About this role
Support the immigration practice's day-to-day filing work — work permits, residence permits, and renewal tracking for executives relocating to the Hainan Free Trade Port.
- Department
- Immigration & Mobility
- Level
- Associate
- Employment type
- Full time
- Location
- Haikou
- Reports to
- Assistant Vice President, Client Coordination
- Posted
- August 5, 2026
What you will do
- Prepare and verify documentation for work permit and residence permit applications
- Maintain the renewal calendar for active client filings and flag upcoming deadlines
- Coordinate with clients to collect required paperwork and confirm submission details
- Support classification assessments under the Free Trade Port's talent framework
What we are looking for
- 0-2 years of relevant experience; recent graduates with strong attention to detail welcome
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Mandarin
- Comfortable working with regulatory documentation and filing deadlines
What we offer
One accountable team
You own your work end to end rather than handing it down a production line. Engagements have a named team, and you are on it.
A documented calendar
Deadlines are tracked to the day, not the quarter. Nobody here is expected to hold a client's renewal date in their head.
Real review, not rubber-stamping
Every filing is reviewed before it reaches a client. Junior work gets genuine feedback, which is how the standard is maintained.
Predictable response standards
We staff engagements so that client questions are answered within a working day. That is a resourcing commitment, not an expectation that you are reachable around the clock.
Our hiring process
Four steps, and we tell you where you stand at the end of each one. If a step is going to take longer than expected, you hear that from us rather than wondering.
- 01
Application
Send your details through the form on any open role, or write to us directly. We read every application ourselves.
- 02
Introductory call
A 30-minute conversation about your background and what the role actually involves day to day. No technical assessment at this stage.
- 03
Practical exercise
A short, realistic task drawn from the kind of work the role does — reviewed and discussed with you, not scored in silence.
- 04
Final conversation
A discussion with the team you would join, covering scope, reporting line, and terms. We aim to give a decision within a week.
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