Many foreign students come to China to study every year, and some of them want to stay in China after graduation. What should they do if their student visas are about to expire?

每年都有许多外国学生来中国学习，其中一些人毕业后想留在中国。如果他们的学生签证即将到期，该怎么办呢？

How can students who want to continue working in China apply for a work visa without work experience? Do they need to leave China to apply for a work visa?

没有工作经验，想继续在中国工作的学生如何申请工作签证？他们需要离开中国才能申请工作签证吗？

No need! The student visa can be directly transferred into work visa in China, and they can apply for a work visa without work experience.

没有必要！学生签证可以直接转入中国的工作签证，没有工作经验也可以申请工作签证。

Take Guangzhou as an example, if you're a fresh graduate with a master's degree, as long as you find an employer in Guangzhou, you can apply for a Category-C work permit in China without providing work experience.

以广州为例，如果你是一名拥有硕士学位的应届毕业生，只要你在广州找到雇主，你就可以在中国不提供工作经验而申请c类工作许可证。

But what if I don't graduate with a master's degree?

但如果我没有获得硕士学位呢？

You can be a foreign teacher! Generally, proof of over 2 years of work experience is needed. But, if you stay in China as a foreign teacher, you can apply for Category-B work permit, even if you don't have 2 years of relevant work experience.

您可以是外籍教师！一般来说，需要提供2年以上的工作经验证明。但是，如果你作为外籍教师留在中国，即使没有 2 年的相关工作经验，也可以申请 B 类工作许可。

You need to obtain a bachelor's degree or above in education, language or normal education, or the teacher qualification certificate of the country where you are located, or a qualified international language teaching certificate.

您需要获得教育、语言或普通教育专业本科或以上学历，或所在国家的教师资格证书，或合格的国际语言教学证书。