Hey — a longer note on Z Visa / Work Permit, as if you were moving onto my street next month.
Don't optimize this like a spreadsheet in week one. Get a workable version first. Polish after you've seen your real overtime pattern.
My blunt tip: Be on the lease — always.
Also: If a deal needs secrecy, walk away.
Please don't keep falling into personal-QR large deposits. I've watched that one burn weekends and goodwill.
When you're here, you'll notice a calendar with circled dates. Let that be your reminder this is a living city, not a packing list.
If you only do three things
- Decide a default you can repeat tired
- Write the Chinese names / pins / chats somewhere searchable
- Revisit in thirty days — not every evening
Save screenshots and chat records for anything involving money, housing, or legal status. Boredom is a strategy.
When in doubt, choose the option closer to home. Travel friction compounds quietly.
If it only works when you're energetic and the weather is perfect, it doesn't work.
Write me (or anyone further along) after you've tried one real version. Adjustments are easier with scars than with theory.
— someone a few mistakes ahead
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