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Tate J
16 yrs ago
I'm told that using the Immigration Dept's website is enough to register my PRC wife to ultimately get her a HK passport. Is this true? Where is this on their website? The language is too confusing. Thanks.
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Well first thing. Is your wife a Permanent Resident of Hong Kong? If not then no she is not able to get a HKSAR passport.
There are several circumstances that determine whether a PRC wife is eligible for visa's etc here in HK so you will need to provide more information to get a satisfactory answer - i.e. are you on a particular type of visa in HK, are you a PR, is she in the PRC now, does she hold residency in another country, etc - all these have a bearing.
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If a Permanent Resident means she has her own HK ID card and can get through the line at the airport with other people from HK, then yes she is. Sorry, as I said, the language is too confusing and I'm not sure if she is a Permanent Resident or not. She has been working in HK for the last six years.
For myself, I am a Permanent Resident, but with a USA passport. Does this help clarify my question? Thanks.
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Oski
16 yrs ago
You mean you cannot figure out if she is PR or not?
Well, take a look at her HKID card, if it is PR, it says so on the very top "HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD"
if not PR it will say "HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD"
if she is PR, then go to this website
http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immigration/traveldoc/hksarpassport/localapplication.htm
follow the simple instructions there to apply for a passport.
If not PR, she needs to wait till she has satisfied the 7 yr residency requirement, then apply to change her status to PR.
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Oh I see. So she needs the seven years residency. But does the fact that we've been married for six years now make that Permanent Resident requirement unnecessary?
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marriage is irrelevant to the question of PR. marriage simply gives you a dependent visa if required
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Ok i got it. Wait seven years, then she can get a HK PR status, then the HK passport. Thanks!
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also please note that during those seven years she should not be outside of hong kong for more than 3 months at a time...
it would also help to keep record of companies with whom she worked and where you guys resided, coz they need a full record of everything in the 7 years the applicat has been in Hong Kong
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"it would also help to keep record of companies with whom she worked and where you guys resided, coz they need a full record of everything in the 7 years the applicat has been in Hong Kong"
Actually not particularly relevant for a dependant - for someone applying for PR from a working visa yes, but all a depandant has to do is sit at home for 7 years. Been there and done it, no paperwork required apart from initial form - very simple and easy process.
"Wait seven years, then she can get a HK PR status, then the HK passport"
Yes sort of. Changing from a PRC passport to a HKSAR passport can have other consequences such as a loss of Hukou in PRC, etc. These are issues you will need to check in PRC.
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