中国加强外国专家管理_BEC初级作文

中国加强外国专家管理

According to the regulation, foreigners need to find an employer that is qualified to hireforeigners in China before obtaining a work permit and a working visa.

After entering the country, they need to obtain foreign expert certificates, which must berenewed annually or when their employer changes.

The first requirement for obtaining the foreign expert certificate listed on the administration'swebsite is "being healthy with a clear criminal record".

Other mandatory materials are health check results, copies of their contract for employmentwith the Chinese employer, and copies of the health insurance their employer has bought forthem. They may then apply for the residence permits from public security departments.

A special criterion has been set for working as a language teacher in China: A bachelor'sdegree plus two years' work experience.

"For popular destinations such as Shanghai, applicants may need a master's degree," saidXiong Deyi, an official at the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. "But in manyplaces in Northwest China, which are also hungry for foreign teachers, the threshold may belowered."

Wang Xuming, former spokesman for the Ministry of Education, expressed his worries about theprocess of introducing foreign teachers.

"Of course, criminal records and other certificates have to be checked and traced," he said.

But Xia said governments around the world usually do not ask foreigners to provide officialstatements of unblemished criminal records unless they are applying for green cards.