Tourist visa to work visa

A tourist visa cannot be changed into a work visa. First of all, tourist visas can only engage in tourism-related activities, not business and work-related activities, otherwise it will violate the provisions of tourist visas and be illegal. If applicants need to work in other countries, they can apply for a work visa, which is legal and guaranteed.

You need to go back to China to re-apply for a work visa, and you can't transfer from a short-term tourist visa.

Tourist visa is a kind of visa, which is generally a quick visa application method for the convenience of tourists and the development of tourism resources. Correspondingly, it is also greatly restricted. Generally speaking, the validity period and stay period are relatively short and can only be used for tourism-related activities.

Most visas are endorsed on a person's passport or travel document, or affixed with a label with a clear explanation, explaining the reason for the holder's entry, the time allowed to stay, or allowing him to travel to other countries through his territory.

The application requirements are as follows:

1. Have a valid guest identity (including updated implied identity retention status) when submitting the application.

2. Submit an application for a closed work permit with LMIA or LMIA exemption before February 28th, 2023.

After submitting the application, you need to be in Canada and keep your legal status.

4. The application requires a valid LMIA or LMIA exemption certificate, such as the employer guarantee nominated by the province and the focus of this policy! To have a domestic status, first find a job, and the employer will help you apply for LMIA. The application cycle of LMIA usually takes 3-4 months, and then it is necessary to go to the border to change the work visa in person, but online application is also acceptable now.

It is not a fixed application category, nor a regular immigration project, but because the temporary policy of the epidemic (as of February 28, 2023) must have LMIA or meet the requirements of visa-free LMIA before signing a tourist visa. Actually, it's much harder to get an offer. It just means that in the past, to meet this requirement, you had to apply for a work visa at the border or abroad, and you can submit a work visa in China before February 28th, 2023.

Legal basis:

Regulations on the Administration of Entry and Exit of Foreigners

Article 7

When applying for a visa, foreigners should fill in an application form and submit their passports or other international travel documents, as well as photos and relevant materials that meet the application conditions.

Article 9

If the visa authority considers that it meets the conditions for issuance after examination, it will issue visas of corresponding categories. If it is necessary to apply for a residence certificate after entry, the visa authority shall indicate the time limit for applying for a residence certificate after entry on the visa.

Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Entry and Exit of Foreigners

Article 52

Foreigners applying for extension or change of various visas and certificates must go through the following procedures:

(1) Submit passports, visas and certificates for examination;

(two) fill in the application form for extension or change;

(three) provide relevant certificates of the reasons for the extension or change.