In recent weeks, several of our clients in Shanghai were raided
by the local Public Security Bureau ("PSB", China's
police). The PSB was looking for evidence of these companies hiring
foreigners or foreign interns without the proper papers.
Chinese laws establish that foreigners can only work in China if
they obtain a proper employment permit and work visa. Many young
applicants do not meet the minimum standards for being employed in
China, and therefore are encouraged to enter on short-term business
or even tourist visas. This exposes them, and the employer, to
risk.
Conditions for Foreign Interns in China
Moreover, if foreigners come to China for a shorter period (up
to six months) to complete an internship then they must enter on a
special business (F) visa for interns. However, the procedures for
obtaining such an internship visa are relatively complicated, and
one strict condition is that the intern cannot receive any kind of
payment; even indirect
