Hong Kong Orientation Guide

Working Visa

Aworking visa is required in order to work in Hong Kong. If you are being transferred to Hong Kongwith a corporation,the company’s human resources department or the designeemay handle thenecessarypaperwork forsecuringanemployment visa. Once theprimaryvisahas been granted, you are entitled to apply for dependant visas for your spouse and children. Note: If youandyourfamilymembersareall relocating toHongKongatthesametime,youcanapplyfor thevisatogetherfromoverseas.SpousesondependantvisasinHongKongarenotrequiredto applyforseparateworkvisatotakeupemploymentinHK.

It takes on average about six weeks for Hong Kong Immigration to process a visa application.

Immigration Department

www.immd.gov.hk Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai. Tel:2598 0888 Operating hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Visa for mainland China, from Hong Kong

Visitors to Hong Kong who plan to travel to mainland China from Hong Kong will need China entry visa. The China entry visa can be obtained from the Visa office of the China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Limited - www.ctshk.com/english/index.htm or through a Chinese diplomatic and consular missionintheapplicantsplaceofresidence.Leadingtravelagentscanalsoassistinobtaininga China visa.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card

Toenhance themobilityofbusinesstravelerswithintheAPECeconomies,ifyoureside inHong Kong SAR and hold a Permanent Identity card and a valid national passport, you may apply for the APEC business travel card, cardholders are able to enjoy a streamlined immigration clearance at the control points of economies participating in this scheme.

www.immd.gov.hk/en/services/hk-visas/apec-business-travel-card.html

Critical Documents

Apart frompassports,it is advisable to bring original or copies of any other critical documents on your flight to Hong Kong such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, adoption certificate, divorce decree, change of name certificates or house deeds, and education certificates. Do not leave these important documents in your air or sea shipment. Leave copies of your passport and latest visawith someone overseas in case of loss or theft.It is also advisable to have plenty of passport photos as they are required for numerous documents in Hong Kong.

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