I am in SH. I have done alot of research on the process, but just wondering if anyone else has done the transferring of work permits since the new law was in affect last year, April 2017. I have called Entry and Exit Bureau and the Foreign Expert Bureau and they both say current employer doesn't cancel res permit. But current employer does. JW who has gone through it recently. Did you have to cancel res permit too and get a new license? How long did the whole process take? Did you go with to get the work permit cancellation? i hate that I just can't find all these answers on one website. And why Foreign things are not in English too!