Can Your Guangzhou Company Support a Work Permit?
We assess your business plan, company structure, address, qualifications and compliance conditions before recommending a pathway.
Check eligibility before committing money and time.
Who Should Get Assessed First
This assessment is for foreign nationals who plan to obtain a work permit through their own company — recent graduates staying in China, professionals moving from employment to their own business, and founders relocating to Guangzhou. If any provider has already promised you a “guaranteed visa”, read this page carefully before paying them anything.
The Expensive Mistake: Registering First, Checking Later
A company can be perfectly legal and still fail to support a work permit — because of an unsuitable address, an unrealistic business plan, insufficient qualifications, or missing compliance records. Founders who register first and check later often end up paying twice: once for the wrong setup, and again to fix it while their visa clock runs down. Our assessment reverses the order: we review your eligibility and your company plan together, then tell you honestly whether a pathway exists, what it requires, and what could cause rejection.
What the Assessment Covers
Your educational background, work experience and qualifications against current permit criteria; the proposed company structure, registered capital and business scope; the registered address and office requirements; social insurance and tax obligations your company must meet; and a realistic document checklist with a step-by-step sequence. You receive written findings: a viable pathway with conditions, or a clear explanation of why the pathway is not realistic now and what would need to change.
We Do Not Promise Approval — Here Is What We Do Instead
Please read before you decide
Work permits are approved by government authorities based on your qualifications, your company's condition and current policy. No advisor can guarantee approval, and any that does is creating risk for you. We provide an eligibility review, document-readiness guidance, assessment of whether proposed company conditions align with published requirements, and clear communication about every condition outside our control.
Were You Self-Employed Before China?
A founder's work history often needs a different explanation from a normal employee's. Ownership, a director role and employment are different facts. Before you pay for translations or registration, get clear about what can actually be verified.
How Founders Can Prepare Work-Experience Evidence
A factual approach to prior roles, company records and verification — without manufactured letters.
Read the guide SEE THE CONTEXTThree Real Guangzhou Founder Timelines
Documented, anonymised cases that show why timing, business substance and documents must be planned together.
View case studies DECIDE FIRSTA Company Is Not an Automatic Work-Permit Route
Use this decision guide to separate the commercial reason for a company from the separate employer, role and document questions in a work-permit plan.
Read the decision guideQuestions We Hear Most
Answers are written and reviewed by our advisory team. For your specific situation, request an assessment.
Know Where You Stand Before You Spend
Send your background, qualifications and business plan. You will receive an initial eligibility review with a recommended pathway — or an honest explanation of why you should not proceed yet.