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JJ
19 yrs ago
I'm woking in HK with working visa.
But,I got an offer from Guanzhou company which doesn't have Office in HK.But,It is required to work both Guanzhou and HK.I'm very interested in working with them.I'd like to extend my working visa in HK to get permanent visa.Is it possible?
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"Permanent visa"? There is no such thing. Anyone who told you that was taking the p*ss.
In Hong Kong, there is "Permanent Resident" status. To get that you must have lived in HK for a minimum of seven years And yes, the Immigration Dept. does check its records to confirm the period is not less than seven years.
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JJ
19 yrs ago
I mean "Permanent Resident" . What kind of record do they check?
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JJ
19 yrs ago
There's 6 months break Because I changed a job.
So, no tax for this period because no income.
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Then you may need to show seven years of proof of living in HK. Passport, rental receipts, leases, bills, etc.
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JJ
19 yrs ago
Actualy, 1.5 year to go...
If I take an offer from Ganzhou now. Perhaps,can not be 7 years. So, wondering whether it is possible to extent visa and pay tax in HK.
I'll keep apertment in HK.
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TC
19 yrs ago
For HK PR qualification purposes the important thing is being able to demonstrate that this was your principal place of residence. Actually being employed for that full period is not so important. Tax records and other things like bank records, utility bills and the like can be documentary proofs of your continued residence. You can check the full details on the Immigration Department website. In respect of your working options in GZ that seems to be more like a mainland visa issue.
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Actually, I think you should closely review your visa situation for the six months of non-working.
For PR, you must have ordinarily (and legally) resided in HK for a continuous period of 7 years.
So, if you left HK during the time that you were not working (e.g. took a day trip to Macau) you lost the right to be here on departure, and should/would have re-entered as a visitor (to assert that your right to stay continued would be a serious thing and your tax return would evidence no employment during this period). So no seven continuous years as you did not have a continuous legal right to reside in HK. If you did not travel and stayed under a right to stay (but not work), you may have continued to have a right to remain (subject to visa etc), so possibly continuous.
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I would get proffesional advice. The amount of people who I know who think it their right get a permanent ID and have been refused, is quite surprising. Even working for 7 years continuous doesn't make it automatic qualification.
Don't make a decision that may take another 7 years to reverse!
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