

Expect an increase of checks at home, the work place and popular hangout areas among foreigners from July 1 onwards.

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jomosino

This new rule is going to give me real problems. I am married to a Chinese woman and have bought an apartment here. Been in China sinde 2004. I still need to work (Chinese granddaughter to support) but I'm over 60. Impossible to get a work visa. Currently my private English school turn a blind eye to my age. Anyone any advice? Just hope the school's guan xi is good? Don't talk about greencards/ILR - I've been there and failed.

Jul 05, 2013 18:54 Report Abuse

Guest655508

invest in- or begin a 100% online business. the only practical solution i can think of, to be honest. you may also be able to work remotely for companies that hire web content writers. usually you need to go there for the interview but the work can be done anywhere

Jul 11, 2013 22:38 Report Abuse

jomosino

Guest655508. Thanks - the second one sounds feasible.

Jul 13, 2013 10:44 Report Abuse

Guest655508

also - try approaching western webmasters and offer yourself as an affordable live chat agent. all you need is a laptop and a network cable or 3g signal. as long as you're paid on PayPal, in terms of Chinese law, you are not "working in china"

Jul 14, 2013 16:35 Report Abuse

pubba

Hi Jomosino, I am in a similar position as you. Due to the new rules, I now work online as a freelance writer. The head office is in Europe and I get paid via paypal to my Australian bank account. The pay isn't very good, but it's enough to survive comfortably here. I make on average around $125-$150 USD a week, but much more if they get big projects. Earlier this year I made $500 a week for almost 2 months, thanks to a big eBay writing gig. The website is textbroker.co.uk or there's a USA version if you are from the States. Hope that helps.

Jul 26, 2013 11:28 Report Abuse

Guest2221066

I'm applying for a job to China.That is why I'm assuring I enter China with a Z visa, so that I won't have problems with the Immigration Bureau.

Jul 04, 2013 01:52 Report Abuse

Firefighter

Gooddy, we are saying the same thing. You are complaining about targeting Africans who contribute a lot to the economy of China. I'm saying that there shouldn't be selective memory in targeting foreigners. It shouldn't be because of the skin color ,because most of the rapists and shoplifters in the news recently are not even Africans. You claim Africans will be targeted ,my opinion is that most Africans don't even have teaching jobs in China recently, that's why we clearly know those who are involved in raping students. Leave that old braggart suffering from low self-esteem to tell us about his publications, not money he worked in China.

Jul 03, 2013 06:16 Report Abuse

Firefighter

It's time to start target shoplifters, rapists. Recently I did not learn of any African or Indian carrying out these kinds of crimes. All those in the news are Europeans and Americans. They must take responsibility for their actions. By the way most Africans and others were kept away from teaching jobs, that why they are not involved in the rape cases we have been reading about recently. It's time to hold all criminals responsible, irrespective of their skin pigmentation .

Jul 02, 2013 13:35 Report Abuse

gooddy

Firefighter, if you are a chinese means you are a typical local person, is chinese people dont commit such crime in another country? because majority of you people has been blind folded. by jumk news you are carring all out, the world has become a global villiage where no country can survive economically without other country, criminal are everywhere, once a foreigner commit a crime the chinese govt and their people will focus on all foreigner living in china, do you know the crime that chinese citizen are committing in another country? recently more than 50 chinese where cut for illegal gold mining in Ghana, am 100% sure no foreigner has committing such crime in china, and if they do the chinese Govt will silently kill the person, this is the write time chinese people should start telling there govt to stop all this rigidity bacause it will affect them also

Jul 02, 2013 19:16 Report Abuse

astrongman

i smell extremely selective enforcement. Africans and Southeast Asians will be targeted the most.

Jul 02, 2013 11:26 Report Abuse

gooddy

ofcause now, astrongman, thats there focus, they fail to relise that Africa and Southeast Asians are the people that make there economy grow, there the people who buy there copy and fake product that they produce most, is only a stupid American, Canadan or Australian, that will go to china to teach, and be collecting 6000-7000rmb a month, $1000-$1100, A University graduate in such country will never collect such rediculous money, only those that are fall out and hopeless will do, instead of there govt to work with Africa countries that are speaking English in other to improve there citizen English they are pushing them

Jul 02, 2013 19:34 Report Abuse

astrongman

I have two MAs and don't make that little money. Watch the generalizations, please. It's bad enough Firefighter does it. Don't follow that fool's shoes.

Jul 02, 2013 19:44 Report Abuse

instant_noodles

xing jin bing!!!:-O!!!

Jul 03, 2013 12:26 Report Abuse

Guest761924

can i work with business visa ? ( F category visa )

Jul 02, 2013 08:40 Report Abuse

instant_noodles

no, u cannot

Jul 02, 2013 14:02 Report Abuse

Guest761924

so what can i do with business visa ?

Jul 03, 2013 11:22 Report Abuse

instant_noodles

if u work on an "F " , it is considered illegal. i suppose u can do export -import, that kind of stuff

Jul 03, 2013 12:24 Report Abuse

gloria1

strange country..perhaps they have forgotten their citizens are everywhere in our countries.i wonder why our governmentcant come up with such rules...

Jul 01, 2013 15:31 Report Abuse

gloria1

so what they are doing is human huh? they are ignorant fine but leaders of other countries are supposed to change some policies about Chinese citizens in our countries cos they r too many yet they don't want people living in their country

Jul 23, 2013 20:19 Report Abuse

rexterrick26

jUST FOLLOW THE RULES then everything will be alright..we are foreigners so we need to obey their policy..

Jul 01, 2013 07:09 Report Abuse

doubleaa

One more thing to add, so the Chinese government doesn't mind allowing foreingers into their country with criminal records to spend their money, and to invest but if they want to work they can not have a DUI or small petty misdeaminor on their record. I wonder how many people working in the Chinese Government have crimal records? How many locals are employed here with criminal records? Hypercrites!

Jun 30, 2013 09:03 Report Abuse

doubleaa

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, so What!

Jun 29, 2013 22:13 Report Abuse

RachelDiD

I really wish my own country took its visa policy half as seriously as China.

Jun 29, 2013 12:20 Report Abuse

simiandemma

What about students working in China on a student visa? What is the consequence if caught?

Jun 29, 2013 00:05 Report Abuse

debbie.luo

Students are here on a X-visa and are not allowed to work. One exception: if your university allows you to work as an intern as part of your study. After reading the article I guess if students get caught working illegally, their visas get cancelled, they get deported, etc.

Jul 01, 2013 19:49 Report Abuse