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Originally Posted by jenifa Thanks vmlinuz - that's very helpful.
In one of the other threads someone said you can't rent a property until you have an id card. So presumambly my husband has to get that sorted as soon as we get to HK? And get mine once I've got my visa?
And finally--- I didn't change my name when we got married - we have the marriage certificate to prove we're married, but are different surnames likely to cause a problem when applying for a dependent visa?
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Different surnames make no difference here! Women here don't change their family names when they marry unless, in some situations of course, they marry a westerner who insists!
Actually an ID card isn't exactly a prerequisite to being able to rent a property, I rented my first apartment here without one (I'd lost it), but it helps. When you view apartments you will view under the watching eye of both the propety agent and usually the person who owns it. Not always, but if you do and the landlord likes the look of you then it's negotiation time. Sometimes very easy - you'll know because the property agent will be on the phone 5 mins after you leave asking if you want to rent.