@Pina_Colada I'm doing the visa thing from pretty much next door to you, in Tanzania. So, a similar situation, but they've not required anything that needs me to be in the UK in person. I can only tell you my understanding of what needs to be compiled, which is based on lots of emails to & from my HR contact. To be fair, they sent fairly comprehensive written information from the outset, which I didn't read till I was mid-process. Oops. I'm going to Beijing - requirements for other regions may vary.
My HR contact said no need for a UK DBS, they'll take the local one alongside a copy of my residence permit showing I've been resident here since August '17. The local police clearance and my medical form (done locally) must be stamped by the Chinese embassy here. I guess the local embassy are best placed to confirm both are genuine Tanzanian documents. It seems weird to me, because it's placing a lot of trust in my current employer having checked I've no criminal record from before I came here but HR knows best. Or do they … ?
I sent my degrees off to the company recommended by Miss Tilscher. They're from UK universities, so could not be validated here. Whenever they get back, I'll DHL it all to the new school, stuff happens, then a work permit is (hopefully) issued. At that point, I have to go to the embassy, give fingerprints & they'll take my passport to insert the residence permit.
One requirement which was communicated quite late in the process was they need an official letter from any school I've worked in to prove two years of work experience: on headed paper, giving my name and dates of employment. That doesn't need an embassy stamp, because I have to send the original.
At this point, it's all 'in the process' and I guess will be ready to send everything off the week after Easter. Until then, there's no way to know whether HR have asked for the right things.
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