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🇨🇳 China arrival checklist: your first two weeks
A one-page, tick-box checklist for your first two weeks teaching in China: the 24-hour police registration, the 30-day residence permit, health check, SIM, bank and payment apps.
What's on the sheet
- What to pack, including the photos Shanghai's health check asks for
- Police registration within 24 hours and the 30-day residence permit
- The health check, with Shanghai as a worked example
- SIM, bank, WeChat Pay and Alipay, getting around, emergency numbers
One page, PDF, prints on A4 or US Letter. Checked October 2026. Rules and fees change and can vary by city and employer, so the sheet says where to confirm.
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