Hong Kong work visa, identity card application record

Before the memory is completely blurred

Record the application process of Hong Kong work visa & Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID)~

Different from Singapore work visa (previous article)

Hong Kong work visa application materials cannot be submitted online, and the waiting time is quite long.

I waited seven weeks

My friend waited eight weeks

Because as long as it is from May to August, it belongs to the busy season of the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

At this time, there are: students who are going to study in Hong Kong, students who are about to graduate from the University of Hong Kong and want to get IANG, graduates who transfer work visas, people who want to work in Hong Kong...etc.

The sheer volume of applications will overwhelm the USCIS

In addition, Hong Kong work visas must be submitted in paper documents (some are hard copy, some require original document)

not computer upload

Make the overall review speed slower

Waiting for a long time, I can't rush

In case the urgent immigration office staff is impatient, the process may be more protracted

Hong Kong work visa application documents:

1.#Application from ID990A Page 1-4 to be completed and signed by you (please see attached)

It means that there is an ID990A form, which requires you to fill in personal information, work experience, company address, etc.

Just fill in the truth, don't fake it

2.#2 matching, colored passport-sized photos with light background taken within the last 6 months, approximately between 55x45mm and 50x40mm;

Just two passport photos

3.*Copy of your passport particular & signature pages – photo on details page must be recognizable;

Taiwan passport photo page & signature page

4.Copy of your up-to-date CV/Resume;

Just fill in according to the time, don't fake

All information on the CV must be certified by supporting documents

Including graduation certificate, resignation certificate, license, activity participation certificate...etc

If you can't get the information, don't write it at all.

The Hong Kong Immigration Department will strictly review the authenticity of the CV

5.Copy of your academic certificate(s) (Bachelor degree and above);

Graduation certificate, together with high school

Because ID990A will require you to fill in high school education

6.Copy of your professional certificate(s), if any;

the meaning of the license

7.Copy of your employment proof from current employer & previous employers (sample attached);

Employment certificate

8.Copy of your previous validated HK visa [employment/dependent/training/student] (if any);

If you have studied in Hong Kong (with a student visa) or practiced before, you must attach

9.Copy of your Hong Kong Identity Card (if any);

Hong Kong identity card meaning

10.Copy of household registration (only accept household registration Tengben)

To go to the household registration office in various regions of Taiwan to apply, a copy of 15 yuan

Can apply across regions

For example, if you live in Zhongshan District, Taipei City, you can also apply in Xinyi District, Taipei City

1~10 data are all ready

It has to be sent to Hong Kong by express (this is super untechnical.... I miss Singapore's computer review)

I sent it with Chunghwa Post EMS. This little bit of paper information is the basic price of NT$236, and it takes about 2 days to arrive in Hong Kong.

DHL costs more than 500 Taiwan dollars, which is too expensive, but it can go to Hong Kong in one day

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Applying for a Hong Kong work visa during the peak period (May-August) really makes people nervous

I think of Concubine Hua in the harem from Zhen Huan, the lines in the cold palace

"I just wait like this, wait for a wait, wait from dark to dawn, why hasn't the emperor come yet?"

(While I was waiting, I also felt like I was thrown into the cold palace by the Immigration Department XDD)

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After getting work visa

Entering Hong Kong --> Going through the Hong Kong Residents Channel

Then you will get a landing slip (a piece of paper only half the size of your palm)

Landing slip must not be lost

Landing slip must not be lost

Landing slip must not be lost

It will be used for ID card application and multiple entry and exit.

Losing it should be a hassle!

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To apply for an ID card:

Make an appointment online at the Hong Kong Immigration Department - Immigration Department to make an appointment for ID card registration

But usually, all slots are full hahahaha (wry smile)

When I went to see the time slot in early August

All the way to 8/24, it is full of reservations

Had to go to walk in line early in the morning

And there is a daily Walk-in Quota limit

Such as the registration of identity card at the Wanchai Immigration Department

There are only 180 places per day on weekdays

Holidays (working hours: Saturday 9:00-12:00) only 60 places

So be sure to queue up at the immigration office early in the morning!

On my first Saturday in Hong Kong, I got up at 7AM and arrived at the immigration office in Wanchai at 7:30AM.

There is a sign at the immigration hall for the queue

Don't put it in the wrong place, or you'll get nauseous

Go to the 2F Immigration Office to queue up, not the Ground Floor

7:30AM There are two rows of people in front of me (roughly 30 people)

By 7:45AM, the entire team had accumulated three rows of people

At 8:20AM, the entire team accumulated three and a half rows

At 8:30AM, staff will come and let people go upstairs

If you have an ID card, take the escalator all the way to 8F

There seems to be no elevator here, so I can only run wild on the escalator

When you get to 8F, there will be staff to check your work visa (because I am applying for an ID card on a work visa)

give you a number plate

He only has 60 pieces of paper in his hand, echoing the data on Saturday's walk-in quota of only 60 digits

So I got the number plate around 8:45AM

9:00AM First pass: Go to the counter and show him your passport, work visa, and Landing slip (just in case, I also have a Taiwan compatriot card and a Taiwan ID card)

9:10AM Second pass: Go to the machine next to fill in the information, this information cannot be pre-filled on the Internet

Be sure to go to the site and fill it out with the machine at the Immigration Department

9:20AM~9:25AM Queue for the third level

9:25AM Level 3: The counter will give you a number plate, so that you can go in and have a room inside to deal with the immigration officer 1 v 1

9:25AM~9:50AM Queue for the fourth level

9:50AM Level 4: The immigration officer will ask you to take a photo on the spot. This photo is the photo on your ID card

A Temporary HKID will be sent to you first

Then after 10 working days, take this Temp HKID in exchange for the official HKID

10:15AM leave the Immigration Building

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After 10 days, in exchange for the official HKID, you don't have to wait in line, go directly to 8F

Then walk in, there is a machine in the C area, put the Temp HKID into the machine, and a card-type HKID (new smart ID card) will be produced.

This is probably the smoothest part of the whole process XDD

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I don't know why, handling documents in Hong Kong often gives people a nerve-wracking feeling

It may be that there are really many people exploding, and the waiting time is quite long

The whole process is very manual (for example, the uploading of materials must be done by mail, and cannot be uploaded by computer), and the instructions are not very clear (for example, the website of the Immigration Department does not indicate that you should go to the 2F walk-in to queue)

It always makes people feel hesitant to "don't know what to do next"

under a long wait

It's a really painful process

It's hard not to have an ID

Can't apply for a credit card, and can't sign a formal rent contract (but a temporary rent contract is ok)

Thank goodness it's finally done