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  • May 25, 2012 at 4:13 am in reply to: The truth hurts but open and honesty are appreciated #19056
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    This is funny stuff!

    May 25, 2012 at 3:56 am in reply to: Where can I send an International fax? #19055
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    Thanks JerryS, I used .doc file with no problem, but will check out BatchPhoto. Always love it when software works the first time.

    May 24, 2012 at 10:54 pm in reply to: Where can I send an International fax? #19050
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    Thanks guys, tried faxZero and it worked great, plus its free. Thanks for the the suggestions!

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    May 3, 2012 at 10:34 am in reply to: PPTV U.S. shows gone? #18746
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    Can download Southland from the sites I mentioned before in this tread. I just finished season 4 but got all four seasons from the torrent sites. Great show, also stars LucyLu in the final season, if you remember who she is.

    May 2, 2012 at 2:14 am in reply to: PPTV U.S. shows gone? #18729
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    Can download most of the US shows from extratorent.com or kat.ph. Including UFC.

    April 28, 2012 at 10:09 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18687
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    Tell us more, you can get a resident permit by being a volunteer? How does that work exactly?

    April 24, 2012 at 9:28 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18541
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    Thats good news for you Niklas. How long is each stay for your 6 month F visa?

    April 24, 2012 at 9:28 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18638
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    Thats good news for you Niklas. How long is each stay for your 6 month F visa?

    April 18, 2012 at 10:10 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18562
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    I have also made the run to Erlian and crossed over to Mongolia. Thats cheaper than going to HK. Made a short holiday and went to the grasslands first and went to Erlian by bus. They also have a small airport there. It was only a few hundred rmb to fly to Beijing. Would be cheaper to fly to Chengdu from there.

    April 18, 2012 at 10:10 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18465
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    I have also made the run to Erlian and crossed over to Mongolia. Thats cheaper than going to HK. Made a short holiday and went to the grasslands first and went to Erlian by bus. They also have a small airport there. It was only a few hundred rmb to fly to Beijing. Would be cheaper to fly to Chengdu from there.

    April 18, 2012 at 7:56 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18554
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    Verified that they do offer the 1 year L visa with 3 month stay also. I was paying about 8000/year before the restrictions. Two F visa extensions and 1 trip to HK.

    You right, its crazy. The whole visa process/requirements is less than sane. Welcome to the non-working, non-student, unmarried laowei trying to live in China.

    April 18, 2012 at 7:56 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18457
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    Verified that they do offer the 1 year L visa with 3 month stay also. I was paying about 8000/year before the restrictions. Two F visa extensions and 1 trip to HK.

    You right, its crazy. The whole visa process/requirements is less than sane. Welcome to the non-working, non-student, unmarried laowei trying to live in China.

    April 18, 2012 at 5:15 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18546
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    Checked with the HK agency referred in this thread. Have heard good reports about this agency before. They quoted:

    1 year F visa with 2 month stay, 5200rmb ( this is for US passport)

    everything else was 1 month stay.

    April 18, 2012 at 5:15 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18449
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    Checked with the HK agency referred in this thread. Have heard good reports about this agency before. They quoted:

    1 year F visa with 2 month stay, 5200rmb ( this is for US passport)

    everything else was 1 month stay.

    April 6, 2012 at 8:05 am in reply to: Coming to ChengDu! #18245
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    “Metro” has a good selection of spices also. At least half of the ones that Manik Mahajan listed.

    April 5, 2012 at 10:11 am in reply to: No more F-visas for freelancers? #18238
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    Wow, I thought it was still possible but just needed to leave China more frequently. Not sure if this ease up, but I am not counting on it.

    I was lucky this time with my F visa. I just missed the new regulation by a couple of days. The people that went to renew a couple of days after me were not able to renew and given the choice to convert to L visa for 1 month or just leave in 7 days. Nick at Shan Shui says it will be very difficult to get the F visa now. He told me a week before I got my visa that a new regulation may be coming from the proceedings in Beijing that week.

    A couple of options are to find a company that will hire you as some type of expert and you can get a resident permit for 1 year. You would have to really be an expert and they need you or have some friend that owned a company. Another way is to start a company which will translate to all kinds of fees and tax liability, but still possible.

    Let me know if you find another solution.

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