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coffeespoonman
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 Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 6:20 am Post subject: Z visa in Hong Kong? |
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Hi all,
Apologies if this has been discussed recently, but I'm wondering if anyone has been refused a Z visa in HK recently? My situation is that I may be changing jobs next year and I am looking at taking a long break between jobs.
Current government regulations state that if I am out of the country for more than three months, my school has to cancel my visa, so it seems like transferring my visa between the two institutions may be impossible if I take a few months off. So I would need to apply for a new visa I guess, but I wouldn't want to go back to the USA to sort that out. I'd much rather come back to China on a tourist visa, take care of some of the requirements here, then cross the border into HK to actually pick up the visa.
Thoughts? Bad or impossible idea? Should I just take a smaller holiday in between jobs so that I don't spend more than three months out of the country?
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nimadecaomei
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| I got a new Z visa about a month and a half ago in HK, but I did not have such a break. I had switched to a spousal/family RP, then got a new job over the summer, and finally went to HK to get legal. |
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Is this an 'apples with apples' comparison?
Spousal/family RP is different starting point than OP's.
Oversimplification feeds into the scam of 'just come as a tourist and then whip over to HK to change to a Z'. |
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nimadecaomei
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| If giving a real life example is oversimplification, I am guilty. |
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Non Sequitur
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| Newbies reading this forum are likely to just see 'get a Z in HK' not the special case that you represent. Is that clearer? |
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papuadn
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| Non Sequitur wrote: |
| Newbies reading this forum are likely to just see 'get a Z in HK' not the special case that you represent. Is that clearer? |
Think! Think of the children, Nimadecaomei!
Arguing Nimadecaomei might consider how completely their post can be misinterpreted is akin to asking them to prove a negative: How do you know newbies won't ignore 'a bad man' upon reading, "A bad man can make a lot of money".
But, earnestly, I have always been wary of providing information to threads detailing governmental procedure because I cannot account for the intent of anyone benefiting from it. I had a very pointed exchange with a forum member that, in my estimation, was crowing about circumventing procedure they concluded was meaningless.
Balancing that against aiding colleagues is not lost on me, but that this forum is a public one, anonymous or not, complicates it...for me.
We have moderators for a reason, and who remind us to flag posts with which one believes there is an issue. |
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coffeespoonman
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Nima's reply may be slightly off topic but is still valuable. Thanks for sharing Nica.
Thanks also Non Sequitur for pointing out that the two situations are different and it's risky to compare them.
Thanks also papuadn for pointing out that it's dangerous to use past experiences with the Chinese government when predicting the future.
I think I'll play it safe and try to make sure that I don't lose my current work permit until I know for sure that I'm not going to need a new one.
Thanks everybody.
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