My RP expires June 30th. I'm working for a foreign company that has partnerships set up with schools in China. This company assigns teachers to work in their designated schools in various cities throughout China. So on Friday I was told that I will be going to another city to work in one of their other schools. That's fine. But I need more time in my current city to get things finished up. I have animals to transport and my house contents.

My company is pretty good but there are the usual miscommunications that happen/have happened. Last summer when I started working for this company I went to the new school in late June (when I had finished my contract at my old school) and they were surprised to see me, but got busy on getting me a new visa/rp. I'm thinking this new school is not going to have the paperwork ready for starting the process of my new visa/rp. There isn't much time left of this month and we have the dragon boat holiday this week coming up.

My question is- Is there some kind of "grace" period after your rp has finished that allows you to stay here in China? What happens with my local police station? I live off campus and have registered with them as required. I don't want the cops banging on my door!

Technically -do you have to leave/have a new visa/rp immediately upon the expiration of the old one?

I think if I had about an extra 2 weeks the new school could get their act together and get the required paperwork ready.

I also am not exactly sure I want to go the route of getting an L visa. Would I have to go back to HK when the new school does get their paperwork together?

Sorry if this is confusing.