u/DopeAsDaPope

Hello all,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to restart looking for jobs and am encountering some issues. I initially got a job in Shenzhen and then the agent told me that the new rules in Shenzhen require two years teaching experience IN CHINA (I worked for five years teaching but previously worked mostly in other countries) which I don't have

But then another agent later recommended me to a Shenzhen job and told me she thought I WOULD pass the visa requirements there, and that 'in China' work isn't a necessity. She even sent me the rules in Chinese which seemed to confirm this

Due to these ambiguities about local rules, I thought it might be good to compile the local rules for different major cities regarding this kind of thing? For instance, I know Chengdu usually requires a reference letter from the last employer

What other major cities have potential hurdles I should be aware of? Obviously no one wants to get tied up in visa hell when they think they've got a job for the year

I'm going to be starting a job in Futian, Shenzhen soon. but I gather that this area is a bit pricy. Where is the best district to look for a cheap but still decent one-bedroom studio?

And has good transport links to Futian

hello all,

I am returning to Chengdu next month. any folk wanna form a group for going to those cool chill types of clubs where you watch singers and drink some whisky?

not that into the western-style dancing clubs but chilled clubs and drinks sound good

any redditors wanna unite?

Sorry for the long title, there seem to be multiple versions of the name running around. But the point is, I really really REALLY wanna watch this show, and so far I have been unable to find it ANYWHERE!

This show seems to have been very popular in both Japan and China, yet someone it seems to have been scoured from the net. I have found a version streaming online but it was on a Chinese website and only had Chinese subs.

Has anyone seen this, and if so, how did you watch it or where did you buy it? If anyone could recommend me I would be eternally grateful to you

Hello all, I have a question

I want to enter China in visa free, but I have received conflicting reports about whether I need a return flight booked to enter or not. i havs never been to mainland China visa free before, so I am not sure how it works. If any of you have, did they ensure that you had a return or onward flight booked?

The issue is, I'm not planning to go back. I plan to meet some friends and reorganising my affairs in China, then once my work permit letter is ready from my future employer, I will go to HK to apply for my Z visa and then return to China as a worker.

I originally hoped to arrive on my Z visa to visit my friends, but delays by my employer have narrowed the winter so now my agent suggested doing it this way

Is this viable? Do I need a refundable air ticket or can I just explain the situation to them? or will they not ask at all?

Any insight from others who've experienced the same sitch would be amazing

TLDR; my plan is:

* Arrive in China on visa free

* Meet ppl and reorganise the things I left in my old city

* Go to HK to apply for Z visa

* Reenter mainland on Z to start work

Is this viable and do I need a return flight for immigration?

Hello all,

Has anyone encountered this before? I have a contract from a public school. Everything seems good. *Except* the working hours that we agreed upon are not in the contract.

This contract was pretty 'first draft', so I assumed it would be corrected. However I waited a week for them to change the contract and the new one they sent had solved every problem except for this one.

They said they cannot change the contract because it is a standard template from the government, but this seems like a glaring omission to me. And furthermore, in the revised final draft they sent me it details the maximum working hours which are way more than the hours we agreed. Obviously these are the maximum, but this combined with the lack of hours detailed in the contract made me concerned

Obvs it is close to semester start now so I don't wanna wait another week trying to get them to change things. The agent said we can sign the offer (which has the working times on it) and get the principal to sign that, too, which will then be legally binding.

Has anyone had this situation before? I like this school and want to sort it but they reply and change things soooooooo slow and I'm starting to think we're never going to get there. And I don't wanna sign a sus contract

Hello all,

I am currently applying for a new job and everything has been going well. Except now suddenly they are asking for Chinese translations of half of my documents like my degree and such.

Has anyone had this come up before? I worked in Sichuan before and also in Korea and never needed to get my documents translated. Is this an issue for the school, or for province, or is this an old rule that has been abolished that the school doesn't know has changed?

I am applying for a new job and everything has been going well. Except now suddenly they are asking for Chinese translations of half of my documents like my degree and such.

Has anyone had this come up before? I worked in Sichuan before and also in Korea and never needed to get my documents translated. Is this an issue for the school, or for province, or is this an old rule that has been abolished that the school doesn't know has changed?

⭐️ I'll be moving to Guangzhou soon and looking to continue improving my Chinese in group classes after work. What good schools can you guys recommend for this?

I'm going fo be living in Central Guangzhou and I am wondering where would be the best place to improve my Chinese after work?

Mandarin, not Cantonese

hello,

can anyone in sheffield teach me how to use comfyui? preferably chroma

I am using on cloud because my pc is shit

if anyone can help me irl, I would be v appreciative