Immigration: How China uses the K visa to attract international talent

Overcrowded job fair on a Shanghai campus. Many fear that the new skilled worker visas will make competition even fiercer.

While the US is making it more difficult for skilled workers to enter the country, the K visa for international tech talent is taking effect in China. The visa offers significantly simplified access to the labor market. However, China is still a long way from being a country of immigration.

Leonardo Pape

Last updated: 30. September 2025

Immigration of skilled workers Skills shortage China Civil society

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