Posted by
boy
18 yrs ago
Because of our new born baby, we are in-need one of our close relative whi is in her 40's and very willing to come to HK to be with us for at least couple of years as a guardian and not as a domestic helper. Parents are too old and sick & not ok with strangers. After inquiring from immigartion dept it says only DH, dependant, investor visa is available and doesn't want to issue any visa for such. (tourist visa is only 2
weeks) Only way possible is to apply a domestic helper visa, but this make me feel very dissapoint & unhappy. I have genuine reasons and appreciate if any of you could guide me through how to make it possible. For domestic helper visa I do not want to pay 9k hkd to hk govt for DH visa.
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TC
18 yrs ago
I think the info you have already received from Immigration is about as good as it gets. This is HK and they are the rules. You want your aunt to come here and work for you, so the only options would be as a DH or as an employee of your company. If she comes on a tourist visa she only has 2 weeks and isn't allowed to work anyway. Incidentally, why do you NEED one of your close relatives to come here to look after your baby. Most people get by using someone else - and I think that's what Immigration is thinking also.
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AKHK
18 yrs ago
Hi - So does this really mean that if I want my aunt to come and spend 6 months in Hk with me, I will have to apply for for visa under DH section? Is there no such thing as long term tourist visas?
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788
18 yrs ago
You can get visitor visas for upto 3 months, I think (have not tried 6 months). I would imagine 2 years is hard because then you need to be a resident. Even for us, we have a year of residency allowed which needs to be renewed every year. Why couldn't you apply under dependent visa? Do you have to be a spouse/ a child or a parent for that?
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TC
18 yrs ago
It keeps coming back to your aunt's nationality as there are different tourist visa limits for different countries. There's a complete list on the Immigration Dept website, but as you mentioned 2 weeks in your original post I'm assuming that it's one of the countries in that particular category. There may well be an alternative to the DH visa - like applying for special permission for a longer-term tourist visa, although it's my understanding that they are not given away lightly. Immigration has its reasons for following such a 'hard' line, and we just have to follow the rules of the country we live in. Good luck.
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AKHK
18 yrs ago
Thanks for all the advise. My relative is from India and I have a feeling it is not going to be easy to apply for long term tourist visa.
Maybe as 788 mentions, 3 month tourist visas are possible. That may be the only option!
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TC
18 yrs ago
Off you go to Immigration! Good luck.
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boy
18 yrs ago
It's true, for the Immigration dept they have their rules on visa for some reason. But Aunt is an Aunt doesn't matter the country. I think there should be a way to get the Aunt in HK for long term (1 year) as a gurdian of the new born baby. But need to know what are the logical reasons, in launching such application. For sure cannot include "work" as it conflicts with toursits or dependant visa. But somehiw I should have my rights to stay with my relatives in the country of my residence. How could I sharpen my argument in a logical prospective.
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TC
18 yrs ago
But what you & I think is irrelevant; it's the local law that matters. Like I said, go to Immigration and sit down and discuss with them - or send them an email. They are usually very helpful. I'm sure the first question they'll come back with, though, is why it has to be your aunt to look after your child when there are other options available locally. I understand your preferences but you cannot change the law to suit yourself. Immigration is the final arbiter so it's best to sit down and plea your case with them. You might have a right (as you say) to stay with your relatives...but your aunt doesn't have the same right (in a country other than her own).
PS: Please don't think I'm being a pompous ass. Far from it - We'd be in the same situation if we wanted my wife's mother to come here for the same purpose. In the end we decided not even to go down that path, and my wife has stayed at home for the last year plus looking after our daughter (one year old this Sunday).
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Boy, you may reside here but that does not mean your family members have the right to be here too. Every country has rules governing immigration and visa’s that need to be ad eared too and when you’re a guest in someone else country it’s kinda hard to make demands and unrealistic to expect them to change the rules to suit your needs.
I would like to add that as an English national the carry on that is required just to visit India for a holiday is such that we have never bothered.
How would your Aunt support herself for a year while in HK? Aside from food and a place to sleep there are endless other things a person needs. I’m sure this is something immigration would ask you.
I wish you luck but I think unfortunately you may struggle to justify your Aunt staying in HK for such a long time without good cause and proof of her ability to support herself for the time she is here may well be required.
TC a very happy 1st Birthday too your little girl
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