I am here in Kunming holding a F Visa, I am here to help set upacompany dealing with the importation of sophisticated Fire Fighting Equipment from Europe.and for the record I have registered my place of abode withthe Police.

It now seems as I f the China company want to offer me a full time position, but am concerned how to change my F Visa to Z and obtain the right to work certification. Any help please ? Please dont say the proposed Company can help as they have never done this before and in fact have just moved from BKK to Kunming to start this company.
Another issue is, will hiring me, bring up the company on the tax radar etc ?

If the company has their documents in order and they are a registered foreign company then they should be able to get your visa etc quite easily, they can ask at the place where they got their biz licence about registering you.

Thanks for your input yuantongsi, fact is this is a local Chinese company registered in Beijing with Kunming Sub Office. All documents are in order. The MD was operating the same business as a registered company in Thailand but moved here to set up the China company. In fact she is a kunming born girl.

As I say, we are worried that the expenses of hiring me would outweigh the benefits I could bring to the company although I am regarded as an expert on the equipment. Also concerned aboutthe red tape and officialdom

If the company is small and inexperienced with this then it's gonna be a long uphill struggle. Might not even be possible.

i concur with Yuantongsi - if the company is legit (and your skills with the equipment are legit), they should be able to sort through the admin no problems. it's possible you'll need to leave the country, so factor this in time/costs-wise.

If its a Chinese company they can't hire you unless they apply for all the permits needed to hire laowai. I would stay on your F visa and consult for them.

I fully agree with Yuantongsi stay with your F visa as long as you can. Z visa is now these days very complicated and if you get Z visa you have to pay tax.