[HKChigger]

Originally Posted by perth_girl

i have been waiting for my working visa for 9 weeks, somethings gotta give soon. it is very testing just waiting, not knowing.
my business here (aust) is closed, so i am between jobs. having been offered a lucrative salary and accomodation package in HK, you can imagine how keen i am to gain the visa and start working.

i will be selling the entire contents of my large suburban home and my new car, leaving behind a young cat and the most beautfiul environment ever. so, if i dont get the visa, hey its a blessing in disguise.

my main concern is MisterTanaka's post. we will be applying for my husbands dependant visa the second mine arrives... but i then only have 2-3 weeks to get my butt to HK. my heart breaks at the thought of having to leave our country seperately, especially as he has never left aust. me, many times.

im sure if they knew the stress i was under they'd fasttrack it (i wish)

my question - are dependant visas a "given"? is it true they are merely administrative? if so we will simpy leave before it comes through. throw caution to the wind!

edit - thanks to the wordly advice on this forum, we are goiong to include a letter from our attorney with his application, and with mine if i need to re-submit. best advice ever.

How many times have you followed up and what is there response like?

[Southern Cross]

my employer has been following it up on behalf of me. she calls once a week. always the same answer. 'need to run it by my supervisor some more, he is very busy'. at first, we thought it would come by beginning jan, nope. end jan, nope. mid feb? nope! its almost march. it was submitted early december.
end of jan, immigration requested further documentation from me. i assumed this was normal. i dont know whether to take that as a good sign or a bad sign.

i also dont want to sound pushy, impatient, or like i am complaining. but i guess its understandable. one of lifes biggest changes.

...i will be so excited if i get it

[jimbo]

I understand and sympathise with you on this.

I am going through a similar thing with immigration at the moment, Unfortunately they are very busy right now and Its taken me from submission of paperwork for residency which was in early January to actually getting my first proper face to face meeting which happened on wednesday.

I submitted all the paperwork etc which they requested and they then call me on friday to say that my initial application has been declined because they suddenly need this other piece of paperwork which they have never ever mentioned or requested previously.

So there you have it, I have to return back to London to try and obtain this paperwork somehow and try again. So from beginning to end this is probably going to take me 4 months or so to get resolved.

Perth Girl

Try and se if you can chase it up yourself, be a bit more forceful and mention to them your exact current situation as its a matter of urgency, Your employer may just be calling them once a week and just saying ' whats the status of the application' and immigration are just saying we're busy. and its left at that.

Also immigration may be able to tell you more information, As its possible that the delays are due to your employers end i.e submitting wrong forms or not enough information on the application etc etc.

[MisterTanaka]

Originally Posted by perth_girl

my main concern is MisterTanaka's post. we will be applying for my husbands dependant visa the second mine arrives... but i then only have 2-3 weeks to get my butt to HK. my heart breaks at the thought of having to leave our country seperately, especially as he has never left aust. me, many times.

Assuming he's an Australian citizen (or a citizen of a country that gets 90 days on arrival without a visa) you can bring him along. When his dependant visa comes through, you two take a day trip to Macau and activate his visa on return to Hong Kong.

You have plenty of things stressing you. This does not need to be one of them.

[HKChigger]

Originally Posted by MisterTanaka

Assuming he's an Australian citizen (or a citizen of a country that gets 90 days on arrival without a visa) you can bring him along. When his dependant visa comes through, you two take a day trip to Macau and activate his visa on return to Hong Kong.

You have plenty of things stressing you. This does not need to be one of them.

Actually Dependant Visa's don't appear to need activating. They actually state on them that previous conditions of stay are void and you are now allowed to stay until --- day. I guess because it matches the working visa end date. Where it would be tough to figure that out when you come back in to HK.

So no need to go to Macau. As long as he gets a dependent visa within 90 days he doesn't need to leave the country at all unless by choice.

[HKChigger]

....Void....

[Jawni Hingh]

Originally Posted by jimbo

I understand and sympathise with you on this.

I am going through a similar thing with immigration at the moment, Unfortunately they are very busy right now and Its taken me from submission of paperwork for residency which was in early January to actually getting my first proper face to face meeting which happened on wednesday.

I submitted all the paperwork etc which they requested and they then call me on friday to say that my initial application has been declined because they suddenly need this other piece of paperwork which they have never ever mentioned or requested previously.

So there you have it, I have to return back to London to try and obtain this paperwork somehow and try again. So from beginning to end this is probably going to take me 4 months or so to get resolved.

Perth Girl

Try and se if you can chase it up yourself, be a bit more forceful and mention to them your exact current situation as its a matter of urgency, Your employer may just be calling them once a week and just saying ' whats the status of the application' and immigration are just saying we're busy. and its left at that.

Also immigration may be able to tell you more information, As its possible that the delays are due to your employers end i.e submitting wrong forms or not enough information on the application etc etc.

May I ask what kind of paperwork was missing? I recently filled out the employment visa application but didn't really have many supporting documents; I included my resume/CV with name cards from my previous employers as proof of employment, and my university diploma as proof of education. That's it. What are some factors that are the pitfalls to getting approved? What are some common mistakes/missing documents that prevent someone from obtaining this visa?

[jimbo]

My situation is different as I'm applying for residency rather than a work permit as such.

My understanding is that for a work permit the following needs to be submitted.

Of course your C.V, copies of any certificates/diploma's you have gained. And evidence from your prospective employer that they can't find somebody local to do the job which you are applying for. i.e a newspaper advert and maybe some samples of the local applicants c.v thus immigration know what the standard of local applicants are like hence why they want to hire you and not a local.

[MisterTanaka]

Originally Posted by HKChigger

Actually Dependant Visa's don't appear to need activating. They actually state on them that previous conditions of stay are void and you are now allowed to stay until --- day. I guess because it matches the working visa end date. Where it would be tough to figure that out when you come back in to HK.

So no need to go to Macau. As long as he gets a dependent visa within 90 days he doesn't need to leave the country at all unless by choice.

Interesting. Mine -- which I just got 10 days ago -- says it's "Good for a Single Journey to Hong Kong" and that it was "valid for presentation on or before 06-05-07." It does not have the language quoted above.

The expiration date is the same as my wife's working visa.

At any rate, the trip to Macau was fun and inexpensive ... which means I obviously didn't visit the casinos!

[back2HK]

Originally Posted by perth_girl

my main concern is MisterTanaka's post. we will be applying for my husbands dependant visa the second mine arrives... but i then only have 2-3 weeks to get my butt to HK. my heart breaks at the thought of having to leave our country seperately, especially as he has never left aust. me, many times.

Perth_Girl

You could have applied for yours and the dependent together. As long as you have adequate salary and your marriage documents in proper order, he will get the dependent visa...