Should the study agent sign the contract or pay in advance?

Legal analysis: to find an agent for studying abroad, you need to sign a contract first and pay first. Candidates who give up their application for studying abroad and refund the agency fee need to deduct it according to the signed contract. Candidates who breach the contract need to deduct the liquidated damages according to the contract, and then refund the remaining intermediary fees.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 577 Where a party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the contract, it shall be liable for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.

Article 578 Where a party expressly expresses or shows by his own behavior that he will not perform his contractual obligations, the other party may require him to bear the liability for breach of contract before the time limit for performance expires.

Article 579 If one party fails to pay the price, remuneration, rent or interest, or fails to perform other monetary obligations, the other party may demand payment.