CHINA BUSINESS TRAVEL AND VISA
Posted on 6/15/2010 at 8:23:09 AM
What do you need whenever you want to travel to another nation; well it is anybody's guess. Apart from the other things such as money, firstly you require permission to travel to that country which is known as visa. Now this discussion is important because even when considering China business travel for any purpose such as import/export or global sourcing deals, a visa is surely a must for everyone travelling for such purposes. Since the government in the region is trying to develop China business travel in the interest of the region, it is imperative that visa formalities should be kept to minimum possible limits keeping in view other requirements such as the security and integrity of the nation. People travelling for import/export activities and business deals related to global sourcing certainly need to be aware of the formalities required for China business travels and how to go about it.
As with any other country there are several categories of visa permission associated with travel to China and in this article we would be mainly interested in finding out about the category dealing with China business travels which would include import/export and global sourcing deals as well. There exist several categories [more..] Posted in Business Traveller | No Comments »
Saving Your Money before Losing it To Fake Visa Providers
Are you a national of a developing country aspiring to make your way to Europe or USA? If yes, then you must be very very careful against scammers who offer jobs over the internet and rob people of their money. Following is what happened to me earlier this month.
Browsing the job site www.godubai.com, I found a call for staff for a hotel in London called Embassy Hotel London (the listing is still there as I write these lines under the title Job Offer in the job listing). The e-mail address to apply was mrs_loveth_bill@yahoo.co.in. So I applied for the position of a receptionist and was accepted for it after an online aptitude test (conducted via email). I received an employment contract via e-mail and signed it, scanned it, and sent it back. The hotel’s resource manager Edmund Burton asked me to contact a consular Gerry Robert in UK at permit@worker.com about getting my work permit to UK. I was happy and never thought of being deceived at that time. My e-mail to Gerry was replied by the guy who sent me an application form and asked to pay him 
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