Treat any "high-paying job abroad" as a scam: people lured into running telecom fraud are also restricted from leaving China after they return
- High value
- Evidence A
- Keeps you free
- Free
- Takes minutes
- Some willpower
In plain words
A monthly salary that is absurdly high, no questions about education or experience, no proper contract, a demand that you first gather in a border city, and someone holding your passport for you. If you take a job like this, neither you nor your passport is in your own hands. If documents are faked when you exit, border inspection will stop you and not let you through. If you took part in illegal activity abroad, you may also be barred from leaving China for 6 months to 3 years after you return.
- Cost
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Free. The hard part is turning down, with your own hands, a job that looks very good.
- What you get
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The official description of these cases is very direct. In recent years there have been cases of people who "were tricked into leaving the country, or illegally left under a made-up pretext, to engage in illegal activities such as cross-border gambling and telecom network fraud, seriously endangering the lives and property of the people." That means being deceived into going out, or making up a reason to slip out, and then doing gambling and telecom fraud over there. The new rules tighten at both ends. On the way out: "the reason for applying to enter or leave the country and to stay or reside must be true and lawful." Anyone who submits false materials or makes false statements can be refused documents and refused permission to leave by the immigration administration. On the way back: "Chinese citizens who engage in illegal and criminal activity abroad that endangers national security and interests may be … decided to be barred from leaving the country for 6 months to 3 years from the day of return." Anyone placed in administrative detention for obtaining documents by fraud or for illegal exit or entry is likewise barred from leaving for 6 months to 3 years.
- Notes
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The telltale signs are fairly fixed: a monthly salary far above the same job elsewhere, no requirement of education or experience, no proper contract, being told to gather in a border city first, and someone arranging your visa and keeping your passport. There are already dedicated consular reminders about northern Myanmar. If you really go, your personal freedom and your passport are not in your own hands, and you cannot leave even if you want to.
- Evidence grade
- A : Specific numbers from meta-analyses, large cohorts or randomized trials; for law and policy, the statute or official text.
- Sources
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- 国务院 (2026). 关于出境入境管理的规定（国令第 841 号）. https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202607/content_7077173.htm（第三、四条）
- 司法部、公安部、国家移民局 (2026). 就《国务院关于出境入境管理的规定》答记者问. https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/202608/content_7077270.htm
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 21, tip 5. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer