Class B: Work Visa Modification (Change from Company A to Company B)

If the foreigner’s date of departure from work (the date of departure on the cancellation slip and the certificate of departure) is more than 20 days (these 20 days refer to the time when the company received the materials below), please provide the list below.

Before preparing the materials, please check the following 2 points:

Point 1: Does the company already have a company account that has been approved by the new online work permit system (website: http://fwp.safea.gov.cn)? If so, please provide the appropriate user name and password. If not, please inform the consultant to open and activate the company account in accordance with the directions from the counselor.

Point 2: There are three types of work permits, Class A, Class B and Class C, the following is the Class B work visa materials list that is suitable for most foreigners. You can also click on the link below and check the work permit criteria to determine what kind of work permit that the foreigner is qualified for, if it is Class A or Class C, please contact your counselor to obtain a different materials list.

If the foreigner’s date of departure from work is over 20 days (these 20 days refer to the time when Tianchen Business Consulting received the materials below), the application requirements list is as follows:

Information to be prepared by the employee:

1.       Original passport (Passport is valid for more than 6 months, visa is valid for more than 1 month)

2.       Personal experience information (form is attached, please send it to us via email after completing it)

3.       Original bachelor's degree or higher education degree certificate (please make sure this is a degree certificate, not a transcript)

4.       If the above degree certificate is not issued in the country, authentication is required, you need to provide additional authentication documents.

5.       Original Lack of Criminal Record Certificate (within 6 months of issuance, this certificate needs to be authenticated)

6.       Company A needs to cancel the foreigner’s employment certificate or expert certificate and provide the original cancellation form (If Company A is registered in Shanghai, we can help with the cancellation, there will be extra costs and the need for 5 additional working days. Company A will need to provide additional materials, please discuss with your consultant).

7.       The original employment certificate or the original expert certificate of Company A after cancellation.

8.       Original proof of more than two years of relevant work experience (this proof needs to be provided by the foreign company where the foreigner originally worked at, the position and type of company needs to be similar to the current position and type of company that the foreigner is currently working at, the attachment is a sample). If the duration of the employment permit or expert certificate of the foreigner is greater than 2 years, then no such proof is required, but after cancellation he/she will need to provide the original employment certificate or expert certificate.

9.       Two original documents of job resignation (we have a sample)

10.    Original Chinese Proficiency Test certificate (HSK Certificate) (if the foreigner does not have it already, then there is no need to provide it)

11.    Two electronic photos (please send them by email)

12.    Three 2-inch photos (45mm*35mm, white background color)

13.    Original Shanghai Temporary Residency Registration Form.  View sample:

14.    Original medical report (valid for 6 months)

The company needs to provide the following information:

1.       Original and copies of the company's three combined certificates for company business license

2.       Original contract + one copy (attachment includes the must-have requirements of the  foreigner’s labor contract, after amending according to the requirements, please ensure that 6 elements are clearly written on the contract: "Contract Deadline", "Work Position", "Work Place: Shanghai", "Work Duties", "Years Worked in China" and "Wages" before submitting, if any of the above 6 elements is missing, please be sure to add them before submitting to the counselor, otherwise it is a waste of time)

For all of the above materials, if there are uncertainties (for example: uncertainty in whether the academic qualifications or lack of criminal record certificate could be used), please send us an email first for review in order to save time.

Upon receipt of all of the above original materials, the application steps are as follows:

Step one: Prepare your visa application (5 working days)

This includes material collation, translation, online application, etc.

This step is critical because we need to ensure that the foreigner's application meets government requirements in order to ensure the success rate for the foreigner.

Step two: Contact the company for seal

After the above preparations for the visa application have been completed, some documents will need the company’s seal, please ensure that the company will quickly cooperate to stamp the seal.

Step three: Notice of work permit application for foreigner (15-20 working days)

Step four: Cancellation of the current residency visa of the foreigner and change to a 1-month business visa (7 working days)

In accordance with the government's latest policy, after the submission of the employment certificate, the current residency visa will need to be converted to a 1-month business visa, you must wait for the employment certificate to come out before applying for a residency visa. When handling the 1-month business visa, the government will check the date of job departure. If the date of departure is more than 10 days, the applicant needs to go the immigration department to explain why he/she applied for a visa so late, because they require that the active work residency visa to be cancelled within 10 days after the job departure. Generally as long as the foreigner is present in person to explain the reasons, such as not knowing this policy, needing time to find new units, and so on, if the foreigner’s attitude is good, this part can usually be resolved. We will arrange for a personnel to accompany the foreigner.

Step five: Apply for a 1-year work residency visa for foreigner (7 working days)

The government will retain the original passport of the foreigner for 7 working days, and we will help apply for a travel document that allows the foreigner to travel within China, but not internationally.

Step six: Apply for a 1-year work permit for foreigner (15 working days)

During this step, the government will need the original passport for 7 working days, after which we will retrieve it, if the foreigner needs the passport during this period, we can return it first.

Note 1: If the foreigner has updated the passport, please be sure to update the Shanghai Temporary Residency registration form, the passport number on the registration form needs to be consistent with the new passport number. Shanghai immigration department has a new rule, if the foreigner updates the passport, he/she needs to transfer the visa to the new passport within 1 month (one month from the date of issuance of the new passport), going over the one month deadline during the visa extension process will result in going to the immigration department to receive warnings.  We will arrange the interview time and the accompanying personnel. It is also necessary for the consulate in Shanghai to issue a certificate to prove that both new and old passports are of the same person, and providing the original certificate or the original receipt from the consulate is also acceptable, but if there is already a customs stamp on the new passport that goes in and out of China, there is no need to issue it.

NOTE 2: If the applicant has a family member who needs to change his/her visa at the same time, and the residency visa held by the family member is linked with the applicant, the family member only needs to provide a passport, two 2-inch photos with white backgrounds and a temporary residency registration form in Shanghai.

If you are the head of a personnel department and is having difficulty with your workload, contact us now! Low cost and efficient service will make you feel like you got your money’s worth. Or if you have a foreign friend traveling to China, and you need to apply for a business visa or visa extension, additional visas or have any other visa-related matters, you can call us or send an e-mail, in addition to WeChat consultation! (WeChat: tianchen0201) We are always ready to serve you! (Telephone: 021-62510087)

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