Invite a friend · 2026

Invite expat friends. Earn while they're online.

Most growth in expat-China VPN comes from one person telling another over Telegram, in a Sanlitun cafe, or on someone's first day after their old VPN died at the hotel. We'd rather pay you for that conversation than spend the same money on Google ads. 30% commission on every monthly payment your direct referrals make, 10% on second-level. All-time. Min payout $10 USDT.

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Invite a friend · the short version

→30% on Level 1. Every monthly payment from someone you referred directly. All-time, no cap.
→10% on Level 2. When they refer someone else, you earn 10% on those too.
→$10 min payout. Paid in USDT (TRC20 or ERC20), usually within 24–48 hours of request.
→Paid as long as they pay. No expiry on the commission. They subscribe for two years, you earn for two years.
→Personal sharing only. Telegram groups you're in, conversations, your own posts. No spam, no ad-bidding on our brand, no review-mill sites.

How it works · three steps

No application form. Every IT CRP customer has a referral link by default — including free-trial users.

STEP 01

Get your link from the dashboard

Sign in to it-crp.com/dashboard. Your referral link is in the Invite section — looks like it-crp.com/?r=YOURCODE. Copy it. The link works whether you've upgraded yet or not.

STEP 02

Share where it actually helps people

Telegram expat groups when someone asks "what VPN works in China". Your own blog or LinkedIn post about moving to China. Conversations with new arrivals at coffee, conferences, language exchanges. The link works for them whether they sign up free first or upgrade directly.

STEP 03

Earn on every payment they make, forever

30% of every monthly $9 payment they make accrues to your account. Pending while their order settles (about 7 days), then Available. Withdraw to USDT once you're past $10. They keep paying — you keep earning. They refer their own friends — you earn 10% on those too.

The math at different scales

Assumes Solo plan ($9/mo). Most expat referrals stick around because the alternative is going back to a VPN that fails at 8 PM.

Direct referrals (paying)	Monthly L1 income	Annual L1 income
5 referrals	$13.50/mo	$162/year
10 referrals	$27/mo	$324/year
25 referrals	$67.50/mo	$810/year
50 referrals	$135/mo	$1,620/year
100 referrals	$270/mo	$3,240/year

Plus L2 — when one of your referrals brings in five of their own friends, that's an additional $4.50/mo for you on top, automatic. The expat-Telegram-group effect compounds.

Where this actually works for expats

Channels we see referrals come from organically — and how to share without being a spammer.

Telegram expat groups

The single biggest source of organic referrals. There are dozens of foreigner-in-China groups: Beijing Expats, Shanghai New Arrivals, Shenzhen Tech, Chengdu Nomads, etc. People ask "which VPN works now?" multiple times a week. Drop your link with a one-line honest take ("we pay you for it, here's mine if it helps") rather than a generic ad.

WeChat Moments and group chats

For long-term expats with established WeChat networks, a quick post to Moments when someone you know is moving to China lands in front of exactly the right audience. Same principle: useful context > generic copy-paste.

r/chinalife, r/shanghai, r/Beijing

Same advice — answer real questions about VPN in China with your honest experience and your link. The Reddit communities for China expats see "VPN advice" threads every few days. Quality answers compound; spammy ones get downvoted and removed.

First-day conversations in person

The single moment when a new expat is most receptive to a VPN recommendation is in their first 48 hours, right after they realise their old setup doesn't work. Coffee meetings, conferences, language exchanges — those are referral-rich moments. Share the URL, not just the brand name; the URL contains your code.

Your own blog or YouTube

If you write or video-blog about life in China, a one-paragraph mention with your referral link works for years after publication. We see referrals coming from blog posts that are five years old, just because the post still ranks for a relevant search. Long-tail compounding.

What we don't accept · honest list

Spam in Telegram or WeChat groups you're not active in. Drop-and-leave promotional posts get reported by group admins and tank the program for everyone. Accounts associated with reported spam patterns lose their commission balance.
Self-referral via secondary email. Detected by payment method, IP, device fingerprint, signup timing. All accrued balance reversed if caught.
Paid Google or Meta ads bidding on our brand. If you're running ads on "IT CRP", "IT CRP refer", "VPN for China IT CRP", that's brand bidding. We'd rather pay you for organic recommendations than for clicks we'd already get.
Affiliate-mill review sites with lip-service reviews. If your site is "Best VPN 2026" with 50 generic reviews and no lived-in detail, it doesn't fit how we want to grow. Honest blogs, niche communities, real expat content — yes. Filler-content review-mill — no.
Coupon-stack stuffing. If we ever run a coupon discount, you can't combine your referral link with the coupon to discount yourself a multi-year subscription via your own friend.

30% all-time

$10 USDT min payout · TRC20 or ERC20 · Level 2 at 10% · No cap

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Referral program questions

How and when do I get paid for referrals?

Referral commission accrues on your account every time someone you referred makes a payment. Each accrual starts as Pending until the order is confirmed paid and the trial-refund window has passed (about 7 days), then becomes Available. Once your Available balance reaches $10 USD, you can request a payout from the dashboard. We pay in USDT on TRC20 or ERC20 networks — most payouts go out within 24–48 hours of request.

What does "all-time" mean? Do I keep earning if my friend stays for years?

Yes. There's no time cap on the commission. As long as the person you referred keeps a paid IT CRP subscription, you keep earning 30% of every monthly payment they make. If they pause for a few months and come back, the attribution stays — you start earning again on their next payment. The only thing that ends the commission is if they cancel permanently.

What is Level 2 and how does it work?

Level 2 (L2) is when someone you referred refers someone else. You earn 10% on every payment those second-level users make, all-time. So if you refer 10 friends and 3 of them refer 5 more each, you're earning 30% on the 10 direct and 10% on the 15 indirect — without doing any extra work after the initial introduction. There is no Level 3 — earnings stop at L2.

Can I refer myself or use multiple emails?

No. Self-referral is detected and the rewards are reversed. We check for the same payment method, IP/network, device fingerprint, and other signals. Don't try to optimise it this way — accounts caught self-referring lose all accrued referral balance and may be terminated. The program is built to reward you for bringing real new users, not for gaming the math.

Can I post my referral link on review sites or run paid ads with it?

Personal sharing — Telegram groups you're a member of, your own blog, your social media, conversations with friends — is encouraged. What we explicitly don't accept: spamming groups you're not part of, automated mass posting, paid Google/Meta ads bidding on our brand keywords, or affiliate-mill review pages with lip-service reviews in exchange for commissions. We can't enforce every edge case, but accounts associated with those patterns lose their commission balance.

Referral program · last verified May 2026 · program parameters: 30% L1, 10% L2, all-time, $10 min payout in USDT (TRC20 or ERC20). Pending → Available transition after the trial-refund window (~7 days).
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