Free checklistBangladesh to China: pre-departure checklist
If you want to go to China for work the legal way, check this list before you pay anyone.
The most important rule
Do not pay any large amount before independently verifying the job, employer, visa and payment terms. An agency licence alone does not prove its China job offer is genuine.
Current alert
There is almost no legal route for foreign workers in ordinary factory, construction or hotel jobs in China. Do not pay for such “China visas”.
Analysis at a glance
Risk: High — frequent fraud reports- Region
- Asia
- Permit / visa
- Work permit + Z visa — requires skills, education and experience
- How hiring works
- Employer obtains a work permit notice in China → Z visa in Dhaka → BMET clearance → residence on arrival
- Where you apply
- Chinese embassy / Chinese visa application centre, Dhaka
- Typical total cost
- ৳2–5 lakh (approx.)
- Typical salary
- Not set — legal visas for unskilled work hardly exist
- Timeline
- 3–6 months
- Language
- Chinese (Mandarin) or English needed
- Common sectors
- Skilled technician · Chinese company projects
Cost and salary are editorial estimates — they vary by offer, sector and time. This is not a job, visa or salary guarantee.
1. Before paying the broker
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2. Verify on official websites
Bangladesh
- BMETLicensed recruiting agencies, RL number, status and expiry; emigration clearancebmet.gov.bd
- Ami ProbashiWorker registration, BMET clearance and smart card onlinewww.amiprobashi.com
- প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয়Government-fixed migration costs, notices and complaintsprobashi.gov.bd
- BOESLState recruiting agency — G2G notices (e.g. Korea EPS, Japan)boesl.gov.bd
Remember: a screenshot of an online application or a PDF shown by the agency is not final proof of approval. Verify through the official portal or the relevant authority.
3. Stop paying if you see these signs
Warning signs
- “100% visa guarantee” or “there are never any rejections”.
- Keeping the employer's name secret.
- Pressure to pay quickly without time to verify.
- Talking only on WhatsApp with no written contract.
- Asking you to start working on a visit/tourist visa.
- Repeatedly asking for more money without proof of approval or refund.
- Sending you on a tourist or business visa to work in a factory — fines, detention and deportation if caught.
- Adverts for “easy factory jobs in China” — no such legal route exists for ordinary workers.
4. A message you can send the broker
Copy into WhatsApp or SMS
Before starting the China work permit process, I would like to confirm a few things: 1. What is the China employer's company name, address and registration number? 2. Can I verify the job offer and the signed contract? 3. Through which process will the Work permit + Z visa — requires skills, education and experience be applied for? 4. Will you give me the official application number or online proof I can verify? 5. What is the total cost, the step-by-step payment, and the refund terms if the visa fails? 6. Can you give references of workers from Bangladesh who went to China successfully through you? I will decide on payment only after verifying all information and the contract.
Our advice
Before paying any agency, collect its name, RL licence number, the China company name and the total package price. With these you can check the risks one by one — or send them to us and we will review them with you.
Contact us to review an agency