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Applying for Permanent Residency and a dependency visa Posted by wayne7 (243 days ago) Hi, My wife has been in HK since Jan 2000 under a dependency visa sponsored by her mother but left HKfor one day short of a year in 2003. Her visa is uninterrupted and she has worked the whole time she has been in HK. We married in Dec 2006. I'm a UK citizen here on a tourist visa. My wife would like to apply for PR and a dependency Visa so I can work in HK. How hard would this be? Would it be better for her to change her visa to a work visa then I get a dependency visa on that? (I am based in Hong Kong)  Posted by Shoe Girl (243 days ago) Once you have 7 years of residence in HK, it is relatively easy to get your PR. It's easier and more convenient for her to apply for her PR rather than change her visa to work one and then get a dependant visa for you. You just need to be able to satisfy the Imm Dept that you have been residing here CONTINUOUSLY for 7 years. You will need bank statements, copies of tenancy agreements, employment contracts, etc, but it is a very quick process. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by evildeeds (243 days ago) The only fly in the ointment that I can see with this is that to be continually resident means you have not been out of HK for a continuous period of more than 6 months. You mention she was gone for nearly a year. Usually this starts the clock ticking again so you need to be careful and have reasons ready for immigration if they ask about this. There is always a question on the forms which ask if you have been out for more than 180 days and is checked. (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by GreenValleys (243 days ago) Yes, I fear the clock started ticking again in 2003. If that's the case (and Immigration are the final arbiters so it's best to go and ask them straight) then maybe the option of your wife getting a work visa (which must be sponsored by her employer, incidentally, but some employers are reluctant to do that - might be different if she has a kind, understanding employer but then the employer would need to be able to demonstrate why the job needs to be given to a 'non-local') and then you applying for a dependant visa linked to her work visa might be the way to go. Sounds a bit tricky, though. (I am based in Jakarta) Posted by Shoe Girl (240 days ago) Wayne, (I am based in Hong Kong) Posted by cara (222 days ago) i think that it would also depend on WHY she left. if it was for schooling and can be proven, then it doesn't start the clock again. (I am based in Hong Kong) |
