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I have come to China on a L type visa with the hope to find a job and change my visa.

 

I have a civil engineering degree with 8 years experience.  I have been learning Mandarin for a while and would love to get work in China.  I don't expect to walk straight into a job. I have focused my search on western engineering companies, as I think this would be a good fit for me.  Any recommendations for recruitment agencies?  The larger western agencies I have found don't seem to have many positions posted.  Are there any networking groups for engineers?  I have not been able to find any online and knowing people seems to be the first step.  I am currently based in Shanghai, but open to go anywhere in China.  

 

If this does not work out, my back up plan is to enroll as a language student.  Would it be 'easy' to convert my L type visa to a student one in this case? 

 

Any suggestions?

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Couldn't you have found work in you home country with a company that operates in China with a view to working there on projects or transferring? This always seems the easiest way for technical or specialist roles.

Used to be able to convert an L to an X study visa but not sure if that's the case now. I converted from L to Z in 2011 and Had friends do L to X in 2013 but a lot can change in 3 years.

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