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Team NZ
18 yrs ago
We have a Filipino friend (husband of a full-time helper here in Hong Kong - not our helper) and we would like to invite him
to Hong Kong for 3 months, to stay with us and visit his wife.
Where do we start, will it be possible for him to get a 3 month visitor visa in the Philippines. He wont be working, as his wife is working full-time and we will provide him with accommodation.
Any suggestions? Has anyone else done this?
Thanks in advance
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Nationals from the Philippines can only get a 14-day visa.
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you can go to immigration and apply a 90 days visa pass, will take normally 4-6 weeks to process,immigration will need your address, financial proof and a letter of explanation why you want him to stay with you for that long, will not be a problem, its just that you are not sure how long the visa they will give, we have done it before and normally they will give one month visa, and then the second time 2 months........but you ares till allowed to extend for another 14 days more after the visa expired with a letter of explanation again why you need him longer. Its always nice to try with Hongkong immigration, they will not deny you right away, they will always give a visa but normally they dont give you how many months you asked.
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you need to take the application from the immigration in wanchai, tell at the form section, application for tourist. But make sure he wont stay here in hongkong illegally or else you will be the one in trouble with the immigration.
Dont let him go to China embassy in Manila, becuase they wont let him in if his sponsor is not a relative.
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Thanks very much to all for the feedback.
We have decided to suggest that he comes here and we will try to extend the visa when he is here, this seems to be more reliable than applying in Manila.
I have now heard even if he has a 3month visa granted in Phillipines it may still be knocked down to 14days when entering HK.
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