18/04/2026
A 14-Day Detention Warning for Foreign Teachers in China
14 days. That’s how long my client, a teacher from Ghana, spent in a Chinese detention cell. And by law, she could have been held for up to 60 days, then deported and banned from returning permanently.
Her "crime"? Teaching at two different campuses of the same school.
Same employer, same contract, but her work permit was only registered to one address. In the eyes of the law, working at an unregistered location is illegal employment—whether you knew it or not, and regardless of whether your employer asked you to do it.
She was taken away on the spot during a routine inspection at the second campus. After we intervened, she was released after 14 days and fined 10,000 RMB. But that was a relatively "good" outcome.
Is your school also asking you to "cover a few classes" at another campus? Have you ever worked a weekend event at an unregistered location?
Your employer knows this is illegal, but they’ll still do it—because you’re the one who faces the legal consequences, not them.
If you don’t want to risk detention or deportation because of someone else’s rule-breaking, it’s time to understand the regulations.
My course breaks down visa and work permit rules in detail, showing you what’s legal and what’s a violation.
Take action now to protect yourself.
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