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Help Me Get Deported!

12 years ago

Hi Everyone,

I am hoping you will be able to help me with a peculiar problem I am currently facing. First a little background: I decided to take a job in a small city in Southern China (about 3 hours from Hong Kong) without ever having seen the city or known much about it. I signed onto the project for 2 years. It became obvious to me that I would be miserable here upon my arrival and this has been the case for the last year. I still have 1 year left on my contract and I am desperate to find a way out but I cannot quit.

My latest crazy idea for getting out of my situation was to try and get myself deported. I have done some research and figure there are a few ways to do this without too much hassle on my part. I do not have a work permit which is obviously illegal. I have a tourist visa and have to make a border run to Macau or Hong Kong every 2 months to stay in the country. Normally this would be grounds for deportation if brought to the attention of immigration officials. However, I am currently not working for any established company. I was contracted to come out and begin a company so my salary is being paid from a bank account in China which is not connected to any company. Could this crazy idea still work? If so, how would I go about turning myself in without paying a large fine, going to jail (short detention would be OK) or letting my bosses know I did it on purpose?

I also ride around town on a scooter (125cc) with no driver’s license, registration, or license plates, often while speeding and listening to music. If I got pulled over, would this be enough to get me deported or would they just give me a hefty fine and possibly throw me in jail and take my bike?

If anyone has any other bright ideas for how I might get myself deported without paying a large fine, going to jail or informing my bosses of my intentions please let me know. Dissent or protest against the government wouldn’t work because my bosses would know it was done on purpose. My understanding is that there are relatively few repercussions for deportation after the fact besides that you may be banned from returning to China for a certain amount of time and you will have a deportation stamp in your passport which you may need to explain to other customs officials when you travel.

Arguments for or against this idea are welcome.

Thanks.

William Russell

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