It is reported that, on December 18, 2017, Divison of Exit & Entry Administration Department of Public Security Department of Guangdong Province posted a news announcing that Guangdong issued 18 policies to bring more conveniences for the people who come to or live in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Generally, for foreign students who study in China with X visa, if they want to start an internship in China, can submit an application to the immigration office to get the permission to work as an intern in China, and their X visa will be remarked their internship information.
Under the new visa policy, foreign students who study abroad have a chance to work as an intern in Guangdong. Foreign students who are invited by the companies in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for an internship, they can apply for the internship visa at ports. If they have entered China with another type of visa, they can apply for a visa change, and the visa will be remarked their activity in China is for an internship. This policy has been quietly taken into effect in December.
The companies which are qualified to hire overseas students as interns, they should have registration records in the Guangdong immigration office. And the company should be registered in Jieyang Sino-Germany Metal Eco City or The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which includes 9 cities:
1. Guangzhou
2. Shenzhen
3. Foshan
4. Dongguan
5. Huizhou (excluding Longmen)
6. Zhongshan
7. Zhuhai
8. Jiangmen
9. Zhaoqing (city center and Sihui)
Since there are still no specific instructions on how to apply for the internship visa and what documents one should prepare, for details, you can check with the local immigration office, and we will give you the latest updates as soon as possible.
The following is a list of all the ports in Guangdong that can issue Visa on Arrival (Issued at Entry Ports), you can also contact the officers there to check the internship visa issues.
(Source: Guide in China)
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