Coope's post still left me quite deflated. I would have liked secure and legal employment. Now it seems that is no longer possible and I'll have to resort to shameful methods and always be on the lookout for the authorities and worry that in a little while enforcement of the rules will force me out of China entirely, even though I am qualified and potentially a good, enthusiastic and committed teacher.
I am now in Kunming on a student visa learning Chinese. Will I be able to work on a z visa as an English teacher from next semester (without going back to my home country)?
I'm a non-native western European with excellent English and a certified TEFL certificate. I don't have teaching experience, but do have a bachelor degree.
I read you need to have 2 years teaching experience to qualify for a z visa?
(1) If I go to another city (and stay there in a hotel) and come back I do not need to go to the police station in Kunming?
(2) If I go to another city and stay with friends there, I need to go to the local police station there and say I'm staying with friends? When I come back to Kunming I again have to register at the police station?
