Visa Extensions

Extensions of 30 days are given for any tourist visa. You may be able to wrangle more with reasons such as illness or transport delays, but second extensions are usually only granted for a week, on the understanding that you are leaving. Visa extensions take three days and cost Y160 for most nationalities and Y940 for Americans (reciprocity for increased US visa fees). The fine for overstaying your visa is up to Y300 per day.

To extend a business visa, you need a letter from a Chinese work unit willing to sponsor you. If you’re studying in China, your school can sponsor you for a visa extension.

Visa extensions in Shanghai are available from the PSB (Gong’anju; 2895 1900; 1500 Minsheng Rd; 1500 9am-5pm Mon-Sat).

Women Travellers

Female travellers will encounter few problems in Shanghai, as Chinese men are neither macho nor generally disrespectful of women. Shanghai is very cosmopolitan, so women can largely wear what they like.

Tampons can be bought everywhere, although it is advisable for you to bring your own contraceptive pills.

Work

It’s not too difficult to find work in Shanghai, though technically you will need a work visa. You should arrive in Shanghai with enough funds to keep you going for at least a few weeks until a job opens up. Examine the classified pages of the expat magazines for job opportunities. Modelling and acting can be quite lucrative – especially if you find a decent agent – and teaching English is perennially popular. Bear in mind that most big companies tend to recruit from home, offering comfortable expat packages. See also Residence Permit, Click here.

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