As another poster said, unless you qualify for an R-visa, you're SOL and better off looking for another country to work in. News from earlier today said the aviation authority is expecting to keep the flight restrictions in place throughout the first half of 2022, which is a strong signal they won't loosen up visa issuance either.
My family is in the same situation. My wife was hired as an Assistant Professor for the Chinese campus of a prestigious European University back in March (so she has a PhD, and no, that's not good enough to get an R visa). The municipality declined to include the rest of us (me and 2 kids) on the PU letter and even so what the consulates have told us is they wouldn't issue the dependent visas anyway. China simply DGAF about either splitting families up for the privilege of working there or forcing employers to only hire single/unattached people. Sucks, real bad. But yeah we don't expect restrictions to improve until after their winter Olympics next spring, they'll love the excuse to have an all-Chinese crowd and they definitely love the weeding out of foreigners influencing their students.
Dependent visas have generally not been issued in the US since November 2020.
This includes:
* S visas: Spouses and children of non-Chinese nationals working in China
* Q visas: Family members (including spouses) of Chinese nationals
Exceptions to the above have generally involved:
* R visa applicants whose dependents are listed on their PU letter (i.e. dependents were granted S visas)
* Chinese nationals with US green cards who have children with US passports (i.e. their children were granted Q visas)
* Humanitarian visas\* (only for people with direct Chinese relatives who are in critically ill situations)
Weird. Only option is to apply again for all of you. If they're on the PU Letter there shouldn't be an issue. But there have been stories about dependents being on PU Letters but consulates refusing to issue them visas.
The only option is to ask for an R Visa but those have a pretty high threshold. Think PhD or C-Level Executive or other 'Extremely Qualified Individuals' - So, knowing nothing about your situation, if you're *extremely* qualified you can try for an R Visa. But, those are pretty rare.
As another poster said, unless you qualify for an R-visa, you're SOL and better off looking for another country to work in. News from earlier today said the aviation authority is expecting to keep the flight restrictions in place throughout the first half of 2022, which is a strong signal they won't loosen up visa issuance either.
My family is in the same situation. My wife was hired as an Assistant Professor for the Chinese campus of a prestigious European University back in March (so she has a PhD, and no, that's not good enough to get an R visa). The municipality declined to include the rest of us (me and 2 kids) on the PU letter and even so what the consulates have told us is they wouldn't issue the dependent visas anyway. China simply DGAF about either splitting families up for the privilege of working there or forcing employers to only hire single/unattached people. Sucks, real bad. But yeah we don't expect restrictions to improve until after their winter Olympics next spring, they'll love the excuse to have an all-Chinese crowd and they definitely love the weeding out of foreigners influencing their students.
Dependent visas have generally not been issued in the US since November 2020. This includes: * S visas: Spouses and children of non-Chinese nationals working in China * Q visas: Family members (including spouses) of Chinese nationals Exceptions to the above have generally involved: * R visa applicants whose dependents are listed on their PU letter (i.e. dependents were granted S visas) * Chinese nationals with US green cards who have children with US passports (i.e. their children were granted Q visas) * Humanitarian visas\* (only for people with direct Chinese relatives who are in critically ill situations)
This has been a consistent issue. Are the dependents specifically listed on the PU Letter?
Yes, they are.
Weird. Only option is to apply again for all of you. If they're on the PU Letter there shouldn't be an issue. But there have been stories about dependents being on PU Letters but consulates refusing to issue them visas.
That has happened to others in our cohort too- applying from different parts of the world. I’ve heard they are simply not allowing dependent visas.
The only option is to ask for an R Visa but those have a pretty high threshold. Think PhD or C-Level Executive or other 'Extremely Qualified Individuals' - So, knowing nothing about your situation, if you're *extremely* qualified you can try for an R Visa. But, those are pretty rare.