Tuesday 3 March 2009

How to... get a new visa in Hong Kong 如何在香港获取新的签证

For many people, being unable to extend their visas in China came quite as a surprise during the last weeks. Faced with the sudden need for a new visa, a short trip to Hong Kong is often the economically most advantageous option. Beware of the traps though! The commissioner's office in Hong Kong has considerably tightened the rules for visa issuance, too.If you are from one of the following countries, your best choice is to apply for a new visa in your home country, as the Hong Kong visa office is very unlikely to process your request.
Afghanistan / Algeria / Bangladesh / Congo / Egypt / Gambia / Ghana / Guinea / India / Indonesia / Iran / Iraq / Kaiakhstan / Kirghiziani / Libya / Malaysia / Mali / Mauritania / Monaco / Nepal / Nigeria / Pakistan / Philippines / Saudi Arabia / Sierra Leone / South Africa / Sri Lanka / Sudan / Syrian / Tajikistan / Tunisia / Turkey / Uzbekistan
Currently, L and Z visas are issued in Hong Kong to all other nationalities, but things change on a daily basis and you'll have to make sure you can extend yours by calling before you leave.To apply for a tourist (L) visa in Hong Kong, you can either go to the Commissioner's Office yourself:Address7th Floor, Lower Block, China Resources Building,No.26, Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong SAROffice HoursMonday to Friday (except Hong Kong public holidays,)9:00-12:00 14:00-17:00WebsiteYou will be asked to hand in all documents you usually need to provide for an L visa application.For those constantly living in China and for some reason not holding a Z visa, getting hotel and flight bookings often proves difficult. One solution to this problem is to go through one of the many experienced travel and visa agencies in Hong Kong; most of them will take care of all the bookings and deliver a hassle-free visa.Please be aware that you will most likely only get a 30 days tourist visa for the time being. This can, according to current regulations, be extended twice in China, up to a total duration of stay of 90 days.Concerning Z visas from Hong Kong, the official information is that Z visas have to be applied for in your respective home country. However, over the past weeks, no applicant with all necessary documents was rejected and we have reason to hope the situation will remain stable.It is also possible to get visa in other adjacent countries, the most popular ones being Vietnam, India and Thailand. However, embassies might be less experienced in dealing with third country applicants, so please make sure you call ahead before getting stuck. Recently, the Chinese embassy in Korea stated that only applicants with Korean residence permits will be accepted!
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After you get our Business Invitation Letter, you could apply for an One-month-business-visa at the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong SAR.
The government fee will be only 150 HK Dollar for one time entry visa.
The following is the Websites, telephone number, address, etc.
You can also visit the following website for more detailed information:
http://www.fmcoprc.gov.hk/eng/zgqz/bgfwxx/default.htm


Address/Office hours/Enquiry service

NOTICE

Visa applicants are increasing in a large number and need longer waiting

time in the visa office recently. If you don't reside or work in Hong Kong

permanently, you are required to apply Chinese visafrom the Embassy

or Consulate-General of Peoples' Republic of China in yourresident

country. You are welcome to China for tourism, business and visit .



Address

7th Floor, Lower Block, China Resources Building,

No.26, Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong SAR

Office Hours

Monday to Friday (except Hong Kong public holidays,)

9:00-12:00 14:00-17:00

Hong Kong public holidays of 2009: JAN 1ST,JAN 26TH, JAN 27TH,JAN 28TH, APR 10TH, APR 13TH, MAY 1ST,MAY 28TH, JUL 1ST, OCT 1ST, OCT 26TH, DEC 25TH, DEC 26TH

The office of the Consular Department will be closed for the local public holidays. Pardon for the inconvenience caused.

Note: To reduce longer waiting time, it is suggested to avoid applying Visa on Mondays or the first days after long public holidays, if not necessary.

For safety reason, all applicants and their belongings should go through security check at the entrance of the visa office, and any luggage which is not allowed into the airplane passenger cabin by hand, is not allowed into the office. It is suggested that applicants do not take luggage to the visa office due to the lack of luggage storage service around.

Enquiry Service

1, Tel- Enquiry

24 hour Recorded Visa Information Service: 852-34132300

Live Answering Telephone: 852-34132424 (available at 10:00-11:00am, 3:00-4:00pm on workdays)

2,Fax: 852-34132312

3, Email: fmcovisa_hk@mfa.gov.cn

4,Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R.China: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn

5.Map


办公地址、办公时间和咨询方式

Address: 办公地址:香港湾仔区港湾道26号华润大厦低座7楼
Working time: Monday to Friday
办公时间:星期一至星期五(香港公共假期除外)
上午:9:00—12:00AM 下午:2:00—5:00PM

  注: 为减少过长等待时间,如非必要,请尽量避免每星期一及长假后的第一天申办签证。

  咨询服务方式:
1.语音电话咨询: 852—34132300(24小时,24 hours)
2.人工应答咨询: 852—34132424(工作日上午10:00-11:00,下午03:00-04:00)
3.传真: 852—34132312
4.电子邮件地址:
fmcovisa_hk@mfa.gov.cn
5.签证处网址:
http://www.fmcoprc.gov.hk

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