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urbanversion · Joined: 27 Jan 2011 Posts: 426

Don't wait to hear should be no problem!

Want to hear from people who have had no problems getting a Z, after being in China on an L?! Rolling Eyes

Cairnsman · Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 203

If you have; i) a �Confirmation Letter of Invitation� which specifies that you may apply for a Z visa at the Commisioner�s Office of the Foreign Ministry of the P.R. China in Hong Kong SAR, ii) a SAFEA issued �Working Permit and iii) a copy of an approved medical examination report then, yes, 100% definitely you can get a Z visa in Hong Kong.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Has this changed? their website http://www.fmcoprc.gov.hk/eng/zgqz/bgfwxx/ says this,

4, If you don't reside or work in Hong Kong permanently, you are required to apply Chinese visa from the Embassy or Consulate-General of Peoples' Republic of China in your resident country.

Unfortunately, my resident country won't let me apply either Sad

therock · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 1266 Location: China

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Suzhou

Denim-Maniac · Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Posts: 1238

This doesnt help for your location, but my housemates recently went to HK for visa runs. One was at the beginning of Feb, one last month. This was for a training school in GuangXi province.

talkgabchat · Joined: 11 Dec 2011 Posts: 43 Location: Shanghai

We are in Suzhou and went to Hong Kong last week for a visa run. Did not have a problem. US and Uk residents here.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Thanks so much. I looked at the HK website and it said that you can't if you're not a resident. Maybe entering on a tourist visa and going to HK would be better than trying to get a Z visa straight away.

Mr.Engrish · Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 57 Location: China

Just did my tourist to Z visa run last week. All went well and it cost me 500 HK$ It took approx 1 hour from line outside in the morning to getting papers filled out and waiting. I'm Canadian if that helps.

therock · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 1266 Location: China

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

HR told me I can only apply back home or here. And where I am now, I can't apply.

Gringo Greg · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 3:00 am Post subject:

Naturegirl, you can ask the school to list Hong Kong on your invitation letter. That is what my wife and I had our school do and we got it no problem.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

wangdaning · Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3154

If the school could actually get the paperwork to say HK then there would be no reason your visa would be denied (same with it saying Thailand or Korea). It is either your school's provincial government refusing or the school's lack of understand of what to do.

The whole, go back to home country or country of residence, has ran circles around Chinese admin. Maybe the government put it in place to point out stupidity at admin levels Laughing

I also considered sending the documents back home. In the end, I just repeated over and over that I could do it in HK. Eventually, I did it in HK.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

To be honest, it would be cheaper and easier to just send the docs back home. I'm thining about 400 bucks, plus the visa costs. Flights to HK would probably be that, plus food and hotel.