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Passengers queue for immigration inspection at Terminal 1 of Tianjin Binhai International Airport in Tianjin, China, on Aug. 27, 2025.Sun Fanyue—Xinhua/Getty Images  by [Miranda Jeyaretnam](https://time.com/author/miranda-jeyaretnam/)  ## Miranda Jeyaretnam Reporter Oct 1, 2025 8:35 AM UTC China has launched a new visa that aims to draw in global STEM talent, at a time when the U.S., its geopolitical rival, has tightened restrictions on its H-1B program. The K visa, which came into effect on Wednesday, is open to graduates of recognized universities and young professionals in fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The visa aims to be less restrictive than other programs, including not requiring employer sponsorship. The visa aims to “promote exchanges and cooperation between young science and technology talents from China and other countries,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday. China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, [international students](https://time.com/7288747/trump-harvard-international-students-transfer-universities-asia-hong-kong-japan/), and [tourists](https://time.com/7301187/china-visa-free-travel-countries-tourism-us-trump-isolation-economy/). While China’s State Council [announced](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202508/content%5F7036508.htm) the visa on Aug. 7, the new program stands to benefit from recent [new restrictions on the U.S. H-1B visa program](https://time.com/7319558/h1b-visa-project-firewall-labor-department-probe-fee-immigration-trump/), which has historically allowed around [730,000 skilled migrants](https://www.fwd.us/news/h1b-visa-program/) to work in the U.S., many of them in tech and healthcare sectors. Last month, President Donald Trump [unveiled a $100,000 fee](https://time.com/7319116/h1b-visa-news-trump-rules/) for new H-1B applications, up from a typical cost of roughly [$1,700 to $4,500](https://international.indianapolis.iu.edu/visas/departments/h1b-workers/h1b-fees.html). Beijing “wants to signal that China now actually is much more open,” especially as the U.S. appears to be closing itself off, Alfred Wu, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, tells TIME. Here’s what to know about the program. ## K visa program aims to draw global tech talent The K visa is aimed at attracting young foreign STEM talent, including researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, and other professionals. To be [eligible](https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/202508/content%5F7036550.htm) for the K visa, applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in China or other countries, be engaged in STEM fields, and be a young professional. It’s not yet clear what the exact age limit for the visa is, and other details have not yet been announced, such as the maximum duration of stay per entry and the validity period of the visa. Edward Hu, immigration director at consultancy Newland Chase in Shanghai, told [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/10/1/how-does-chinas-k-visa-work-and-can-it-compete-with-the-h-1b) that he has received strong interest in the visa since it was announced in August. “The K visa fills a gap in China’s talent system by lowering entry barriers for younger STEM talents,” Hu said. China has had a similar R visa since 2013 that targets high-level or specialist foreign talent, though it requires sponsorship by an employer or host institution, whereas the K visa is aimed at early-career professionals and does not require employer sponsorship. The K visa allows entry, residence, and employment without being tied to a job offer—a notable advantage over the U.S.’s H-1B, which requires sponsorship from an employer. The H-1B application process is inherently competitive, because visas are granted through an annual lottery and are capped at 85,000 per year. Requiring employer sponsorship also restricts the number of jobs available to visa-seekers, and the new fee is likely to limit that even further. “The U.S. has definitely shot itself in the foot on H-1Bs, and the timing is exquisite for China’s K visa,” Michael Feller, chief strategist at Sydney-based business consultancy Geopolitical Strategy, told [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/chinas-new-k-visa-beckons-foreign-tech-talent-us-hikes-h-1b-fee-2025-09-29/). But experts also cautioned that China will need to do more if it wants to compete with the U.S. for young global talent. Feller told Al Jazeera that Chinese employers would have to accommodate non-Mandarin speakers by offering English-language positions and improve work-life balance. “I can’t imagine many foreign graduates interested in the ‘9-9-6’ work-life balance that many Chinese firms are known for,” Feller said. Some Chinese firms, especially within the country’s tech sector, expect employees to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week, for a total [workweek of 72 hours](https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2025/08/04/the-9-9-6-work-schedule-could-be-coming-to-your-workplace-soon/). Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek [violates Chinese labor laws](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58381538), it was [famously endorsed](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/15/business/jack-ma-996-china) by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019. ## China opens up, while U.S. closes off The new visa is just one of a series of measures that China has taken to open itself up to the world. In recent months, China [expanded visa waivers](https://time.com/7301187/china-visa-free-travel-countries-tourism-us-trump-isolation-economy/) to tourists from much of Europe, Asia, and parts of the Middle East, [sought to attract](https://time.com/7288747/trump-harvard-international-students-transfer-universities-asia-hong-kong-japan/) more international students to its [universities and exchange programs](https://time.com/7302310/china-us-global-university-rankings-trump-higher-education/), and boosted its trade and [diplomatic relationships](https://time.com/7298254/china-us-diplomacy-military-intervention-taiwan-israel-iran-war-ceasefire/) with the rest of the world. China has also sought to strengthen its global position through its leadership of multilateral institutions like [BRICS](https://time.com/7300395/trump-tariffs-threat-brics-anti-american-concerns/) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and participation at the United Nations. Those changes are happening against a backdrop of the U.S. under Trump retreating from the global stage. Trump has [imposed wide-ranging tariffs](https://time.com/7306868/trump-tariffs-tracker-countries-rates-sectors-trade-deals-deadlines-timeline/) on much of the world, [carried](https://time.com/7321835/trump-immigration-ice-detention-crime-data/) out a [mass deportation program](https://time.com/7291757/trump-deportation-ice-el-salvador/), and introduced [restrictions](https://time.com/7310570/uscis-good-moral-character-naturalization-citizenship-test-trump-administration-immigration/) on legal [immigration](https://time.com/7312901/chinese-students-visas-duration-policy-trump-crackdown-national-security-immigration/), including the most recent change to the H-1B program. Those policies have hurt [tourism](https://time.com/7307504/us-visa-application-bonds-state-department/), [impacted](https://time.com/7289945/us-china-trump-rubio-international-student-visa-restrictions-trade-negotiations/) international [students](https://time.com/7288422/harvard-university-international-students-trump/), and tested longstanding diplomatic and economic ties. Last month, a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Ellabell, Ga., [angered](https://time.com/7315143/ice-raid-georgia-south-korea/) ally South Korea and [jeopardized South Korean investments in the U.S.](https://time.com/7315276/trump-immigration-raid-south-korea-workers-georgia-foreign-investment-analysis/) after reports that hundreds of South Korean workers had been [detained](https://time.com/7316331/south-korea-workers-lg-hyundai-ice-raid-trump-stay-visas/) and [mistreated in the detention facility](https://time.com/7317215/south-korea-workers-ice-detention-conditions-diary-trump-return-us/). In August, U.S. relations with India, a longtime friend and regional buffer to China, [strained after Trump imposed penalties](https://time.com/7307203/india-russia-crude-oil-trump-miller-tariffs-war-ukraine-economy/) on the South Asian country over its purchases of Russian oil. And Trump’s volatile approach to foreign policy has [oscillated](https://time.com/7321858/trump-gaza-peace-plan-israel-hamas-war-world-reactions-analysis/) between [brokering](https://time.com/7284654/india-pakistan-ceasefire-trump-us-mediation-kashmir-conflict-strikes/) cease-fires in a [number of conflicts](https://time.com/7297049/iran-israel-ceasefire-trump/) to [joining Israel](https://time.com/7296469/u-s-strikes-iran-nuclear-trump-war/) in [dropping bombs on Iran](https://time.com/7297464/nuclear-diplomacy-iran-us-strikes-damage-non-proliferation-treaty-weapon/), [ordering strikes](https://time.com/7310889/trump-maduro-venezuela-militia-us-navy-military-deployment-drug-cartels/) on [Venezuelan vessels](https://time.com/7317506/us-venezuela-war-powers-international-law-trump-maduro-drugs-cartel-boat-strike/), and [publicly lambasting](https://time.com/7319614/president-trump-united-nations-general-assembly-speech/) the [rest of the world](https://time.com/7320280/donald-trump-grocery-prices-electricity-bills/) at the [U.N.](https://time.com/7320390/trump-un-escalator-escalatorgate-conspiracy-arrest/) “The symbolism is powerful: While the U.S. raises barriers, China is lowering them,” Iowa-based immigration lawyer Matt Mauntel-Medici told Reuters. Still, prior to the push to open itself up, China had for years been isolated from the world, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has some way to go before it is as globalized as the U.S. It has traditionally been difficult to get work visas in China, Wu says. And China has far fewer permanent residents or foreign-born citizens than the U.S. “China, by definition, is not like the United States,” Wu says. “It’s a very homogenous society.” ## Critics say visa could hurt Chinese job seekers The visa has also attracted criticism from within China, where many [young adults](https://time.com/6284994/china-youth-unemployment-aging-demographics/) have for years faced [poor employment prospects](https://time.com/6304881/china-stops-publishing-youth-unemployment-statistics/) despite often being highly educated in STEM fields. According to the [_South China Morning Post_](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327415/chinas-new-k-visa-meant-lure-foreign-stem-talent-instead-its-drawn-criticism?module=top%5Fstory&pgtype=homepage), Chinese social media users have complained that the new visa program will hurt the domestic job market. One commented: “Why is it that young people in China with bachelor’s degrees struggle to find good jobs and are forced to pursue master’s degrees, while foreign bachelor’s degree holders are considered ‘tech talent’?” Another: “It is already difficult to thoroughly scrutinise domestic educational credentials, and with the introduction of the K visa, a supply chain of visa agencies will quickly form around it and help foreigners get the visa.” Wu, the Singapore-based public policy professor, says that the concerns of Chinese citizens are legitimate, particularly since China already has a robust domestic pool of highly skilled STEM and tech talent to draw from. He added to SCMP that the criticisms are also over “non-transparency in policymaking.” “People have no idea what actually happened. If the government can make policies much more transparent and also disclose all kinds of statistics, then people may actually be less concerned,” Wu said to SCMP. Wu tells TIME that the government and Chinese firms will need to consider the concerns of Chinese job seekers when it comes to implementing the new program and fleshing out its details. But Wu says increasing access to China for foreign STEM talent has been a long time in the making, given the country’s push for competition with the U.S. in terms of tech innovation. And critically, the program is about showing the rest of the world that China is prepared to open up and take on a greater role in global relations, Wu says. “We cannot anticipate that China will change overnight, it takes time,” Wu says. 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