Release letters
Release letters and changing jobs.
Identify the missing document, request it clearly, preserve the evidence, and keep employment termination separate from work-permit cancellation.
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DefinitionWhat a release letter is
- What is a release letter in China?
- What is a release letter called in Chinese?
- Is a release letter the same as a relieving or separation certificate?
- What does a China release letter look like?
- What information must it contain?
- Can I use a Chinese-English release letter template?
- Is a release letter the same as work-permit cancellation?
- Can a termination letter be used as a release letter?
- Can I get a new job or work visa without a release letter?
- How long does an employer have to issue a release letter in China?
- Can it be issued before the final working day?
- When should the former employer give it to me?
- Do I need a release letter to leave China?
- Do I need one if I apply for a new China job from overseas?
- I left before finishing my contract; can I return to work in China?
- Can I claim compensation after receiving a release letter?
- Will getting the release letter hurt my severance claim?
- Can an employer withhold final salary because of the release-letter dispute?
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