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Cuatal posted:Never seen that, how much was it and for how long? Could you put in more money if you wanted it to keep going while you were sleeping? It was in the dorms at HKU, the ones on Pok Fu Lam road. I can't remember exactly how much they cost or if you could stack up the time- this was almost 9 years ago- but I think it bought you about an hour's worth of relief. I had the same thing when I moved to Japan in 2008.
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Had an American friend tell me the reason her visa was denied is because there were too many Americans overstaying their visas in China. Anyone hear anything about this? It seems like the kind of thing that would on the news or in one of the "China is the best country ever the rest of the world sucks look how scummy they are" newspapers. I thought visas were supposed to be easier to get after the meeting between Obama and Xi Jin Ping but I've been hearing it's actually much harder from both Chinese and foreign people.
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Cuatal posted:Had an American friend tell me the reason her visa was denied is because there were too many Americans overstaying their visas in China. Was she told this at the consulate by a consular employee? Or was she told this by a visa agent? If it's the latter, I think you can discount it entirely.
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Cuatal posted:Had an American friend tell me the reason her visa was denied is because there were too many Americans overstaying their visas in China. Anyone hear anything about this? It seems like the kind of thing that would on the news or in one of the "China is the best country ever the rest of the world sucks look how scummy they are" newspapers. I'm renewing my visa next month so I'll let you know!!!
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Cuatal posted:Had an American friend tell me the reason her visa was denied is because there were too many Americans overstaying their visas in China. Anyone hear anything about this? . I'm going to attempt to get a 10 year tourist visa in a month or two... I'll let you know if I'm successful!
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SB35 posted:I'm going to attempt to get a 10 year tourist visa in a month or two... I'll let you know if I'm successful! Apply for 120 days per entry and see what happens. I heard that the default for the 10-year is only 60 days, but might as well ask for longer.
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Has anyone in this thread been issued a 10-year visa for visiting your spouse? Did you go for a Q1/2 visa or a tourist visa?
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Woodsy Owl posted:Has anyone in this thread been issued a 10-year visa for visiting your spouse? Did you go for a Q1/2 visa or a tourist visa? Isn't the Q2 visa just a temporary one before getting your residence permit? I'm going for Q1 this summer so I'll let you know the results.
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Woodsy Owl how is everything going???!!
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Cuatal posted:Had an American friend tell me the reason her visa was denied is because there were too many Americans overstaying their visas in China. We've had no problems on the work visa front, and we literally just hired 2 Americans.
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Magna Kaser posted:What are you going to grad school for? There's a decent amount of jobs in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen for non esl-work, and plenty in other cities as well, but it kinda depends what you're going to school for. Thanks! That's encouraging. Master of Public Policy. Maybe not as useful for China work as an MBA. It's from a prestigious school, and our school has a heavy quantitative component with emphasis on statistical analysis and economics. I took the HSK and passed HSK3 easily. I'm working towards HSK4 and hope to pass that by the end of the summer. I still have a lot of contacts in China, but they're concentrated in the ESL industry. I'm thinking of doing a short summer abroad course on Chinese Policy and Economics at Fudan, which might be a good way to develop some contacts, maybe. For HK, I got the impression, from looking at a few companies that have offices there and are hiring for those offices, that most places are looking for British/Commonwealth expats, maybe because it's easier for them to get visas?
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caberham posted:Whoa super lurker ...什么？
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can the guy whose sister-in-law was here illegally and having sex with internet dudes please post again with an update???
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Also I would like to know her visa number tia
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Bloodnose posted:Also I would like to know her visa number tia and her cvc
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HisMajestyBOB posted:Thanks! That's encouraging. TBH any job that will want (and pay for) a foreigner won't care about your Chinese level except in very specific situations, and the ones that do will have their own requirements and tests, so don't stress the HSK stuff. My Chinese has actually gotten worse since I started working here!
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Hong Kong MNCs hiring for 100k+ jobs prefer non-Americans because they're cheaper because America has global taxation. Write your congressman.
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Bloodnose posted:Hong Kong MNCs hiring for 100k+ jobs prefer non-Americans because they're cheaper because America has global taxation. Write your congressman. 
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Bloodnose posted:Hong Kong MNCs hiring for 100k+ jobs prefer non-Americans because they're cheaper because America has global taxation. Write your congressman. The trick is to make under 93k which I believe is the exemption you can make. The other trick is to renounce your US citizenship (this costs 15% of your total assets, iirc).
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Magna Kaser posted:The trick is to make under 93k which I believe is the exemption you can make. That's why I said the problem is with 100k+ jobs. Of which Hong Kong has like a jillion. I'm assuming/hoping this goon with his master's from a prestigious school was looking at those and was explaining why he's feeling like they're not for Americans. Because they're not. Because they'd have to pay you like 30% more than your non-American peers to put you on equal take home pay.
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Jeoh posted:and her cvc i'd like to get her hpv too
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Bloodnose posted:That's why I said the problem is with 100k+ jobs. Of which Hong Kong has like a jillion. I'm assuming/hoping this goon with his master's from a prestigious school was looking at those and was explaining why he's feeling like they're not for Americans. Because they're not. Because they'd have to pay you like 30% more than your non-American peers to put you on equal take home pay. Unless your degree is in like Law or Business or maybe Finance you probably won't be making more than 100k out of the gate--it is the way of the world.
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Who, other than rich, connected kids, is getting a $100k entry level job with a degree in "Business"?
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fart simpson posted:Who, other than rich, connected kids, is getting a $100k entry level job with a degree in "Business"? Hehe sounds like you are jealous, comrade
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fart simpson posted:Who, other than rich, connected kids, is getting a $100k entry level job with a degree in "Business"? I know a few MBAs that made 6 figures out of business school. I should have said "advanced degree in the business field"
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Jeoh posted:i think this is useful information for my friends in the china thread: http://kiteplans.info/2014/10/09/how-to-alipay-account-sign-up-for-foreigners-in-china-2014/ FYI this works but has changed a little since this was posted if people in my office doing it today are any indication-- 1. It asks you if you're from China, HK, Taiwan, or elsewhere before you verify your identity, so it's a little easier. 2. It deposits money almost instantly and once you input that amount there's a 1-2 day period where they audit everything, instead of the audit period happening before the deposit.
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That's way more info than I needed to provide.
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I have an MBA and MLS from American University of Business Information, Lagos campus
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peanut posted:I have an MBA and MLS from American University of Business Information, Lagos campus Well you're raking it in, then
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Dear friend, I am in urgent need of a third-party recipient for funds deposited by my uncle before the revolution. Please send your bank information, pin and ssn to my secretary office3@americanbank.h5.ne.ni
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For those that asked about Urumqi pages and pages ago, here's a little rundown of my experience here. The food is indeed really good, and naan is available pretty much everywhere. In my last city, I used to make these absurd runs into the center of the city to get decent kabobs and naan, so this is a big improvement. The countryside is really beautiful. The city is not. Surprise. We've got armed police pretty much everywhere and an increasingly visible security apparatus. They're blasting tunnels now for the city's first subway line. I hear it will open in 2018 or so. It's sort of hard to believe. Really, the only thing that sucks is that it's just not as lively as other Chinese cities I've been to, owing I guess to the security situation. Night markets were pretty much all shut down last summer. For me, without the diversity of people here, the city itself wouldn't have much character.
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systran posted:can the guy whose sister-in-law was here illegally and having sex with internet dudes please post again with an update??? I think that was me. She's still here, but recently quit her job and is likely headed back to China after a few scheduled cosmetic surgeries.
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Bless this day that you have returned Can you give us a lot of longposts and details if possible?
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I have a Masters Degree in Unregulated Pharmaceuticals and Indoor Poultry (double major), I am raking it in
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TheBuilder posted:I think that was me. Is she going back to finish her degree? Because that's totally what she should be doing!
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Sister in law's story has been pretty mild in the last 6 months. She keeps getting used by these guys she met on okcupid for sex, and no amount of concern from us seemed to make much difference. The saddest thing was 2 months ago when she was at our place and some dude shows up at the house, took her to a hotel (she paid), and brought her back at about 1 am. The next day she asked my wife to take her to Target and get a morning after pill. She believes this one guy is her boyfriend, but at every holiday he's no where to be found, never met his family, never been to where he lives, and so on. I ask her how this is anywhere close to a real relationship and she admits its not normal but its her only option right now. She's getting breast augmentation this Friday and eyelid surgery in a couple of weeks as a last ditch effort in her mind to attract a guy that will make her happy. I imagine that after a disappointing spring and summer, she will head back to the hometown and ask her parents to help arrange a marriage.
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Sounds like a problem that could be easily solved by sneaking a look at her passport and pming me the number of the visa she overstayed.
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TheBuilder posted:Sister in law's story has been pretty mild in the last 6 months. She keeps getting used by these guys she met on okcupid for sex, and no amount of concern from us seemed to make much difference. This is incredibly depressing. 
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Bloodnose posted:Sounds like a problem that could be easily solved by sneaking a look at her passport and pming me the number of the visa she overstayed. You are going to call INS aren't you
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