hello, firstly i would like to appologise as i am sure this has been discussed hundreds of times in the forums, as the subject suggests, i am clueless.
my partner was just offered a very terrific job opportunity in Beijing with great career benefits working for disney.
now this is a real option and she could be expected to fly out as soon as June, the company has said it would not be an issue for me to get a working holiday visa and easily find work in the city as a westerner.
after doing some research i found that china currently doesn't have any arrangements with any country's for working holiday visas.
so my questions are, what are my options to be able to live in china and work for as long as needed.
i have looked in to the types of visa's but in all honesty, be it through panic or stupidity, i dont understand the stay limitations.
my partner is contacting the company for assistance, but i would truly appreciate the knowledge of this fine website in this matter.
my information is simple, i'm 24 year old male and an artist by trade (illustrator, painter, tattoo artist) no knowledge of living abroad (i've never been on a plane) but the company my partner is with will provide us with chinese tuition.
so effectively, i'm asking,
what can i do?
what visa can i get?
how easy is it to take my dog?
can i get a holiday visa, find a place that will employ me THEN apply for a working visa through them?
thank you very much for your assistance, again, im sorry if this is all just a long boring post that has been seen hundreds of times before, i am just utterly clueless about the whole situation and my options.
many thanks (Xie xie)