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Visa Games

This week I’ve been busy gathering paperwork so I can (1) go all the way back to the U.S. to get my new work visa, and (2) graduate for real, like… for real. (And you thought passing the defense was enough? Nope, sorry… Not nearly enough... ...full story at Sinosplice

from Sinosplice on Thu, Jul 03 2008

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22 Mar 08 visit Los Angeles Tibetan protesters confront a HATER  »  YouTube videoLos Angeles + SoCal Tibetans react to clearly a clueless boy, shouting anti-Tibet comments and that, get this.... "China doesnt KILL anyone". F.O.B, u should know better; take the student visa you got from China, get some news with real facts, for a real...
01 May 08 visit China Visa Update  »  One Eyed Panda This week I attended an AmCham seminar on the new regulations for Chinese visas. I thought I’d share my notes with everyone so that you can all be informed about the new rules: There are no changes to the Z (work) visa procedure. These visas are...
02 Apr 08 visit Where Have You Been?  »  One Eyed Panda I know it’s been way too long since I last posted, but I’ve been busy. In the last three weeks, I’ve been to Beijing, swamped with work and trying to help my girlfriend get a visa for our trip to visit my parents in Canada in June. Now...
29 Mar 07 visit Satisfying Conclusions  »  Sinosplice Remember how my visa went 144 days overdue, then when I got it renewed, I only got a 2 month visa? Well, I got my new passport, then I finally got my new visa. Today. Looks like I’ll never need to apply for a student visa again. For me, that is a...
02 Jul 08 visit My Own Personal Visa Hell  »  Opposite End of China Ah, the pleasures of obtaining a new China visa just a month before the Olympics! I went into New York yesterday to drop off my application and paperwork for a Z (working) visa and was completely and utterly rejected. Seems that my working permit...
20 Jun 08 visit The Struggle Obtaining A Canadian Visa And Other General Life Stress  »  One Eyed Panda If you want to know where I’ve been for most of the last month, I’d say “in front of my computer”. But instead of blogging, I’ve been wrestling with some important real-life issues. First Winnie and I have spent the last...

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