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Lord Bafford
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 Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:43 pm Post subject: Hong Kong visa debacle -- What would you do? |
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My company asked me to travel to Hong Kong last week to process my Z visa.
Unfortunately, being the incompetent numpties that they are, they didn't provide all the requsite documents.
The person responsible for this shambles will not even accept they didn't provide the correct papers.
I was only expecting to be in HK for 24 hours so I only brought 2 changes of clothes; most of my possessions remain in China.
The company have asked me to return on an L visa but, as my passport only has 2 blank pages remaining, I think that's a bad idea.
5 days in HK has left a massive dent in my war-chest, but if I walk away now I lose my salary and possessions.
I'm not quite sure what to do. |
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Mr. Leafy
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I'm sorry for your trouble - it sounds like one of the more stressful situations one can get into.
Do you think they really made a mistake with the documents, or that they never intended to give you the right ones, hoping to keep you on revolving L visas?
Why can't they just email the docs to you, or send by DHL?
While the company has put you in a bad position, when living abroad it's always good to renew your passport before it runs low on pages. |
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chinatimes
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| when living abroad it's always good to renew your passport before it runs low on pages. |
Right, so do that in HK if it doesn't take too long.
Option 2 is to return to China "mainland", get extra pages, get the right documents, then go back to HK.
By the way, what was missing exactly? |
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Lord Bafford
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Leafy wrote: |
I'm sorry for your trouble - it sounds like one of the more stressful situations one can get into.
Do you think they really made a mistake with the documents, or that they never intended to give you the right ones, hoping to keep you on revolving L visas?
Why can't they just email the docs to you, or send by DHL?
While the company has put you in a bad position, when living abroad it's always good to renew your passport before it runs low on pages. |
Thanks for your response.
I think there was a recent change in visa policy in Hong Kong and they failed to check it out.
The individual responsible is insisting I have the correct docs -- I suspect to save face.
I'm thinking of just cutting my losses because the stress is just awful. |
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Lord Bafford
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| when living abroad it's always good to renew your passport before it runs low on pages. |
Right, so do that in HK if it doesn't take too long.
Option 2 is to return to China "mainland", get extra pages, get the right documents, then go back to HK.
By the way, what was missing exactly? |
Unfortunately, British passports can't have pages added -- bloody annoying!
I appear to be missing a supplementary invitation letter from the college.
The lady handed me a piece of paper outlining the required document, which I sent to the company. I received a curt reply stating that I have that document.
Total nightmare! |
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davelister
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At a guess, your company (which sound like a right shower of ..) have misunderstood the invitation letter, which isn't just a "yeah we'll employ the laowai" letter from the company, but a confirmation of invitation from a relevant government department.
from www.visaforchina.org
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2. Supporting documents
Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Unit or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by Chinese relevant units, as well as one of the following approval documents:
(1) Alien Employment License of the People’s Republic of China issued by the Chinese government authority for Human Resources and Social Security;
(2) Permit for Foreign Experts Working in China issued by the State Bureau of Foreign Experts;
(3) Letter of Invitation to Foreigners for Offshore Petroleum Operations in China issued by China National Offshore Oil Corporation;
(4) Registration certificate of the resident representative office of foreign (regional) enterprises issued by related administrative department of industry and commerce；
(5) An approval document for commercial performance issued by Chinese government authority for Cultural Affairs (only applicable to applicants for commercial performances in mainland China). |
Best of luck with it. |
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choudoufu
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1. what documents did the school provide? working permit, visa
invitation letter, hiring notice (invitation?) on school letterhead?
2. what is a "supplementary invitation letter?" what was on that
there sheet of paper the consulate lady gave you? is it possible you
do indeed have it......somewhere?
3. too late for new passport. all your documents would have the
old passport number. they'd have to resubmit applications for
work permit and visa invite.
4. your possessions and salary are in china? had you already been
working on a tourist visa? |
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Lord Bafford
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