Posted by
jjeary
19 yrs ago
Quick question. Do I absolutely need to show the authorities in HK that I have a return ticket? HK is just a transit stop for my itinerary as I want to apply for a visit visa there to China then take a train to GZ. My travel agant told me to check cos I only bought a one-wayer.
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TC
19 yrs ago
If you're not returning it's difficult to have a return ticket. i think the HK authorities are more interested in your leaving again rather than the direction in which you head. However, they would still see a risk given that you have no guarantee of actually getting the China visa. I don't think you will have too much of a problem but you might have some extra conditions imposed on you (not sure what exactly they could be, but if I was them I's be thinking that it sounds like a good story someone might give who is intending to overstay in HK). But thinking ahead, if you are applying for a visitor visa to CN then you'll be leaving there also - presumably on a return ticket to HK (don't even think of trying to enter CN on a visitor visa without a return ticket), and then won't you face the same problem when you re-enter HK?
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I guess it is a question where are you from. You should check with someone from your own country only. They have different policy for different country/region.
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??? I've never, ever been asked for proof of a return ticket! But DK is right, there's a definite possibility that your nationality may affect this.
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I'm Phili. What reputation does the Filipino nationality hold in HK? Let me guess - housemaids and domestic labour?
Ah, the burden of ethnicity. In any case, I reckon it wouldn't be too much of a problem if I explained my intentions of crossing to China from Lowu. I've never been to China or Hong Kong, and I'm only following immigration instructions from an email a friend sent me!
Thank you all for your replies, they are greatly appreciated.
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Green,
I think you have missed the question. There is no restriction entering China with just a visa (no air ticket). The question is can he enter Hong Kong without a return ticket. If Hong Kong immigration requires certain nationality to produce a return ticket, I don't think the excuse that he or she is going to China will work.
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My colleagues put our thoughts together, and our advice is to have a one year valid HKG - Manila ticket. Because it is a rule of thumb that you need to provide proof of (a) return ticket or (b) an onward journey ticket, for any country you are entering as a visitor.
Also, I doubt that Phillippines Immigration will allow you to board the aircraft with a one way ticket.
Good luck to you
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