Visa & Mandatory Insurance for Foreigners in China | Inter-Chamber SME Working Group Meeting

Companies have experienced difficulties obtaining visa for foreign interns as a number of years of work experiences are required. However, this policy seems to be flexible in Shanghai now as Shanghai has recently approved the first work permit for an international student who has just graduated. Experienced professionals, on the other hand, still encounter difficulties getting work visa in China in many cases.   

It’s important for companies and individual professionals to understand relevant policies and how they should be applied in practice. For this purpose, the EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce SME Forum are inviting you to this Inter-Chamber SME Working Group meeting. During the meeting, you will learn about:

• Recent Visa Legislation and Developments
• Main Visa Types in Your Daily Business and Their Applied Areas
• Visa Application Procedures for Qualified Experts, Professionals and Interns
• Latest New Rules in Shanghai  
• Mandatory Foreign Employee Participation in China's Insurance 

Tentative Agenda

3.30 pm – 4.00 pm: Registration

4.00 pm – 4.10 pm: Welcome and Introduction

4.10 pm – 4.40 pm: Visa Legislation and Development & Case Study, Tina Li, Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing Shanghai Representative Office

4.40 pm - 5.10 pm: Mandatory Foreign Employee Participation in China's insurance, David Niu, Manager, Dezan Shira & Associates

5.10 pm - 6.00 pm: SME Best Practice Sharing/Q&A

About the Speaker

David Niu, Corporate Accounting Services Manager, Dezan Shira & Associates

David Niu works as a manager in the Corporate Accounting Services team in Dezan Shira’s Bejing office. With over 10 years of experience in tax advisory, corporate accounting and finance, David worked in a various roles in both accounting outsourcing firms and in-house accounting management for multinational enterprises and domestic corporations. He was awarded Masters in Banking and Finance from University of Wales in the United Kingdom, and has been concentrating on researches on the development of China's Service Outsourcing industry. 

Tina Li, Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing Shanghai Representative Office

Tina has extensive experience on a wide range of labor issues, including hiring and termination, employer’s rules and regulations, mass layoffs, wage and working hour arrangements, global mobility and employee transition issues in M&A transactions. Tina has been working in Taylor Wessing since 2006. She obtained her LLB and LLM from one of the top Chinese universities. In 2005, Tina was admitted to the Chinese bar. Tina is one of the co-authors of the International Employment Newsletter of Taylor Wessing.

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