Success Case | Company Shut Down, Visa Running Out — Here's How We Turned It Around
Client Background
A Russian family living in China — the husband, his spouse, and their child — faced a crisis. The husband's existing company was on the verge of closure, and the residency status of all three family members depended entirely on that single entity.
The company's shutdown would mean immediate visa invalidation for the entire family — no grace period, no safety net.
They came to us with one month left before the company would be formally dissolved.
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What We Found
The client's need was urgent and non-negotiable: a new company had to be established, and the entire family's visas had to be transferred to the new entity — all before the old company ceased to exist.
The standard timeline for company incorporation alone typically runs 4–6 weeks. Add visa transfer procedures on top of that, and the conventional approach would have been impossible within the 30-day window.
Worse, any delay meant the family would overstay their visas the moment the old company was dissolved — with no legal entity to sponsor their stay, their residency would collapse like a house of cards.
What We Did
We treated this as a race against the clock and structured our approach around parallel processing.
While corporate registration was running, we simultaneously initiated capital verification and drafted a business plan that would satisfy both the commerce bureau and the immigration authorities — all in sync with the visa transfer timeline.
We coordinated directly with the relevant government departments to ensure each step was pre-cleared and ready to go the moment the previous one completed. No waiting. No back-and-forth. No wasted days.
We also prepared the visa transfer documents for all three family members in advance, so the moment the new company's business license was issued, the visa applications could be submitted immediately — not a single day lost.
The Result
New company incorporated 3 days before the deadline — with room to spare
Visa transfer applications for the entire family submitted on time and currently proceeding smoothly
The family's residency status remained uninterrupted
No visa invalidation, no overstay, no disruption to their life in China
When your visa is tied to your company, the company's health isn't just a business matter — it's a lifeline for you and your family.
We knew the rules inside out, streamlined every step of the process, and kept close communication with the authorities at every stage. Even with only one month left, we made it work.
If your company is closing and you need to transfer your visa to a new entity — or if you're facing any urgent immigration situation — contact us. We've done it under pressure, and we can do it for you.
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