I am now a valid foreign worker in Dalian

Went to the police station today to verify that I have all kind of documents to be stay valid and protected by the local law here.

Anyone interested to has same experience like me, can refer these few points before you come:
1. Get a 'Z' visa from KL China embassy, this will be stick on your passport
- This, required the employer in China to send you the require documents before you can apply
- And, you are required to have medical checkup pass in either any government hospital or the TongShin hospital
- Take note of the 'Duration Of Each Stay', it state there '000' days after entry. WHY is it 000? this means that you MUST register yourself to the local police station WITHIN 24 hours after you landed in China, then the police shall issue you a Registration Form of Residence 住宿登记证.
- Alternatively, if you are stay in hotel, you can ask hotel to give you this form.
- WHAT happen if you didn't do so?? You will be fine RMB 50, count start on the day after entry date printed on your passport

The Z visa stick on passport

2. With the Registration Form of Residence(just a small piece of written paper), passport, original medical checkup result, 1 color photo, the co. then help me to get the work permit. This cost RMB 820

3. After few days, normally will be 7 working days, but you can ask to speed up the processing. I got mine in 3 working days.

Finally, you will get an employment permit, and a residence permit stick on the passport. Only with these 2 docs, then you are valid to stay and work in Dalian. If you move to any other place, even within Dalian, you are require to register again at the residential area police station

The employment permit, I am an Alien now :p

The residential permit stick on passport