Public sentiment about China's K-Visa program is predominantly negative, with many expressing deep concerns over political issues, exploitative working conditions, cultural fit, and potential discrimination against non-East Asian migrants. Some view the initiative as an ambitious move from China, but skepticism prevails, particularly regarding the work-life balance and the competitive nature of the employment landscape.

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You will probably not find a job in China to be honest. Very small chances.

takeitchillish

Your degree has to be from a list of universities enumerated by the K visa program.

Gullible_Sweet1302

Unlikely as the K Visa aims to attract professionals. China isn't short on fresh graduates.

neverspeakofme

The K visa is for high caliber professionals with experience in their field. As a fresh graduate, you can’t compete.

AfricaAndChill

Why would your IELTS score be relevant?

It's an English exam.

This may surprise you, but they tend to speak Chinese in China. Mad, I know.

BotherBeginning2281

Just don’t come unless you are ready for the toxic working culture

Kirsten99_yeh

This country has more than 12 million new grads this year. The job market is already experiencing very big pressure.

I guess you cannot speak Chinese language, which could be a huge disadvantage. Apart from Hong Kong, almost every company in China mainland &amp; Taiwan use Chinese as their working language. 

However, some parents prefer to have foreigners, instead of domestic teachers, to teach their children English. If you are interested in such work, you may have a larger chance.

huxijin

I am thinking to apply for CEIBS, but not to work there. I recently talked to an alumni and confirmed that their workload is heavy and crazy, and there is no government effort to change it. As a Brazilian, there are a lot of touch points in brazilian companies with Chinese companies and I would like to work in one of them. 

Suspicious_Pea8178

Don't imagine there will be some students who choose this route but not as many as you might think. The single biggest attraction to getting an MBA in the States is being able to get a high paying job after you are done with schooling. Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure there are people on this board who understand the Chinese job market better than I do) but from what I've heard Chinese post MBA jobs don't pay nearly as well. On top of that, there are a lot of unemployed highly educated people in China as well.

ATLs_finest

Guys I’m at Xiamen university Malaysia (KL) come join me, I know I sound like I’m in sales, but I’m enjoying it.

So as a foreigner I have to be on a full time student program and visa, but the course is Saturday and Sunday only to accommodate for the part timers. Classes merge both part timers and full timers together. So Monday to Friday you can do whatever.
Then to cost is like around 10k usd for the whole program, and theres something called a progressive scholarship you can apply for as well.
Workload wise for me, because during the week i can just chill, it’s not crazy very much if you pace yourself it’ll be easy.

Plus the food and living in malaysia is cheap. 

So honestly if you’re not too bothered about a big flashy mba logo (it’s till triple accredited) it’s kind of worth taking a look

timeforacatnap852

Chinese youth unemployment is at an all time high, plus they have their own talent wanting to move back. Plus there is obviously a bias for whiter skin color in Asia overall and woke culture isn’t as prevalent there either. So yeah, not sure how people are optimistic about job prospects in China, especially Indians. The K visa is more of a political statement IMO than an actual movement to attract outside talent.

Dragoon9

See all the news articles but no link to application,ifs requirements etc.

Powwow7538

Now we watch as the R/ MBA leeches move on to the next country to undercut wages for the native workers and exploit their immigration system until they produce another inevitable backlash

Informal-Mark-3785

You can! I've seen cases of people who got endorsement without talks and publications. Although, make sure your evidence has enough significance to compensate.

itz_charlie01

Yes it is possible.

To qualify for Digital Technology or Tech you need to able to prove One Mandatory Criteria and Two Optional Criteria's out of Four Optional Criteria's.

It is possible to prove the mandatory and two optional criteria's having done no talks or publications.

Check my comment here for a quick overview of the basics.

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/comments/197yc0o/comment/ki78m40/?utm\_source=share&amp;utm\_medium=web3x&amp;utm\_name=web3xcss&amp;utm\_term=1&amp;utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/comments/197yc0o/comment/ki78m40/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button)

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There is no shortage of population in china and biggest hurdle is chinese language.  To reach interview level fluency, it will take 4 years ; and no job without Chinese. If you are going for a 4 years bachelor then you can study chinese along with your bachelors. Chinese University rarely allow anyone for part time jobs , so donot go without budget , thinking that you will somehow earn rest of the money during your bachelors.

karl_4r

I think Chinese government want K Visa folks but Chinese people won’t want K Visa folks

Loud_Philosopher4277

I don't think anyone on this sub would be considering it. Nothing against China, I might consider a BYD car in India sooner than I'd consider a second innings as an NRI in China

narayans

The main barriers of working in China are language and culture. Chinese are strong in executions and less about talk.  Also, there are lots of top notch Chinese in IT and AI fields with advanced degrees in computational.

While I know K visa looks like is for everyone but the Chinese government wants the top tier overseas Chinese who are not born in China to go back and contribute.  50% of top tier AI experts are Chinese who are usually PhD level in Math, CS or other STEM.  K visas are not for average IT workers.  

If you want to know the work culture, search how Elon Musk commented about Chinese work ethics in YouTube . There is a reason he built mega factory there.  It is about discipline, precise execution, teamwork, and delivering long term company goals, rather than personal and short term gains.

Relative-Wealth-3335

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Thick_Wallaby1

A lot of countries have space for Indian IT professionals, however, it's not about that. The challenge is the language in most regions. 

English is not the first language, and a lot of ppl don't speak it in those countries, so migrating to those places is challenging. It's not for everyone.

krauserhunt

I'd rather work in India than china though..  as bad as Indian work culture is,it's better than the 996 + pseudo dictatorship of China

cynicalCriticH

China is not looking for Indian It professionals.

spaarki

lol, no human rights, no IP protections, no copyright protection and a competitively young population. Why would anyone want to move to China? If you think life in the US is unstable this will be another level of instability.

PS I also forgot the Indo-China relations and our history. No matter how much you try to sugar coat it, we are competing.

PS 2. I also forgot China’s high unemployment rate.

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Remote_Jackfruit1925

I personally think this was a well timed PR stunt from Xi to improve the soft power of China. He essentially wanted to signal China being the new candidate for world top dog. 
Here are a few reasons why I think he didn’t really mean it or knows it wouldn’t work on the ground level: 

Most migratory population comes from Asia, he knows on ground there is deep seated racism against South Asians compared to folks from East Asia who would have better chances finding jobs, a lot of them also have Chinese ancestry which helps in assimilation. People who will actually benefit from K visa will be limited and mostly non South Asians. Token white folks in Chinese companies is also a thing to boost confidence from Western clients for a long time so many western white folks may also benefit. 

Additionally, with the high Chinese unemployment rate, there is no way Chinese companies would give other folks chance compared to the locals. They might also implement benefits for hiring locals at prefecture level to discourage hiring outsiders.

China is already miles ahead of South Asian countries in most fields, especially tech. Why would they hire non locals when their own talent is superior? Look at all the AI talent in Bay Area and the professors in Western Unis, much larger Chinese representation.

The main point of the visa is not to have more Indians flood than market. China was already very obvious in who they were targeting. Remember there is a large population of overseas Chinese and descendants of overseas Chinese who do not have Chinese passports. China is trying to lure them back. They are bridges between China and Southeast Asia and will always be the key connection to local businesses. 

Fun_Percentage_9259

Depends on salary and benefits 
If both wife and husband are working in IT then it's very easy for household income to reach 2 lpm in India 

So companies should offer more than that + housing + good role then only Indians will migrate 

Also china will be last option for Indians due language issue

vishnuprasad510

Just for the sake of a different experience one should go to China. This would be a wonderful opportunity to learn.

GullibleBiscotti

How desperate are you guys 🤣😭😭😭

techabouts

Sure, would you be doing your business in mandarin or some other variant of chinese?  You would need two K visas - one to study all variants of chinese and then one to do your job with that broken chinese.  Where as you will want to go to the bathroom, they will construe your broken chinese to mean that you want to run a marathon ;)  English is the language that binds us all.  Get over your fantasies!

Select-Sale2279

Only graduates of select schools will be considered. K is not open to all. Wait for the details before stirring controversy or conjuring hopes and dreams.

You can work anywhere but you will get rejected if you’re Indian and IT professional applying for k- visa.

Mexico to US .


Soon it would India to China.

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