YLingo! - Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network

1. You provide your documents
2. You Sign a contract (this is your intent to work for a particular school)
3. You (in most cases) complete your medical check and email us the results (1-8 days)
4. The school then sends your documnets, medical and contract to the FAO (Foreign Affairs Office) to be approved for a visa (1-4wks)
5. Assuming success, the school receives your invitation letter to China and approval for Z-Visa/Resident status upon arrival in China, and mails them to you (3-5 business days)
6. Book your flight (We recommend you only book one way, China is a place where you will probably stay longer)
7. You take these documents, a visa application form, passport, and new passport photos to your nearest Chinese Embassy to apply for an entry Z-visa (1-4 days processing time)
8. Once approved , you can come to China
9. Upon arrival, the school will pick you up in the host city, and take you to your accommodation, school, etc
10. They will then take your passport and newly co-signed contracts to the FAO again, to verify your arrival and validity as a future resident
11. Within 1-2 weeks you will receive your Foreign Experts Certificate/Residents Permit, allowing you to come and go from China as much as you like until the date of expiry

....Welcome to China....

You are in good hands now!

As a foreign newcomer in Shanghai, don't you wish you could get a life, not just instead of a job? 

 Don't you wish you could get settled down asap then really learn more about the city?

So, give a call to YLingo!   

We  provide problem-solving services to any expats in Shanghai.

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Service Items

Apartment Hunting & Renting 

• Finding a flat or a house to rent 

• Negotiating a reasonable price 

Utilities Paying Service 

• Explaining different billings and payment methods

• Assisting to pay electricity, gas, water, phone, cable or satellite TV, etc

• Choosing ISP or a phone provider, installing cable TV and Internet

• Meeting repairman/ delivery during work hours

Banking Assistance

• Opening a bank account

• Assisting to remit money

Car/Scooter Renting Assistance

• Assisting to hiring a car

• Applying for a parking place 

• driving license localization 

Taobao Shopping Assistance 

* Special Offer: Chinese green card services in consulting & process

Price

Our services are simply priced by the hour, depending on the nature of tasks or problems

Here we offer you two different rates: 

• One-time service payment 

• Individual (1 hour)  

Pre-paid package 

10 hour/time package  

20-hour/time package  

30-hour/time package  

Payment methods

Cash

Credit Card

Bank / ATM transfer  

This summer, we will create a new website called "Helping Hands" to help any foreigners adjust and get established 

in a new living environment!

If you are a foreigner lives in Shanghai without speaking a lot of Chinese,

You have to face some difficulties in daily life and they can become a huge headache. 

Just contact us for one-time help or regular assistance, 

We will try to make the transition as easy as possible in establishing all your essential needs.

The "Helping Hands" is waiting for the final linkup, it looks now to being next month - very soon!

Highlights: 

ESL tutors and international students ( 20- 26 years old ) to attend YLingo's apartment stay program throughout whole Shanghai city or even in China. 

This package include: 

- Free accommodation at the host's family during summer time (or even longer)

- 1000 - 2000RMB per month salary with visa provided

- Monday to Friday: 3 hours English classes + 2 hours communication/language exchange (weekends off)

- Resident permit & insurance

P.S. 

No housework plus!!

Qualifications / Skills Needed: 

Requirements: 

- Qualified ESL teachers & international students 

- Good communication skills

- Bright personality and easy going, enjoy Chinese culture and language learning

- University Degree/Teaching certificate

Job Specification:

- teaching English to young learners or kids at the host's apartment/home

- Local excursions

* This Program is open to English native speakers and European Participants *

Application Form

Please kindly fill out this form, we will process your request and contact you as quickly as possible

* Required fields

First name *

Last name *

Email address *

Phone number*

Nationality*

Arrival/departure         /     

City of Choice*         Only 

Age*

Gender*            F      /   M  

First time in China*           Yes   /   No 

What is your purpose for tra圞velling to China?

Study Chinese   Conference  Tra圞vel   Study Art    Ha圞ve a Job    Learn Chinese culture

 Extra information to help us place you with the perfect family

Comments/Questions

Host Family Quality Assurance 

• All homes are inspected to ensure cleanliness and appropriate furnishings and facilities are in the environment
• Families complete an orientation program to ensure cultural awareness of new students
• Host family social activities are organized for all guests
• We conduct ongoing quarterly reviews of the hosting experience by both family and tutors

Our Host Families Have Lovely Homes!

• Some families have new apartments, some have individual villas
• Some families live close to school, some live in the downtown area
• Some homes have pools and all homes have computers and internet

Student Rooms

• Tutors have their own private rooms
• All rooms have a bed, wardrobe and desk

Tax calculation formula: 

(Monthly Salary - 4800) x 20% - Quick Calculation Deduction 

Tax rate: 

< 500 CNY,  5%

5000 CNY ~ 2000 CNY,  10% - 25

2001 CNY ~ 5000 CNY,  15% - 125

5001 CNY ~ 20000 CNY,  20% - 375

20001CNY ~ 40000 CNY,  25% - 1375

IF:

The following questions are in no particular order and reflect our personal experiences. Some of these questions could also come up in a phone interview, although probably not the more detailed ones. So even if you are only at the phone interview stage, it would be helpful to review these, too.

Research
Why did you choose your dissertation (post-doc) topic?
Tell us about the theoretical framework of your research.
What changes would you have made to your dissertation or post-doctoral work if you were to begin again?
What contribution does your dissertation make to the field?
Tell me about your research.
Why didn't you finish your dissertation sooner?
What are your research plans for the next 2/5/10 years?
What are possible sources of funding to support your research?
What are your plans for applying for external funding?
When will you have sufficient preliminary data for a grant application?
What facilities do you need to carry out your research?
How does your research fit in with this department?
Who would you collaborate with?
What kind of startup package do you need?
Do you have the permission of your mentor/advisor to take this work with you? (mostly asked of postdocs)

Teaching
Are you a good teacher?
What makes a good advisor? Do you think it is important to challenge your students? How would you do that?
How many MS and PhD students would you try to have in your lab? And what about technicians and post-docs?
What is your approach to advising graduate students?
It is the third week of your introductory class and you notice that some students really aren't paying attention, some are sleeping and some aren't showing up - what do you do?
How do you feel about having to teach required courses?
How do you motivate students?
How would you encourage students to major in your field?
What is your teaching philosophy?
If you could teach any course you wanted, what would it be?
What do you think is the optimal balance between teaching and research?
Have you had any experience with distance learning or technology in the classroom?
How would you involve undergraduates in your research?
Have you taught graduate or professional students?
Have you supervised any undergraduate or undergraduate students?

Institutional/Departmental Issues
Can you summarize the contribution you would make to our department?
Are you willing to become involved in committee work?
Why are you interested in our kind of school?
What institutional issues particularly interest you?

Career and Personal
You list a number of interesting community service activities on your CV. Would you want to continue with that sort of extracurricular involvement if you came to U of X?
If you have more than one job offer, how will you decide?
How do you feel about living here?
What do you do in your spare time?
Who else is interviewing you?
What will it take to persuade you to take this job?
What kind of salary are you looking for?

Helpful advice based on experience:
Try to enjoy yourself.
If you enjoy talking to certain people during the day you can bring that up with the committee.
Say goodbye to people you have talked with individually if you can.
Read the job description carefully.
Bring phone numbers and names.
Bring a print-out of the faculty web pages, particularly those you know you are going to meet but also those of others so you can look them up quickly.
Time it.
Bring extra copies of your vita, dissertation abstract, papers, statement of research interests, handouts for talk.
Bring a sample syllabus of a course you might want to teach.
Don't check in anything critical on the plane? carry it with you.

Phone interviews seem to be growing more common as search committees try to make the difficult decision of who to invite for a campus interview. When you pass this level you will pass to the interview, and to campus for in-person interviews, and ultimately offered the position! If you are not interviewed by phone, these same questions are likely to be asked.

Questions for a teacher job interview:

Why are you interested in this position?
How will/could you involve students in your research?
What courses could you teach here?
What sorts of research projects/topics could you pursue here? What kinds of facilities would you need to conduct your research and teaching here?
When could you start in the position?
What do you see as your greatest accomplishments in your career to date? What shortcomings have you dealt with?
How would you describe your interactions with students?
What questions do you have for us?

Wish everyone a happy May Day holiday!

China education market is in great demand for foreign teachers now. We select top 10 cities from large number of China which is in great need of foreign teachers in the hope that it can give you some reference when you choose where to work.  

1. Beijing

   Beijing has the most colleges and universities with the largest and complete types and greatest strength in China cities. Beijing＇s foreign teachers demand market is very large, which can be seen from the local thousands of foreign language training institutions. In addition, influenced by the Beijing Olympic Games, the capital people's enthusiasm of learn a foreign language go to the highest point, so it should be a better choice to work as a foreign teacher in Beijing. 

2. Shanghai

   Shanghai's economic is developed with a large number of universities growing very fast. Currently in Shanghai, there are about 4,000 registered foreign teachers. Most of them are distributed in foreign language categories of colleges and universities as well as some primary and secondary schools and kindergartens. In order to attract students and parents'eyes, many schools recruit foreign teachers one after another. So Shanghai＇s demand for foreign teachers is also very great. 

3. Wuhan

   Wuhan is not only a transportation center of China but also the main distribution city of colleges and universities with a large number of high-quality personnel. Relatively speaking, Wuhan‘s foreign teachers demand is also very large. What’s more Wuhan University has long been known as the most beautiful university. Coming to Teach in Wuhan and having a travel around Wuhan University should be a relatively good choice.

4. Xi'an

   Xi'an has a long history and rich culture, the overall strength of universities of which is also very famous. The number of those differs not far from Nanjing, therefore the demand for foreign teachers is also considerable. Moreover Xi'an has large-scale training schools, which can be imagined that the demand for foreign teachers is also very large. 

5. Nanjing

   Nanjing is close to Xi’an in the demand for foreign teachers with a lot of colleges and universities and relatively more participants. With more and more Foreign exchange, Nanjing people’s passion of learning a foreign language is also bullish year after year. Chinese teachers that many schools hired has non-standard pronunciation, which has been unable to meet people’s demands of learning a pure foreign language, so the demand for foreign teachers is also increasing. 

6. Guangzhou

   Guangzhou is one of China's major center cities with developed economic and fast growing education in recent years, in which many universities have a long history. Guangzhou＇s foreign language training institutions are not as many as the above cities, but the public＇s enthusiasm for learning a foreign language is not low. The present status is more students less teachers, so it is also a good choice to teach in Guangzhou. 

7. Chengdu

   Being the ancient Ba and Shu state of China, Chengdu is not only rich in beauty, but also rich in colleges and universities. Chengdu has many colleges and universities with relatively strong strength. At present, the foreign language training market of Chengdu is growing rapidly, therefore the requirement of a series of supporting facilities have also gradually increased. The market also prefer to choose foreign teachers to teach, so the demand for foreign teachers has been quite large. 

8. Tianjin

   The overall strength of Tianjin Colleges and universities cannot compare with the above cities; however there are still powerful colleges and universities, and the number of colleges and universities is relatively more in Chinese cities. Tianjin has hundreds of Foreign Language training institutes. On the whole, the demand for foreign teachers is also very large. 

9. Chongqing

   Chongqing has many schools with good strength In addition to the beauty. Foreign language training market is very hot. Many of them would like to recruit foreign teachers to keep up appearances sufficient to attract more students to study. Therefore, come to Chongqing and you will soon be able to find a teacher job .  

10. Changsha

    Changsha has the reputation of emphasizing education in China. Changsha＇s colleges and universities such as the Central South University, National University of Defense Technology are also quite good. Because of the focus of education, so the foreign teachers in Changsha will be relatively popular

     

Position: Oral English teacher

Expected Dates: Currently available

About the Schools: primary schools, secondary middle schools and high schools located in Liu pan shui, Guizhou 

Requirements/Qualifications:

1.  Native English Speaker with TEFL/TESOL/TESL certificate

2.  At least one year kids/young learners English teaching experience with B.A. degree

3.  Out-going, patient and responsible

4.  Be interested in kid-teaching/young-learner-teaching field

Job description:

1. Oral English courses and class preparation

2. 16 classes a week

3. Developing the curriculum and compiling teaching materials

4. Regular meeting/workshop with DOS and other teachers

Remuneration Package

1. Monthly salary: 6000 RMB
2. At least one year contract or longer
3. Legal work permit, work visa and resident permit
4. Flight reimbursement
5. Help-upon arrival
6. Accommodation assistance
7. Opportunities for promotion

Please send your resume to: hr@ylingo.com 

Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd.)

Tel:(8621) 31357330 / 31357331 

Position: Professional Business English teacher

Expected Dates: Currently available

About the Schools: Language training centers (corporation department) located in Suzhou, Jiang su province

Requirements/Qualifications:

Native English Speaker with TEFL/TESOL/TESL certificate

With marketing course/management course teaching experience and B.A. degree above

Honest, reliable and inspiring

Job description:

Marketing/management courses (teach in English)

Teaching material creation and class preparation as requested

27 classes per week (can be adjusted by the school’s schedule)

Regular meeting/workshop with DOS and other teachers

Remuneration Package

1. Monthly salary: 10500 RMB

2. At least one year contract or longer
3. Legal work permit, work visa and resident permit
4. Flight reimbursement
5. General insurance
6. Help-upon arrival
7. Accommodation assistance
8. Opportunities for promotion

Please send your resume to: hr@ylingo.com 

Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd.)

Tel: (8621) 31357330 / 31357331

Position: Oral English teacher

Expected Dates: Currently available

About the Schools: language training centers located in Suzhou, Jiang su province

Requirements/Qualifications:

1.  Native English Speaker with TEFL/TESOL/TESL certificate

2.  At least one year kids/young learners English teaching experience with B.A. degree

3.  Out-going, patient and responsible

4.  Be interested in kid-teaching/young-learner-teaching field

Job description:

1. Oral English courses and class preparation

2. 30 - 39 classes a week

3. Developing the curriculum and compiling teaching materials

4. Regular meeting/workshop with DOS and other teachers

Remuneration Package

1. Monthly salary: 8000 RMB
2. At least one year contract or longer
3. Legal work permit, work visa and resident permit
4. Flight reimbursement
5. General insurance
6. Help-upon arrival
7. Renew bonus 3000RMB(annual)

8. Accommodation assistance
9. Opportunities for promotion

Please send your resume to: hr@ylingo.com 

Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd.)

Tel: (8621) 31357330 / 31357331

Expected Dates: Currently available

About the Schools: kindergartens, primary schools, secondary middle schools and language training centers located in Hefei, An hui province

Requirements/Qualifications:

1.  Native English Speaker with TEFL/TESOL/TESL certificate

2.  At least one year kids/young learners English teaching experience with B.A. degree

3.  Out-going, patient and responsible

4.  Be interested in kid-teaching/young-learner-teaching field

Job description:

1. Oral English courses and class preparation

2. 20- 25 classes a week

3. Developing the curriculum and compiling teaching materials

4. Regular meeting/workshop with DOS and other teachers

Remuneration Package

1. Monthly salary: 6500 - 8000 RMB
2. At least one year contract or longer
3. Legal work permit, work visa and resident permit
4. Flight reimbursement
5. General insurance
6. Help-upon arrival
7. Accommodation assistance
8. Opportunities for promotion

Please send your resume to: hr@ylingo.com 

Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd.)

Tel:(8621) 31357330 / 31357331 

Position: oral English teacher

Expected Dates: Currently available

About the Schools: language institutes/companies located in 

Suzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Foshan,

DongGuan, Wuhan, Xiamen, Zhongshan

Requirements/Qualifications:

Native English Speaker with TEFL/TESOL/TESL certificate

At least 2 year English teaching experience and B.A. degree or above

Dynamic and highly responsible

Familiar with office software 

Job description:

1. Oral English courses and class preparation according to the employer's course syllabus & methodology

2. 20 - 25 classes per week

3. To provide high quality professional teaching at all times

4. Regular meeting/workshop with DOS and other teachers

Remuneration Package

1. Monthly salary: 8000 – 12000 RMB

2. At least 1 year contract or longer
3. Legal work permit, work visa and resident permit
4. Flight reimbursement
5.Generalinsurance  

6. Help upon arrival + monthly transportation fee 500RMB 

7. Accommodation assistance
8. Opportunities for promotion

(PART TIME JOB IS ALSO AVAILABLE)
Please send your resume to: hr@ylingo.com 

Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd.)

Tel: (8621) 31357330 / 31357331

Position: oral English teacher

Expected Dates: Currently available

About the Schools: language institutes/companies located in Suzhou, Jiang su province

Requirements/Qualifications:

Native English Speaker with TEFL/TESOL/TESL certificate

At least over 2 year English teaching experience and B.A. degree or above

Dynamic and highly responsible

Familiar with office software 

The English native speakers who live in Shanghai or Jiang su province are preferred.

Job description:

1. Oral English courses and class preparation according to the employer's course syllabus & methodology

2. 25 - 25 classes per week

3. To provide high quality professional teaching at all times

4. Regular meeting/workshop with DOS and other teachers

Remuneration Package

1. Monthly salary: 8500RMB

2. At least 2 year contract or longer
3. Legal work permit, work visa and resident permit
4. Flight reimbursement
5.Generalinsurance                

6. Help-upon arrival
7. Monthly transportation fee 500RMB

8. Accommodation assistance
9. Opportunities for promotion

(PART TIME JOB IS ALSO AVAILABLE)
Please send your resume to: hr@ylingo.com 

Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd.)

Tel: (8621) 31357330 / 31357331

Most ESL teachers with some experience have had to deal with bad teaching jobs. If the English teacher was lucky the job was a simply tutoring or a part time evening job which could be dropped easily, with little hassle. Unfortunately quite often the bad English school is the teachers main employer and visa supplier. When the international school threatens the teachers work visa many teachers panic and back down. This is the wrong thing to do.

Work Visas for Foreign Teachers

Most teachers obtain their work visas through their school; without it they cannot legally teach English or even work in a foreign country. Bad ESL schools will threaten to not renew or even revoke a work visa unless the teacher agrees to their demands.

Often the international school will threaten the teacher with an inability to work for another school, extradition and even jail time due to "mistakes" with the work visa. The teacher will be told if he takes a small cut in pay, teaches more classes, stays with the school for another year or similar demands the school will make sure nothing bad happens.

As long as the foreign teacher is working legally, these are empty threats.

Failure to Renew an English Teachers Work Visa

If the school refuses to renew a work visa, there is a simple solution for teachers. Find a n.ew teaching job As long as the work visa is still valid, foreign teachers can move around the city or country and find a new school. Depending on the country, getting the renewed work visa transferred to the new jobl might take some effort, especially if the old school refuses to fire the teacher. Fortunately most of these problems can be sorted out by the new school or a quick trip to a lawyer to learn the exact work-related laws.

However this does not always work. Sometimes there isn't enough time to renew the work visa, the government needs a specific document from the old school, or the old international school bribed the right government official to punish the ESL teacher. In this case the teacher should simply let the work visa expire and get a tourist visa.

With a tourist visa, teachers can't legally work, but they can look for a new teaching job without having to worry as much about their old school. In most countries transferring the work visa requires a lot of work, but once the visa has expired it ceases to matter. Getting a new work visa through another international school becomes much more streamlined and feasible. This costs more money and time, but with most countries its the best option.

Revoking an ESL Teacher's Work Visa

Unless an international school is well connected and the government is corrupt, a school can't revoke the work visa. The worst they can do is inform the government that the teacher has broken the law in some way. This isn't good, but as long as the teacher is following the law, it can be dealt with by consulting a lawyer. If the school claims an teacher broke the law and the police discover otherwise, the school will be in trouble. So this threat is not often followed.

This is why legally teaching English in a country is the best way to avoid problems.

If the foreign teacher is working illegally, the school has the advantage. While the governments of many countries will turn a blind eye to illegal English teachers, once it is brought to their attention, the police will spring into action.

South Korea is especially notorious for this type of behaviour. Many teachers teach English illegally with the ESL schools' complete support. However if there is a disagreement, the school will be shocked to learn that their teacher lied to them and call the police. This usually ends with the teacher spending time in jail, being banned from working in South Korea and denied reentry into Korea for several years.

Illegal teachers must plan carefully, have emergency money and a back up plan.

Teaching English Legally is the Best Way

As long as a foreign teacher is teaching English legally, an international school cannot threaten his or her work visa in a realistic manner. If the school doesn't renew a work visa, the teacher can find a new school, or get a tourist visa while searching for a new teaching job. If the school threatens to revoke a work visa or turn it over to police, talking to a lawyer or even threatening to do so will often stop the threat cold. It may cost some money, but its better than allowing a school to bully its teachers.

With thousands of hotels in Shanghai of every level, luckily the city is also home to many budget hotels offering comfortable and clean accommodation for a cheap price. If you're planning a trip to Shanghai, consider staying at one of the best budget hotels in the city. Inexpensive, centrally-located and with comfortable rooms and good facilities, you can't go wrong.

Bai Fu Hotel - This budget hotel is located in a wonderful area of Shanghai, right in the city center near bars, restaurants and cafes, as well as close to the Metro Station. Bai Fu Hotel is quite small, with just 32 rooms, so you'll find you get a lot of personal attention. Rooms are large, exceptionally clean and feature an en suite bathroom, cable TV and in-room internet for a small fee. Room rates begin at $48 a night. Bai Fu Hotel is located at No. 10, lane 246, Yu Yuan rd, Jing'an district, Shanghai.

The Phoenix Hostel - The Phoenix is both a hostel and a budget hotel, although you'd hardly know it was a hostel as the rooms are so nice. The Phoenix Hostel offers both hostel beds in dorm rooms, as well as hotel rooms in four styles. Each hotel room features air conditioning, TV, en suite bath, telephone and in-room internet access. The hotel itself has a lovely rooftop bar, a restaurant and a cafe, where you can enjoy a drink or a meal. There's also washing machines, if you've been traveling for a while and need to do some laundry.

Shanghai Koala Garden House - This absolutely delightful budget hotel is located in a renovated old Chinese hotel building, that has some of the sweetest features. Rooms are quite large and offer TV, air conditioning, and en suite bath.

The Shanghai Koala Garden House has a lovely bar and cafe area, where you can get coffee, alcoholic drinks, or enjoy a cooked meal or a snack. They even serve pizza and pasta. There's also a lounge area and a small laundry area if you want to wash your clothes.

The staff at Shanghai Koala Garden House is lovely. They speak English, they're delightfully professional and are very helpful with advice about places to visit in Shanghai. Room rates begin at $25 per night. You'll find the Shanghai Koala Garden House hotel at 240 Duolun Road, Shanghai.



 

It seems that most foreigners are only familiar with several big cities in China, like Beijing, Shanghai, 

Guangzhou, and focus on jobs in these cities. As a result, there are more applicants and competition there, 

which leads to a relatively lower salary because of the much higher living cost than that in other cities.

Please view the job offer from an university located in An hui province, don't you think it looks attractive? 

Monthly salary 15000RMB

Airfare 9000RMB

Only 16 classes per week

Free accommodation 

Health insurance 

As a recruiter, my advice is: 

If you don't have any special reasons to work in big cities, it would be a better choice to work in a relatively 

smaller city, where the salary is almost the same as that in big cities but the living cost is much lower, and what's 

more, the scenery is usually more beautiful and the local people are more friendly.

It's always understandable that you may be disappointed if you came to China just for money. Working in China 

you may not earn much money, but you could experience the special Chinese culture, enrich your experiences and 

afford your travel in China with your salary. I personally do think it is indeed a great plan. 

After consulting various resources, I finally confirmed the visa policy last week - foreigners don't reside or work in Hong Kong permanently will be required to apply Chinese visa from the Embassy or Consulate-General of Peoples' Republic of China in their resident countries.

Grrrr.... it means if you have entered China with your L visa but would like to work here, you'll then be required to return your native country for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a new Z visa. More often than that, "visa runs" to Hong Kong are no longer acceptable, since the visa notification won't be issued if the employers choose Hong Kong as the application place. As I know, right now only in Beijing you can convert your L visa to Z without leaving China visa through some agencies help.

American Citizens:

1. Tourist Visas: Applicants must provide proof of hotel reservations, and round-trip airfare tickets.

Relative Visitation: proof of relation to said relative (i.e. birth certificate), proof of address for said relative& round trip airfare tickets.

2. Business Visas: Applicants must provide proof of invitation authorized by the appropriate Chinese authorities, proof of hotel 

reservations, and round trip airfare tickets.

Non-American Citizens:

In addition to the above-mentioned requirements detailed in items 1-3, those wishing to obtain visas for non-American passports must also provide:

1. Proof that the applicant has visited China before, in the form of a previously obtained and used Chinese visa.

2. An American Green Card, or a valid H1B, H4, F1, F2, L1, or L2 visa good for over 6 months.

In these circumstances, YLingo would like to inform all the available or engaged teachers residing abroad: please manage your new work visa application after receiving those necessary documents from your future employers, unless you've already got one and no need to renew at the present time.

The updated recruiment procedure is supposed to be like this:

Meanwhile, your Foreign Expert Certificate (FEC) belongs to the school and should be returned to them upon departure. 

Please make sure that your current employer provides you with the documents needed by the new school before you finish 

your contract so as to provide the new school with at least seven working days to extend your current visa. If you are unable 

to do this, then you must ask your present employer to extend your current residency permit by one month (this can be done f

or an extra fee).

Because of the new visa policy, if you run out of time, you will then have to return back to your native country and apply for 

a new Z visa from the Chinese consulate there. The PSB will no longer convert L visas into residency permits if the former 

residency permit has expired. 

9th April (last Saturday), the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) held its annual Job 

Fair for Foreigners in April in Shanghai. As one of the exhibitors, we participated in with a very busy day but it

was a good chance to review the foreign recruitment situation, which I personally think will benefit YLingo more

in the coming future. 

The job fair was arranged at Swissotel Grand hotel, where located by Jing'an temple. This big sponsor board at

hall showed the the fair is intended to be a platform for international professionals now.

The reception place for registration. It was an early moment, later the entrance was just full of people and visitors.

YLingo's stand (or should I say booth?) with newly designed posters and publicity photographs.

Thanks to our local colleagues outstanding contribution, they did a good job

More than half of the employers with a stand at the fair were schools organized by Chinajob.com, they joined

for meeting or hiring native speaker English teachers.  I was not surprised at that, since education and

training industry is still the main field of foreign job fairs.  

But I did found some other company stands were there expecting specific experts, especially at areas such

as clean energy and biological medicine. Interested candidants came to ask if we also offer other positions

like banking, fianance or accounting, yes we do, even though YLingo is originally created as a teaching resourcing

institute, quite a lot of teachers in our talent pool are still specialists in their own studies.   

No wonder SAFEA mentioned it can be seen by the number of 1200 people turned up and interviewed by

54 companies, the whole exhibition hall was so crowded!

According to the agency’s statistics, there are more than 200,000 expats are currently living and working in 

China. However, due to the global recession, an increasing number of foreigners are looking for jobs in China. 

Some sectors continue to have a huge demand for foreign talents, such as education, finance and IT, and the 

demands are shifting to more professional industries like banking and investment.So the fact is the domestic job 

market for foreigners is shrinking, when many Chinese professionals can already speak very good English, 

foreigners need more professional qualifications to find their ideal jobs here. It's a clear sigh that English skills 

are no longer the edge they used to be for foreigners seeking work.

We talked with more than 50 would-be employees face to face, and new visitors still kept coming near the end 

of the fair. With a more diverse range of job needs keeps growing in Shanghai, think next year the fair will attract

more job applicants and company employers.

Job fair for foreigners tips (in Shanghai)  -

For employers:

1. bottle water is definitely necessary, or your throat will burn like fire after keep talking for a whole day

2. make a note or put a mark on every single resume, it'll help you to recognize the who the candidate was 

3. double check the information form to avoid knowing nothing about visitors illegible handwriting

For job hunters:

1. I would say your resume would be identified easily if it's with a photo... after interviewed so many different

people, ok ok, I admit it was quite difficult to "match" their faces and resume

2. no need to be there too early, but please don't be too late - at the last moment of the fair, most exhibitors will

busy with finish off their work, instead of having a detailed conversation with you

3. Have to say you'll impressed the employers if you speak some good Chinese

Foreigners in China are largely denied in many cities to the right to social insurance coverage when working 

in China. Shanghai is also on that list of cities. However, with the mounting demand for national treatment by 

foreign employees in respect of social insurances, Shanghai has recently stepped up a regulation amid that 

demand on October 10, 2009, namely, Notice of Several Issues on Foreign Employees in Shanghai 

Participating in Social Insurance (the “Notice”) Foreign employees in Notice shall include overseas Chinese 

citizens who have been granted the permanent residence status and Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau residents.

The main contents are:

(1)The social insurances available to foreign employees in the Notice are basic pension insurance, basic medical 

insurance and work injury insurance. To be eligible for such benefits, employees shall obtain the relevant work 

permit as required by law and regulations. We note that the Notice requires that such benefits should be written 

in the relevant employment contract, but however, it remains unclear what if the employment contract is silent on 

that.We advise that foreign employees shall insist on inserting related clauses addressing social insurances in the 

employment contracts upon entry thereof.

(2)After participating in social insurances, foreigners, who reach the retirement ages 60 years old for man, and 

55 years old for women), may apply to receive benefits from pension fund in accordance with laws and regulations.

(3)Foreign employees who fall ill during participation in social insurance are entitled to benefits from the basic 

medical insurance. However, medical costs incurred abroad shall not be covered by the basic medical insurance.

(4)Foreign employees participating in social insurance may enjoy benefits from work injury insurance if hurt during 

work or contracted occupational diseases.

In the event that foreign employees terminate their employment with employers prior to reaching their respective 

retirement ages, the balance in their basic pension insurance and medical insurance accounts will be paid in a lump 

sum upon settlement.  

Should I say welcome to Shanghai, Jhon? OK as everybody knows, we've just made our Chinese website brand new last week, it's the time to create a well-designed English one face to overseas teachers and new expats. Our new IT manager, Jhon will be mainly responsible for the project, and I was told that he's all ready for that  The good news was before the Tomb Cleaning Festival, I finally received his visa notification letter from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce!

Please don't feel confused about that never seen paper, company's foreign staff recruitment requires different documents to go through different procedures. If you're hired as an ESL teacher, you'll have to apply for the foreign expat certificate; however, employed as a foreign crew will be issued to submit an alien employment license instead.

When I asked for the special express service to apply Jhon's visa notification, I was really in a hurry. Because of the public holiday will last for 3 days, and if I wanted to deliver everything to Jhon before the holiday (he's in New Jersey waiting for the documents to get his work visa), time would be so pressing. Had to run to the commerce office to explain, the officer over there was quite nice, after listening and checking he approved then even noticed the date on the employment license - "well OK, your company has got that license early!" Yeah, that was true, we got it more than 1 month ago, haha! Think Jhon can prepare for his visa application today, UPS delivery was pretty fast, and it only took 3 days on the way. Again, let's welcome Jhon to the People's Republic of China!!

Working at YLingo, one of the importants parts of my job is making our teachers know more about their visa, especially when they have problems. This FAQ is a short list of answers to some highly asked questions about work visa, I'll try to add more next few days of this week.

The official name of work visa should be called as "employment visa" or "Z visa", just sometimes people are lazy  or seems "work visa" can be much easier to be remembered. Here's the list -

Q: Do I have to get B.A. degree to apply Z visa to teach in Shanghai?

A: In most cases, yes. B.A. degree is a necessary condition of both foreign expert certificate and work permit. In some other cities, the visa policy might be a little bit flexible but still on the basis of your teaching experience - if you have taught English for a longer time, or the local schools need you to fill the position urgently, a college diploma or associate degree is acceptable.

Q: Do I need a release letter or a recommendation letter?

A: The release letter, yes, and I have to remind that release letters are ONLY given to those who finished the whole year contract. A recommendation letter is optional, but it'll benefit you if you are required to provide.

Q: Can I get a work visa in my home country?

A: Yes, but you have to make sure you are employed before come to China. Your employer here (usually a school or a company) will apply for work permit and work visa notification with the mateirals you provided (copy of passport, certificates, CV, photoes, etc) then send the original permit and notification to you. With those 2 documents you may apply for a temporary work visa at the embassy of China in where you live, later the temporary work visa will be changed to an one year official one. However, only few schools and companies can do that, the reasons are: 1) they must have the qualification to employ foreign teachers; 2) their registered fund must be over 500, 000 CNY; 3) they will also take a lot risk if something unexpected happened. That's why most of teachers arrived in China with their tourist visa then tried to get a work visa with employment.

Q: If my school working unit has changed, how to go through the formalities?

A: If your school has changed, you must go through the modification formalities within 10 days after 

the change happens. First, modify Foreigner Employment Permit or Expert Certificate; then bring relevant 

documents to Bureau of Exit-entry Administration to modify the working unit of the Residence Permit.

Q: If my in Shanghai has changed, how to go through the formalities ?

A : Please go to the police station of the new residential place or hotel to apply and get a new, later bring 

relevant documents to Bureau of Exit-entry Administration to modify the address of the Residence Permit.

When I was trying to find some feedback of those well-known English traing centers or schools, some information just emerged. "China School  Black List, China School Green List", looks interesting uh? Let's have a look:

*English *First Shanghai (E*F Shanghai) 

I clear almost 9,000 rmb a month and my contract is 30 ach (40 mins each) any more has to be mutually agreed and is paid overtime.
Half my flight money has been paid and the rest will be at the end of my contract.
Accomodation is satisfactory without being luxurious!
I average about 27 ach a week and don¡ät have to come in when not working.

*Gold *Apple Bilingual School

My experience at Shanghai Gold Apple Bilingual School was good at times and bad at others. The pay was relatively low yet they always pay on time. There was a travel bonus which was nice and they paid for my round trip ticket from the U.S. They paid for travel visas and work visas. Accomodations and meals were free. Accomodations were not fabulous in terms of a kitchen but we did have heat and AC. The children were good and other teachers were extremely kind. "The Chinese way" is something I never learned to deal with and ultimately made me decide to leave after one year. Promises by the school for Chinese lessons were not honored. I only had to teach 18 classes a week with most of them 40 minutes and a few 30 minutes. Bring your own teaching materials!!!!!!

*Raffles *Lasalle Shanghai  

You will work long hours for little personal reward or recognition. You MUST work a nine hour day. They have a questionable evaluation system and even more questionable curriculum.
The people in charge of you know nothing about ESL teaching and do not really care if students are learning or not as long as the wheels keep turning.
The rules and systems and policies, such as they are, will change on a daily basis. Your contract is worthless.If you are sick, you must teach the classes you missed upon your return.
Oh yeah, each class is four hours long. Look before you leap man or the water may just be too deep.

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THE GOOD
They pay on time. Every time. You get a legal work visa and all other necessary paperwork. Your colleagues are generally wonderful.The students are sweet (if somewhat unenthusiastic about English)
THE BAD
This is not an English school. They use the HEADWAY text books. I will say no more.
The Singaporean entrepreneurs who pride themselves on running this pseudo educational institution care ONLY about money.
You must work 45 hours each week.

Shanghai *Normal *University, *English *First Shanghai (E*F Shanghai) 

Foreign teachers at Shanghai Normal University--even relative oldtimers--were given only one-semester contracts this past September. The reason now seems to have emerged: the school on Guilin Lu in south Shanghai has contracted with corporate English First to run its one-year mandatory oral English course for third-year students. It appears that English First not only will supply the curriculum and supervision but also will have an HR function in determining what teachers will be rehired for the spring semester . . . And, of course, who won¡ät be rehired.

*CHEERY ENGLISH

The company likes to tell "white" lies and will bend the contract rules. They also made me work extra hours, more than stated in my contract, and I was NEVER paid for these extra hours!
They are not legally licensed to hire foreigners, so instead of getting us our Z visas like they are supposed to, they instead make us pay extra money for other documents so they can just extend the visa. They wont and they cant get teachers a foreign expert certificate because they are not a legal company.
Not worth the time, PLEASE, when working in China, make sure the company or school has a OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT LICENSE.

To be honest, I think all the above messege gave the realistic reflection to the English training schools in Shanghai, I might can tell more if time allows ( joking  ). Well, the fact is some schools are not professional enough, foreign teacher recruitment and management is an ART, it's so important that every little thing will change the relationship between both side, especially when we have different cultural background. We gonna be more careful to choose qualified work places for our teachers, since a legal company/school and a friendly work enviornment are always the most important things. The last but not the least, communication is very, very necessary.

The normal working week in China is Monday to Friday. Normal working hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break. Chinese employees work 8 hours per day, to a maximum of 44 hours per week, with a minimum of one day off per week

China has three major annual holidays:

- National Day, on October 1

- Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), late January to mid February

- Labour Day (May Day), May 1

These aren't one-day holidays: workers get at least a week or two off for Chinese New Year and one week is quite common for both National Day and Labour Day. Students generally get at least four weeks off at Spring Festival and a 9-day (two weekends framing a work week) break for the other two holidays.

The Contract

When accepting an offer of a job in China, you should receive a formal contract from your employer, setting out the conditions of employment, salary to be paid and the benefits that the employee can expect to receive in addition to his or her salary, such as contribution towards accommodation, car or childrens' education. The contract of employment should also set out the conditions for termination of the contract by either party (the employer or the employee). Contracts may have a fixed end date, or may be left open ended. If the end date is specified, the contract can be renewed upon expiry with the agreement of both parties.

The contract will be issued in both English and Chinese. In the event of an employment dispute, the Chinese contract of employment will be used as the point of reference.

Personal income tax in China is paid on:

• Income from wages and salaries
• Self employment income
• Income from contracted or leased businesses
• Income from payments for personal services
• Income from royalties
• Income from interest, dividends
• Income from property rentals
• Income from property transfers
• Income from other sources specified as taxable by the Chinese government

China has nine income tax bands. These are:

Income Tax Bands in China

If you are a foreign worker - not a Chinese citizen - the above rates apply after an initial

tax deduction of 4,800 yuan each month.

Last week I was asked about the teaching certificates, TEFL, TESOL, TESL and even CLETA, some

potential foreign teachers wanted to know which one is better for getting a good teaching job in Shanghai.

In fact, they are not different courses but just different acronyms for teaching english to non-native speakers.

TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language, this term refers to teaching English in countries such as

Canada, the US, Australia, etc., where English is the common everyday language in the community.

TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, this is a newer, umbrella term that encompasses both

English and non-English speaking countries.

TESL - Teaching English as a Second Language, this term to teaching English in countries such as Korea,

Spain, Brazil, etc., where English is not the common everyday language in the community.

In other words, it doesn't matter which acronym is used (and they are often used interchangeably), it is the course that matters. As Flash has said CELTA is probably the most highly regarded TEFL/TESOL certificate, (it's awarded by Cambridge ESOL) and good even if you aren't going to teach adulst specifically.

I know someone is really interested in doing teaching job but might think "why bother, I don't need it, why waste the money"; however, I have to say getting certified not only educates you in course planning and classroom management, it also shows your delication to the industry and provides greater working opportunities.

In details, benefits of having certificates include:

- higher starting salary

- prepares you for the experience of teaching

- prepared you to identify and use teachables

- teaches you how to prepare for units and yearly plans

- teaches you how to lesson plan and have clear teaching objective

- teaches you class management

- class discipline techniques

- teaches you English - most native English speakers are not familiar enough with proper grammar - re-educate yourself... I would guess that more than 80% of all first time ESL teachers without certification have no idea what a compound adjective is or a past infinitive. Can you give me a definition without really having to think about it or without looking it up on the Internet?

Furthermore, nowadays the school administrators are more particular about the qualifications of the individuals they hire, and the teaching certificates are necessary when the school apply for the "foreign expert certficate" for you. There's a currently work visa policy of English teachers: you can only work legally with your foreign expert certficate, work permit, work visa and resident permit. So, I'm sure with the teaching certificates, you be a more attractive candidate to employers, but your skills, knowledge and teaching experience will make you more comfortable, confident and effective as a teacher.

Thanks for Mr. Zhou designing the nice promotion flyers, personally I do think those propaganda sheets will make YLingo more difference in the exhibition next month!

I WOULD LIKETO APPLY A TEACHING JOB IN SHANGHAI (OR IN CHINA):(Please simply complete the following request form with your own wish and our professional service provider 

will contact you soon.)

 I'd like to teach as a

Foreign language teacher

(Please select one from the options) English    Japanese    French    German    Russian    Italian    Other

Subject teacher/Trainer

(Please select one from the options) Math   Economics    Management    Medicine    Technology                                 Law    Education     Engineering   Chemistry    Other

Business training

Others

I'd like to teach in the following city (Multiple choice)

No Preference

Beijing  

Shanghai 

Others

I'd like to teach in the following institution (Multiple choice)

No preference

Company

School

Language training center

Mode of teaching I prefer

Full time

Half time

Part-time

I plan to teach for

Less than six months

Six months

1 year

1-2 years

3-5 years or more

Date of availability

Any time 

Within 1 month

Within 2-3 months

My most advanced studies

High school education

College education

Bachelor’s degre

Master’s degree

Doctoral degree

My native language

English

French

German

Spanish

Others

My Chinese language proficiency

None

Basic communication

Fluent

Years of teaching experience I have had 

None

1 year

2-3 years

4-5 years or more

Certificates I attained（Multiple choice）

TESL

TEFL

TESOL

ESL

CELTA

Others

My date of birth:

My passport number (if available):

My work visa type (if available): 

(Promulgated jointly by the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of public Security，Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of t

he People's Republic of China )

Chapter l General Provisions

Article 1 

These Rules are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and decrees for 

the purpose of strengthening the admiministration of employment of foreigners in China.

Article 2 

The term "foreigners"in these Rules refers to the persons，who under the Nationality Law ont1e People's Republic of China, do not have Chinese nationality. 

The term "employment of foreigners in China" in these Rules refers to acts of foreigners without 

permanent residence status to engage in remunerative work within Chinese territory in accordance with it laws.

Article 3 

These Rules shall apply to employed foreigners within Chinese territory and their employers. These Rules shall 

not apply t。foreigners who enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities employed by foreign embassies or 

consulates，or the offices of the United Nations and other international organizations in China.

Article 4 

The labour administrative authorities of the people's govemmer1t of the provinces，autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and those at the prefecture and 

city level with their authorization are responsible for the administration of employment of foreigners China.

Chapter II Employment License

Article 5 

The employer shall apply for the employment permission if it intends to employ foreigners and may do so after 

obtaining approval and The People's Republic of China Employment License for Foreigners(hereinafter referred to as the "Employment License").

Article 6 

The post to be filled by the foreigner recruited by the employer shall be the post of special need，a post that cannot be filled by any domestic candidates for the time being but violates no government regulations 

No employer shall employ foreigners to engage in commercialized entertaining performance, except for the persons qualified under Article 9(3)of these Rules.

Article 7 

Any foreigners seeking employment in China shall meet the following conditions： 

(1)18 years of age or older and in good health 

(2)with professional skills and job experience required for the work of intended employment； 

(3)with no criminal record； 

(4)a clearly-defined employer; 

(5)with valid passport other international travel document in lieu of the passport(hereinafter referred to as the "Travel Document").

Article 8 

Foreigners seeking employment in China shall hold the Employment Visas for thew entry(In case of agreement for mutual exemption of visas，the agreement shall prevail.), and may wok within Chinese territory only after they obtain the Employment 

Permit for Foreigner(hereinafter referred to as the"Employment Permit")and the foreigner residence certificate Foreigners who have not been issued residence certificate (i.e. holders 

of F，L，C or G  types visas), and those who are under study or interim programs in China and the families of holders of Employment Visas 

shall not work in China.In special cases employment may be allowed when the foreigner changes his status at the public security organs with the 

Employment License secured by his employer in accordance with the clearance procedures1under these Rules 

foreigners changes his status at the public security organs with the Employment License and receives his 

Employment permit and residence certificate. The employment in China of the spouses of the Personnel of foreign ernbassies, 

representative offices of the United Nations System and other international organization in China shall follow the Provisions 

of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Employment of the Spouses of the 

Personnel of Foreign EmbassiesConsulates and the Representative Offices of the United Nations System in China and 

be handled in accordance with the clearance procedures provided for in the second paragraph of this article. 

The Employment License & the Employment Permit shall be designed and prepared exclusively by the Ministry of Labour.

Article 9 

Foreigners may be exempted from the Employment License and Employment permit when they meet any of 

the following conditions：

fprofessional technical and managerial personnel employed directly by the Chinese government or those with 

senior technical titles or credentials of special skills recognized by their home or international technical authorities or 

professional associations to be employed by Chinese government organs and institutions and foreigners holding Foreign

Expert Certificate issued by China's Bureau of Foreign Expert Affairs； 

foreign workers with special skills who wok in offshore petroleum operations without the need to go ashore for 

employment and hold"Work Permit for Foreign Personnel Engaged in the Offshore petroleum Operations in the people's 

Republic of China"；foreigners who conduct commercialized entertaining performance with the approval of the Ministry of Culture and hold 

"permit for Temporary Commercialized Performance".

Article 10 

Foreigners may be exempted from the Employment License and may apply directly for the Employment Permit by 

presenting their Employment Visas and relevant papers after their entry entry when they meet any of the following 

conditions: 

foreigners employed in China under agreements or accords entered into by the Chinese government with foreign governments or international organizations for the implementation of Sino-foreign projects of cooperation and exchange； 

chief representatives and representatives of the permanent offices of foreign enterprises in China.

Chapter III Application and Approval

Article 11 

The employer When intending to employ a foreigner，stall fill out the Application Form for the Employment 

of Foreigners(hereinafter referred to as the"Application Form")and submit it to its competent trade authorities at the same level as the labour administrative authorities together 

with the following documentations： 

(1)the curriculum vitae of the foreigner to be employed；

(2)the letter of intention for employment； 

(3)the report of reasons for employment； 

(4)the credentials of the foreigner required for the performance of the job； 

(5)the health certificate of the foreigner to be employed; 

(6other documents required by regulations. The competent trade authorities shall examine and approve the 

application in accordance with Arides 6 and 7 of these Rules and relevant laws and decrees.

Article 12 

After the approval by the competent trade authorities，the employer shall take the Application Form to the labour administrative authorities of the province，autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government or the labour administrative authorities 

at the prefecture and city level where the said employer is located for examiexamination and clearance.The labour 

administration authorities described above shall designate a special body(hereinafter referred to as the"Certificate Office") to take up the responsibility of issuing the Employment License.

The Certificate Office should take into consideration of the opinions of the competent trade authorities and the 

demand and supply of labour market，and issue the Employment License to the employer after examination and clearance.

Article 13 

Employers at the Central level or those without the competent trade authorities may submit their application directly

to the Certificate Office of the labour administrative authorities for the Employment Permit. The examination and 

approval by the competent trade authorities is not required for foreign-funded enterprises to employ foreigners，and such enterprises may submit their applications directly to the Certificate Office of the labour administrative 

authorities for the Employment License，bringing with them the contract, articles of association, certificate of approval, business license and the 

documentation referred to in Article 11of these Rules.

Article 14 

Employers with permission to employ foreigners shall not send the Employment License nor the letter of visa 

notification directly to he foreigners to be employed1and they must be sent by the authorized unit.

Article 15 Foreigner with permission to work in China should apply for Employment Visas at the Chinese embassies，consulates and visa offices, bringing with them the Employment License issued by the Ministry of Labour，the letter or telex of visa notification sent by the authorized unit and the valid passport or Travel Document. 

Personnel referred to in Article 9

of these Rules should apply for the Employment Visas by presenting their letter or telex of visa notification 

by authorized unit；personnel referred to in Article 9

should apply for the Employment Visas by presenting their letter or telex of visa notification issued by the China 

National Offshore Oil Corporation; personnel referred to in Article9should apply for the Employment Visas by 

presenting their letter of telex of visa notification issued by the foreign affairs, office under the people's government 

of privinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government and the relevant documents 

of approval of the Ministry of Culture (addressed to the Chinese embassies，consulates or visa offices). Personnel referred to in Article 10(1)of these Rules should apply for the Employment Visas by presenting their letter or telex of visa notification by 

authorized unit and the documentation on projects of cooperation and exchange；personnel referred to in Article 10should apply for the Employment Visas by presenting their letter or telex of 

visa notification by the authorized unit and the registration certification issued by the administrative authorities of

industry and commerce

Article 16 

The employer should，within fifteen days after the entry of the employed foreigner take to the original Certificate Office the Employment 

License the labour contract with the said foreigner and his passport or Travel Document to receive his Employment 

Permit while filling out the Foreigner Employment Registration Form. The Employment Permit shall be effective only 

within the area specified by the Certificate Office.

Article 17 

Foreigners who received their Employment Permit should，within thirty days after their entry，apply for the residence certificate with the public security organs bringing with them their Employment Permit. 

The term of validity of the residence certificate may be determined in accordance with the term of validity of 

the Employment Permit.

Chapter IV Labour Adn1inistration

Article 18 

The employer and its foreign employee should，in accordance with law，conclude a labour contract，the term of which shall not exceed five years Such contract may be renewed upon expiration after the completion 

of clearance process in accordance with.

Article 19 

of these Rules. Article 19 The Employment Permit of the employed foreigner shall cease to be effective upon 

the expiration of the term of the labour contract between the foreigner and his employer.If renewal is required，the employer should，within thirty days prior to the expiration of the contract，submit an application to the labour administrative authorities for the extension of term of employment，and after approval is obtained，proceed to go through formalities for the extension of the Employment Permit.

Article 20

 The foreign employee should，within ten days after obtaining the approval for extension of his term of employment in china or t he change of 

his employment location or his employer, go through formalities for the extension or change d his residence 

certificate at the local public security organs.

Article 21 

After the termination of the labour contract between the foreign employee and his employer，the employer should promptly report it to the labour and public security authorities，return the Employment Permit and the residence certificate of the said foreigner，and go through formalities for his exit from China

Article 22

The wage paid to the foreign employee by the employer shall not be lower than the minimum wage in the locality.

Article 23 

The working hours，rest and vacation，work safety and hygiene as well as the social security of the foreign employees in China shall follow the relevant 

provisions of the state.

Article 24 

First time Apply for 1 Year Work Permit and Residence Permit with your current employer

1. Passport with valid visa

2. Resume or C.V. (both in English and in Chinese )

3. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence 

4. Copy of BA degree

5. Reference letters from any foreign company to prove you have 2 years full-time working experience (after graduated) in your current field and position.

6. Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works) 

7. Copy of the company Business License

8. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License 

9. Copy of the company Approval Certificate(only for foreign investment company)

10. Health Certificate

11. 5 Passport Photographs (size 4.5cm*3.5cm)

Normal Service takes: 15 Working Days

 Extend 1 Year Working permit and Residence Permit with same employer
1. Passport with valid working visa
2. Work Permit
3. New Employment Contract (oversea assignment contract also works)
4. 3 Passport Photographs (2 inches size)
5. Registration Form Of Temporary Residence ]
6. Copy of the company Business License 
7. Copy of the company Enterprise Code License 
Normal Service takes:10 Working Days

About driver license:

Hold any kind of 3 month valid visa now. Want to get 6 years Chinese Driver's License
1. Valid Foreign Country Drive's License
2. Passport with >= 90 days stay visa (L, F visa issued from any cities all can be qualified)
3. Shanghai Registration Form Of Temporary Residence( up to date )
Normal Service takes:10 Working Days

There are 1500 questions and answers of  Shanghai traffic rules with differnt language versions . During the exam, the traffic police will random pickup 100 questions. if you can 

get 90+ scores in the exam, then you can pass and get the Local Driver's License.
When you come to Shanghai with a valid visa, you have to go to the local police station near your living 

space to register your information in detail within 24 hrs. It's easy and free. Then you can get this Registration Form. 

The following ideas are offered as suggestions to help make you a more effective teacher. By employing these ideas, you can maximize the benefits that your students receive from each lesson with you.

1. Plan Ahead: Have an overall plan as to how you're going to move the student along. It doesn't have to be set in concrete, but it does help you avoid wandering aimlessly from week to week.

2. Establish Groundrules: You need to establish a basic understanding between you and the student early in the game. Basic groundrules can include regular practice requirements, fees, payment methods, attitude, etc. It's a good idea to type your groundrules and give a copy to every new student at the first lesson.

3. Teach Practice Skills: Practice skills are very similar to study skills. Once you have them, everything comes more easily. A regular practice schedule needs to be set up with each student. Explain that you won't be around to enforce it, and it's his/her responsibility to carry it out. Parents can be helpful in keeping the student honest. Good practice skills, when learned and used, can make all the difference in the world.

4. Keep Your Studio Clean and Up-To-Date: A clean environment promotes better learning. It also helps your students feel as though they're in an organized, important place, and this is vital. Have enough of all the proper equipment and teaching aids readily available. It goes without saying that all studio equipment should always be properly maintained. It's an investment that can pay for itself many times over.

5. Don't Miss Lessons: If for some unavoidable reason you have to miss a lesson, give the student advance notice. (You obviously have the right to expect the same courtesy from your students.) Set up an alternate lesson date immediately, at the student's convenience, not yours.

6. Teach All Styles: It's important for today's drummer to be able to play in a variety of styles. Your students don't have to be masters of every style, but they should be able to hold their own in as many musical situations as possible.

7. Reinforce: Don't forget old material. Students have a tendency to forget the basics when they're not reinforced regularly. Don't allow that to happen. Regular reinforcement will keep both you and your students on your toes.

8. Tailor Exercises to Individual Interests: Although it's extremely important to teach a variety of styles, many students will lose interest if what they're learning is not applicable to their current musical interests. Whenever possible, try to use examples from familiar music to demonstrate an important point.

9. Teach with Conviction: It's important to believe in what you're teaching. If you only have a half-hearted belief in what you're doing, it will come across as half-hearted to your students.

10. Point Out Improvements: We all have a natural tendency to stress areas that need improvement, ignoring the improvement itself. You may be the only gauge your students have on their progress. A steady stream of "this needs work" can be disheartening. Of course, this doesn't mean praising when performance isn't worthy of it, but in most lessons, you should be able to point out some area(s) where the student is performing well. Conversely, be aware that approval used sparingly is more effective than constant praise.

11. Don't Fake It: If you don't know the answer to a question, admit it. Feeding a student false information to save face is never a good idea. Once you've admitted you don't know, do your best to find the answer. If you find you're constantly being asked questions you can't answer, take it as a hint. You either need to do more work on the subject, or refer the student to another teacher.

12. Use Surprise: Periodically, ask for something unexpected. This not only keeps your student's attention up, but it also helps to combat monotony. Having a routine is good, but going through the same material in the exact same manner week after week can get boring -- and who wants to go to a boring lesson?

13. Communicate with Parents: This is particularly important if the parents are paying for the lessons. It's common courtesy to keep them abreast of the student's progress. You can also recruit them to help enforce the practice schedule you've set up with the student.

14. Promote Competition: Try to get students involved in competitive situations -- things such as all-state tryouts or local band auditions. This is not to suggest entering students into competitions they're not ready for. Defeat doesn't always build character. But a well-timed competition can help keep a student motivated.

15. Promote Playing: Get your students into some type of musical situation outside of lessons whenever you feel they're ready. Remember, we are trying to create musicians. It's vital for every developing musician to interact with others. There is no substitute for real musical experience.

16. Help Students with Equipment Selection: As a teacher, you'll be expected to know more about the instrument than just how to play and teach it. Students will usually expect you to guide them in their choice of new or additional equipment.

17. Be Aware of Differences in Abilities and Goals: Not all students have equal abilities or expectations. This doesn't mean you shouldn't push a student to his/her full potential. But realize that not every student wants to be a professional. Some may be pursuing drumming for totally different reasons, and it's counterproductive to scare them away with obscure techniques. Also, everyone learns at a different pace. Some students will always be behind the point where you'd like them to be. If a student is not progressing at a satisfactory pace, try to determine the reason. If you can help, by all means do so. If not, accept the fact that things may not always go exactly as planned.

18. Be Willing to Bend: Keep in mind that every student is different, and different students may require different teaching approaches. You should be willing to change your approach if you want to be effective. The only alternative is to only accept a certain type of student -- a choice most of us cannot afford to make.

19. Have Reasons: Be able to explain why you want things done in certain ways. Students often can't see the total picture, or the reasoning behind it. "Because I said so" is not an acceptable answer.

20. Be Patient: This is the golden rule. A highly pressured student won't work as efficiently as one who is comfortable with you. A relaxed student is always more receptive to learning than one who is uptight as a result of an impatient teacher.

21. Stay in Fifth Gear: Teaching requires considerable energy. Be prepared to give 110% for the entire lesson -- every lesson. This includes going into the lesson in a good mood, with a clear head, and with a positive attitude. Always keep in mind that you might be helping to mold the talents of the world's next great drummer!

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Shanghai Tutoring Expat Network (STEN) is a Shanghai based professional teaching service institute/agency with registered fund 1,000, 000 CNY. 

By helping teachers and foreign staff finding immediate educational vacancies with the program 

called talent pool, we also support foreign teachers and expats to feel settled down and relaxed 

with life in Shanghai.

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Adults 

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Why YLingo?

* The website STEN was legally found by Shanghai Ocean Investment Management Co., Ltd. (check the company business license).

* The company has a decent office located in Hong Qiao Economic Development Zone, where called the CBD of Hong Qiao integrated transportation hub.

*  With more than 6 years language training experience, our work team is professional and experienced.

* Our team members are enthusiastic and educated, while speak good English even other languages which can make the communication easily.

Many people who decide they want to teach English as a Second Language do not consider all of their options. Teaching ESL is a broad term. There are dozens of ESL disciplines, and a wide range of class types. Which of these are you best suited for?

Before you start applying for jobs and going to interviews, take a few moments to think about your personality. It may even help to take a personality test. Have you ever thought about whether you are introverted or extroverted? Just because you prefer small groups, or working alone doesn't mean you can't work in the ESL field. It may just mean you will be more comfortable teaching smaller classes or even private lessons. Alternatively, you may start teaching and realize after a few months that you are drawn to an ESL office job such as curriculum planning.

Are you a teacher who likes to stand at the front and be the head of a class, or do you prefer to mingle and help students out individually? Does the thought of standing in a classroom all day, make you feel claustrophobic? You might want to consider schools that offer holiday courses and regular excursions. Some schools use the communicative approach, where learning English outside of the classroom is compulsory. If you are truly drawn to the ESL field, there is a job out there designed with you in mind.

Personality Traits

There are certain personality traits, such as being friendly and patient, that are required of all teachers. Other traits, such as being open-minded, are important for ESL teachers in general. Teaching may come more naturally to people who have many of the traits in the following list. Personality, however, is not something that remains static throughout a career. If you are willing to let them, your students will bring out the personality traits you need to become a better teacher. Here are some qualities that students look for in ESL teachers:

• bilingual (or studying a second language)
• confident
• consistent
• creative
• detail oriented
• flexible
• friendly
• funny
• good listener
• independent
• logical
• motivated
• motivating
• objective
• organized
• outgoing
• patient
• resourceful
• respectful
• sensitive
• sympathetic
• strong speaker
• well-rounded

Many people who decide they want to teach English as a Second Language do not consider all of their options. Teaching ESL is a broad term. There are dozens of ESL disciplines, and a wide range of class types. Which of these are you best suited for?

Before you start applying for jobs and going to interviews, take a few moments to think about your personality. It may even help to take a personality test. Have you ever thought about whether you are introverted or extroverted? Just because you prefer small groups, or working alone doesn't mean you can't work in the ESL field. It may just mean you will be more comfortable teaching smaller classes or even private lessons. Alternatively, you may start teaching and realize after a few months that you are drawn to an ESL office job such as curriculum planning.

Are you a teacher who likes to stand at the front and be the head of a class, or do you prefer to mingle and help students out individually? Does the thought of standing in a classroom all day, make you feel claustrophobic? You might want to consider schools that offer holiday courses and regular excursions. Some schools use the communicative approach, where learning English outside of the classroom is compulsory. If you are truly drawn to the ESL field, there is a job out there designed with you in mind.

Personality Traits

There are certain personality traits, such as being friendly and patient, that are required of all teachers. Other traits, such as being open-minded, are important for ESL teachers in general. Teaching may come more naturally to people who have many of the traits in the following list. Personality, however, is not something that remains static throughout a career. If you are willing to let them, your students will bring out the personality traits you need to become a better teacher. Here are some qualities that students look for in ESL teachers:

• bilingual (or studying a second language)
• confident
• consistent
• creative
• detail oriented
• flexible
• friendly
• funny
• good listener
• independent
• logical
• motivated
• motivating
• objective
• organized
• outgoing
• patient
• resourceful
• respectful
• sensitive
• sympathetic
• strong speaker
• well-rounded

Those going into the ESL teaching field often focus on where they want to teach. With so many job postings around the world, the choices can be overwhelming. However, it is also important to think about what you want to teach. Consider the following chart before you sort through the job postings. Keep in mind that, like any field, specializing becomes easier once you have a little experience on your resume.