外國(guó)人在中國(guó)合法就業(yè)，就必須辦理外國(guó)人工作許可證+工作類居留許可簽證（簡(jiǎn)稱“工作簽證”）。而辦理工作許可的最基本條件就是具有學(xué)士及以上學(xué)位和2年及以上相關(guān)的工作經(jīng)歷。學(xué)士學(xué)位這一條很多外國(guó)人都能滿足，那么這個(gè)2年相關(guān)的工作經(jīng)歷，要符合什么條件才可以呢？Foreigners want to work legally in China, they must apply for work permit + work type residence permit (hereinafter referred to as “work visa”). And the most basic conditions for getting a work permit is to have a bachelor’s degree or above and 2 years or more related work experience. Many foreigners can meet the requirement of bachelor’s degree. So，2 years of related work experience certificate, what conditions need be met?

工作經(jīng)歷證明是指：外國(guó)人大學(xué)畢業(yè)以后，由其原工作過(guò)的單位出具從事與現(xiàn)聘用崗位工作相關(guān)的2年以上工作經(jīng)歷證明，包括職位、工作時(shí)間或曾經(jīng)做過(guò)的項(xiàng)目，需其原工作單位加蓋公章或負(fù)責(zé)人簽字，并留有證明聯(lián)系人有效聯(lián)系電話或電子郵件。The work experience certificate refers to: after the foreigner graduated from the University, the work experience certificate of more than 2 years related to the current employment position issued by the original work unit of the foreigner, including the position, working time or the project that he has done, shall be stamped with the official seal of the original work unit or signed by the person in charge, and the effective contact telephone number or email of the certified contact person shall be kept.

Q&A

—上大學(xué)期間的兼職工作經(jīng)歷，算工作經(jīng)歷嗎？Is part-time work experience during university period counted as work experience?

—不可以。No

—上大學(xué)期間，在國(guó)外工作過(guò)的，或者當(dāng)兵期間的時(shí)間，可以充當(dāng)工作經(jīng)歷嗎？During the university period, worked abroad, or served in the army, can counted as work experience?

—不可以。No

—優(yōu)秀應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生，需要工作經(jīng)歷嗎？Do excellent graduates need work experience?

—不需要。No

—外國(guó)人海外的教學(xué)經(jīng)歷，可以辦理公司高層管理的外國(guó)人工作許可證嗎？Can foreigners with overseas teaching experience apply for work permit for senior management of the company?

—不可以。No

—外國(guó)人海外的管理層的工作經(jīng)歷，可以辦理外教工作許可證嗎？Can a foreigner apply for a foreign teacher’s work permit with his or her overseas management experience?

—不可以。No

—以前是中國(guó)國(guó)籍的華人，在中國(guó)的工作經(jīng)歷可以使用嗎？Those who have ever have Chinese nationality, can use their work experience in China before?

—可以。Yes

—累計(jì)2年以上的海外多個(gè)公司的工作經(jīng)歷，可以使用嗎？Can I use the work experience in different overseas companies which add up to 2 years?

—可以。Yes

—工作經(jīng)歷證明需要經(jīng)過(guò)大使館認(rèn)證嗎？Does the work experience certificate need to be certified by the Embassy?

—不需要。No

—工作經(jīng)歷證明需要翻譯成中文嗎？Does the work experience certificate need to be translated into Chinese?

—需要。Yes

—工作經(jīng)歷證明是要國(guó)內(nèi)公司開(kāi)具的嗎？還是國(guó)外公司開(kāi)具的？Is the work experience certificate issued by a China company? Or is it issued by a overseas company?

—都可以。Both are OK

—英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)國(guó)的外國(guó)人，有教學(xué)資格證/TEFL證書(shū)，還需要工作經(jīng)歷嗎？Foreigners from native English speaking countries have teaching qualification certificate / TEFL certificate, do they still need work experience?

—不需要。No