Safest Landing in China Teachers vs. Backpackers Straight Scoop on the Z-visa Our Profit Sharing Plan
Safest Landing in China What do we mean when we say Kenneth’s English School is the safest landing in China? Simply that we try and make it the safest and easiest transition possible – especially when you arrive from abroad. Lets face it, uprooting and relocating across the world to a school in China can be risky. Some schools [...]
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Teachers vs. Backpackers In China, the bar is lower than most other countries when it comes to being hired as a teacher. There are a lot of reasons for this, including inadequate screening procedures, wage scales offered, perceptions of the role of Foreign Teachers, etc. What this translates to, in some cases, is a nineteen year old high [...]
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Straight Scoop on the Z-visa There is a lot of confusion over Z-visas. Let’s demystify things by first stating a Z Visa is the visa that allows you to legally obtain employment in China. It is good for thirty days (even though it is usually printed as being good for “000″ days) [see Z Visa image] and its purpose is [...]
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Our Profit Sharing Plan Come for the Teaching, Stay for the Profit Sharing In 2011, Kenneth’s English began offering profit sharing opportunities to some of its experienced teachers. We think this offers great benefit to both the school and teachers. For our school, profit sharing assists in our expansion plans, and for teachers, it offers more money and a [...]
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Straight Scoop on the Z-visa

There is a lot of confusion over Z-visas.

Let’s demystify things by first stating a Z Visa is the visa that allows you to legally obtain employment in China. It is good for thirty days (even though it is usually printed as being good for “000″ days) [see Z Visa image] and its purpose is to allow you to enter China and be hired.

Once hired, your employer must process your Z Visa into a FRP (Foreign Residence Permit” – this, not the Z Visa, is what actually allows you to legally live and work in China. The Z Visa can only be properly obtained outside of mainland China. It is not legal (and in most places it is impossible) to convert an L Visa (Tourist Visa) to a Z Visa in China. The FRP is a sticker placed inside your passport [see FRP image] and also functions as a multiple reentry visa.

Your FRP is tied to your employer. When you change employers, you must change your FRP. No matter what your FRP sticker says in your passport, what really counts is what the PSB (Public Security Bureau) has in their database that tracks your documents. You can have a “valid” sticker in your passport and still be illegally present in China. The PSB can invalidate your Visa without you being present under certain circumstances, e.g., midnight run, etc.