Posted by
Rodgedodge
16 yrs ago
OK, my American girlfriend just lost her job and is extremely stressed about getting deported. Her work visa wasn't suppose to expire until the end of the year, and she's afraid to ask at immigration. I really don't know anything about this kind of stuff, but have seen other similar stuff on the forums. Any advice, or links to advice would be greatly appreciated. Relationship is not much fun at the moment.
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tell her not to worry about being deported. as aussie stated, she is legal here until her visa expires. that date is printed on the visa sticker. she should inform immigration that her sponsorship has been terminated however. her ex-employer should do the same (they may already have done so). she should also start looking for work asap, and re-apply for a new visa when she finds work.
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In addition my personal experience is that if she were to leave HK and then re-enter she would have to do so on a visitor's visa. There have been others recently who have said that is not the case, but it most definitely was the case with me about 3 years ago.
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i quit my job 4 years ago with about 8 months of validity left on my employment visa. subsequently i exited and entered HK several times while unemployed, with no hassles whatsoever...
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vak
16 yrs ago
RELAX HK Immig is v helpful.
Unlike the visa of a DH./COOk./Driver which expires 14 days after the job is over the visa for people in jobs other than the above usually expires on the expiry date as mentioned on the passport.
However if you left on v bad terms and the employer informed immigration to REVOKE the visa there is another interpretation to it.
In such a case they do not actually go out looking for you but if you leave HK and re enter, they MAY ask you on re-entry if you are still in that job. If they want they can give you a 90 day tourist visa. They may simply say to go to immig and change the status.
So in summary if she is not going anywhere there is no drama.
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when i was transferred to another city my work had rung and said that i had finished working in HK, immigration then cancelled my visa and i got hit with a fine at the airport as i left a week later.
i'm an aussie, this was 2.5 years ago.
but like vak said, best to be upfront and honest with them they are very helpful.... until you get to the airport i found out!!!!!!!!!!!
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superoo, in your case, if your employer had mentioned your transfer to immigration, they may have seen that as reason to cancel your visa then and there...did you have a smart ID card (most likely yes) and did you use the e-channel or counter service at the airport?
what was the fine for? you should have reverted to your previous visa status as a visitor, which would have given you 90 days....
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funbobby,
lets just say my hk employer was just an idiot, classic case of HK wiping thier hands.
i had a smart card, still have the same one, was going through e-channel.
i did try and use the excuse that i don't even need a visa to enter etc, but nope, they didn't see the relevance, it's not like i'd stayed months after finishing, it was 2 days!!!!!!!!!!
anyway, am back, but from what i've heard they're normally pretty good at immigration, just not at airport, guess they don't have time.
fine was around 1000hk... that could be spot on or totally wrong though. ;)
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Thanks so much for the advice, definitely has calmed her down. We have heard about going to Macau and then returning, but how often can she do this? Would it not look strange if she keeps leaving then entering after 3months? We are HOPING that she can find a job very soon....
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Immigration has clamped down on Macau and return trips recently.
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You could in the past do the visa runs every three months for a quite a few years with few to no raised eyebrows.
Actually, I don't think there is anything wrong with doing the visa renewal run even for years, so long as one isn't working in HK.
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