Common ILLEGAL Ways of Being a Foreign Teacher in China

Recently, the Ministry of Education in China(中国教育部）has released a new regulation against private tutoring,  a sentence in Article 15 has had a huge impact on the current tutoring industry: the hiring of foreign teachers based in China must comply with the relevant national regulations, and the hiring of foreign teachers based outside of China to conduct training activities is strictly prohibited.

What are the common illegal ways of being a foreign teacher in China? 

What are the basic requirements for being a foreign teacher in China? 

This article will give you some advice.

Common illegal ways of being a foreign teacher in China

We learned from official sources that the following are common Illegal ways of being a foreign teacher in China :

1. Register a company and got a work visa as an investor/legal representative, but work as a teacher;(X)

2. Foreigners outside of China who work as online foreign teachers;(X)

3. Get a work permit in another company&position but work as a teacher. (X)

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Note:

It is illegal for foreigners to do part-time jobs in most cases in China.

If they choose to work as a tutor, they can't get a labour contract; they can't apply for work visa legally in China.

Foreigners can only work with work visa under their position.

If you need assistance with work visas application, please feel free to contact VisaOfChina team!

 Basic requirements for being a foreign teacher in China

If a foreigner wants to teach a language(English in particular)in China and get a legal work visa, he/she needs to meet the following 3 conditions at the same time:

1. Native English speaker;

2. Obtain a bachelor's degree or above;

3. Have more than 2 years of work experience in language education.

What are the countries and territories where English is the mother tongue or first language?

Source: Service System for Foreigner Working in China

外国人来华工作服务管理系统

If you meet one of the following conditions, you can be exempted from 2 years of work experience:

1. Those who have obtained a bachelor's degree or above in education, language, or teaching training;

2. Obtained the teacher qualification certificate in the home country;
   

3. Those who have obtained a qualified international language teaching certificate.
   

If you meet these requirements and need to find a job, please feel free to send your CV to Lisa! If you have recruiting needs you can also contact us!

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Sample

Our client Mr A is from England and graduated from a British University, and his major is education/language related. We helped him get a work visa(Type B) in Shanghai successfully.

Note:

When you apply for work visa, 2-year of work experience must be related to the job.

You can apply for a teaching position with this experience, such as language/education/etc...

Experience in other fields cannot be used to apply for a visa for a teaching position.

If you have any questions about China visa applications(work visa, PU letter, company registration and more), please contact our visa consultant  Lisa (WeChat ID: AnyHelper_DD).

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