 we move on to the next question. So what are the requirements to get a work visa and all other documents to get into China legally, preferably? Well, I like that you say legally, right? So let's like, we're not going to discuss like the ways to get here illegal, I guess, right? So let's talk about the legal process. China is huge, right? There are like many different provinces. And the fact is that every province has its own regulations and rules when it comes to hiring foreigners. For example, the province of Beijing will have these regulations, the province of Tianjin where I'm at right now, there will have some other regulations, right? The general rule, like the rule of thumb, you need to have a please bachelor degree. It doesn't have to be with languages or like literature. It can be economics. It has to be BA at least, right? Two years of experience in the field of teaching and any teaching certificate such as TEFL, that's all, with 220 hours plus on it, at least, right? So as for TEFL, they increase the amount of hours, right? Because when I went to China, the requirement was like 120 hours. It's still 120. So when I say 120 plus, it means that 120 at least, right? Like the more the better, obviously, yeah. And again, so the changing laws, like China is well known for changing the immigration laws like quarterly, right? So they have the party gathering, like, I think, was that three times a year, right? And immigration law gets updated all the time. For example, if a couple of years ago, having a bachelor and two years of experience was enough to apply for a visa, right now, TEFL is a must have. You cannot apply, again, legally, you cannot apply legally for a job if you don't have BA and two years of experience. All right. So that's super important to know because many people want to go to China without any experience, without any education, and they still expect that they are going to get a lot of money and do not that much, yeah. I'll be honest with you, what was the case? It was the case, let's say, five years ago, when I first got there, five years ago, you were able to get to China at the age of 19, right, without a degree, without any experience, without any TEFL or Tesla certificates, like, pretty much speaking a decent English, because the demand was there, right? The demand was there just pretty much for any foreign nationality to be in the classroom in front of the kids and deliver the class. That was the case five years ago. But I mean, every year, gradually, they filter, they filter the stream of foreigners that flows into China and they make in rules more strict. And so for, again, so we're talking about legal stuff, right? As I said before, like degree, TEFL, and experience, if anyone says otherwise, like, they're lying to you, right? They're lying to somebody says, hey, no worries, like, no experience, no TEFL, welcome, we'll hook you up, right? Like, I mean, that it's, it will be illegitimate, it will not be legal. My advice, like, if you need to know, if you need to know, like, what are the requirements, go to the government website. That's the only resource you need to have in order to get, like, the full picture, the big picture of the documents that you need to be having upon entering. So government websites, I think we will link to, we will have, like, some links later on, right? Yeah, I think that we will do that after the session in the comments to this video on Facebook and YouTube, because yeah, we just didn't think about it ahead. And yeah, we will just give you all of the links, because just simply because all different provinces in China have different rules, all right? So I'll give you an example, like, for example, just the last week, I'm in this group chat, right? And these two individuals are having an argument, right? So one individual is saying, well, it's impossible to get a visa, a teaching visa in China. Another individual is saying, well, I'm in China, and I'm on the work visa right now. The other one is saying, well, I'm in China also, but I cannot get one, it's against the law. And then I'm looking at their resumes and profiles, and I realize that, you know, what she's from Shanghai, and she's from, what was that, Chiang Chun, right? Two provinces, South and North, right? So they are arguing about things that it's not even a thing, right? So they have different regulations, different laws, right? Both are right. The one is saying that it's impossible to get a teaching visa, correct, in Shanghai, you cannot do that. The one who is from Harbin, Chiang Chun, yeah, she can get the visa. So that's what I'm trying to explain. And are you talking about non-native speakers or native speakers? I'm talking about everyone. So it actually doesn't depend on the origin. Like, native speakers and non-native speakers have equal rights, right? 100%. Okay, so that's interesting to know. So before moving any further, native and non-native, like, school will have, school will have it written on their website, like natives only, right? The province where you're applying for a job will have it on their government website. Like, for example, natives only, if you want to obtain like English teaching position, you have to be native, you have to be like from South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, like Canada, yes, or UK, right? That's the case a lot. Like, for example, but many, many provinces, right? In order to become an English teacher, let's say in early childhood education, so I'm talking about kindergarten, some talking about primary school, maybe it's not a requirement right now. It's not a requirement. So again, you have to go to the government website and you have to read into that, right? Okay, so work visas are possible for non-native speakers. 100%, yeah, I'm on one here. I'm on one here. All right, so that's the most important point, I believe, because many people still still can't find a solution how to get to China just because they are not native speakers or they don't hold those passports from native speaking countries, but it's actually not like that. So as I said before, do your research, right? China has, sorry, I'm bad with geography, like I'm not sure how many provinces are in China, but there are many, right? And each province will have its own regulation. In some provinces, like for example, I know that places like Beijing, since it's a capital, right? It will be challenging to get a work visa for a non-native speaker, but again, it will be challenging to get a visa that will say English teacher. It doesn't mean that you cannot get a visa that will say teacher. That's a difference. That's a difference too, right? That's right, yeah, that's true. So guys, number one rule about going to China is just do your research before you apply for jobs there and make sure you go to governmental websites and check all of the requirements related to provinces you consider because there are a lot of them. And if you choose like the biggest ones like Shanghai or Beijing, it can be challenging. That's correct, yeah, that's great. Again, for example, if you're dealing with the agent, right? And agent says, hey, don't worry, you know what, we'll get your visa, no problem in two weeks. Like you want to ask your agent, can I please see some proof? Can I please see some government articles to support what you're talking about, right? Can I please send me some links, right? And then if the agent ends up sending you some article from WeChat, blurry from 2015, ignore that, you have to let that person go. They just want to make money. Or if they're saying, oh, you know what, I can't find this article right now, but I'll send that to you tomorrow. I have to double check it with my friend. If you're hearing any of that noise that you don't want to be a part of this, yeah. And for example, if you still want to go to China, you ignore the rules and you don't get this work visa. And you find yourself being in China illegally, then what might happen? Well, the range of penalties they have for working in China illegally or being in China illegally, it goes anywhere from fine. Fine can be anywhere from, I think you're paying 500 per day RMB for over staying. It's not important. So pretty much you can go anywhere from fine to deportation to incarceration. They can lock you up for 30 days. You can actually end up in Chinese jail. Gosh, so guys, just make sure your friends are involved in all these scenarios. Yeah, so let's move on to the next. Thanks so much for watching. We are ITTT, the leading provider for TEFL and TESOL training courses. 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