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<\/p>\nThere are many special occupations in China, such as actors, models, yoga instructors, basketball coaches, chefs\u00a0and\u00a0doctors. What do foreigners and companies need to pay attention to when applying for\u00a0work visa for\u00a0these jobs?<\/p>\n
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These occupations have special requirements not only on\u00a0the applicants, but also on\u00a0the employing companies. In this issue, the AnyHelper team has compiled a list of notes for applying for work visas for several common jobs. If you find the article helpful, please share it with your friends or companies!<\/p>\n
*The following information is for reference only and is based on our experience in previous cases.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n When applying for work visas\u00a0for actors and models, companies only need to provide a cooperation agreement between the Chinese and foreign parties, a project contract or a statement of invitation from the company, and if necessary, a business license and a fire safety certificate for the performance venue;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n When applying for work visa for these positions, proof of applicant’s education, work experience, non-criminal record, etc. are not necessary, but documents proving relevant technical (professional) qualifications (e.g. modeling card, etc.) are required.<\/p>\n The coach here mainly refer to the teaching staff in the field of sports, including basketball coaches, soccer coaches, yoga coaches, fitness coaches, etc., which are employed by the company on a long-term basis.<\/p>\n \u00a0For companies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If a company wants to hire a sports coach, it does not need to have additional qualifications in addition to the business license, but the scope in\u00a0business license needs to include instruction and other related areas, for example: gyms need to include operation of sports facilities in their scope.<\/p>\n \u00a0For applicants:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If the target group of foreign coaches is adults, they\u00a0only need to have a bachelor’s degree or above and two years of relevant work experience, and there is no mandatory requirement on\u00a0relevant coaching qualification; however, if the\u00a0target group is children, according to our experience, sometimes coaching qualification in relevant fields is required.<\/p>\n When a hospital or medical institution employs a foreign physician, it is required to provide a medical institution occupational license approved by the Health and Wellness Commission.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n \u00a0Requirements for applicants:<\/strong><\/p>\n If the applicant\u00a0is involved in medical treatment, he\/she will need to provide a short-term permit approved by the National Health Council\u00a0for foreign physicians to practice medicine;<\/p>\n Teachers here include teachers who teach languages and non-languages, and the application conditions are also different for foreigners who teach different disciplines. Non-language teachers include math teachers, science teachers, etc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n \u00a0Requirements for the company:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Private schools\u00a0that are not private enterprises must provide a “private non-enterprise” certificate and a “school license” within the validity period.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Operational training institutions\u00a0need to meet two conditions to hire foreign teachers:<\/p>\n First<\/strong><\/em>, the subjects foreign teachers teach must correspond to the business scope on the business license;\u00a0Second<\/strong><\/em>, the “special account for school miscellaneous” must be provided.<\/p>\n \u00a0Requirements for applicants:<\/strong><\/p>\n Situation 1<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0If you are a language teacher, you should, in principle, be teaching in your native language from your home country and have a bachelor\u2019s degree or above with at least 2 years of experience in language education. The work experience requirement may be waived for those who have obtained a bachelor’s degree or above in education, language or teacher training, or who have obtained a teaching certificate in their home country or an international language teaching certificate that meets the requirements.<\/p>\n Situation 2<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0If you teach\u00a0math or science\u00a0rather than language, usually\u00a0you would\u00a0only need to provide a bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of teaching experience in a related subject, but not\u00a0a teaching certificate;<\/p>\n \u00a0Requirements for the company:<\/strong><\/p>\n If a\u00a0restaurant wants to hire a\u00a0foreign\u00a0chef, it needs to provide a restaurant qualification and a food business license\u00a0at the stage of account\u00a0opening in\u00a0the Bureau of Foreign Affairs<\/strong>;<\/p>\n \u00a0Requirements for individuals:<\/strong><\/p>\n Foreign chefs are\u00a0required to have a bachelor’s degree or above\u00a0and 2 years of relevant work experience, although chef’s certification is not required.<\/p>\n There are many special occupations in China, such as actors, models, yoga instructors, basketball coaches, chefs\u00a0and\u00a0doctors. What do foreigners and companies need to pay attention to when applying for\u00a0work visa for\u00a0these jobs? These occupations have special requirements not only on\u00a0the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5],"post_series":[],"yoast_head":"\n1 <\/strong>Model and Actor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2 <\/strong>Sports Coach<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n3 <\/strong>Doctor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n4 <\/strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n5 <\/strong>Chef<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n
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