Hong Kong Visa Information

Hong Kong Visa Information

Hong Kong is good place to enjoy life in real meanings and make the career bright. Employers have to follow the labor laws and Hong Kong government is always ready to listen the complaints of employees and helping them.So, Hong Kong provide fully safe environment to workers. The minimum salary in Hong Kong which is given to foreign workers is 7000 Hong Kong Dollars but it is not fixed. It depends upon the contract between company and employee. This income estimate is only for the workers who come to Hong Kong on employment.
       The Following Visa Type are Most Famous For Hong Kong.

1. Hong Kong General Employment Visa:

       There is no quota to apply for Hong Kong general employment visa. To apply this visa, applicant need to arrange a job contract from a Hong Kong company. Company have to prove to immigration that selected foreign worker is most suitable for this job.There is no specific educational requirement for this job but have to show qualification for the post for what candidate is selected. Normally Hong Kong employer apply this visa on the behalf of applicant. After issuing visa, it is sent to applicant so that he may travel to Hong Kong. Applicant can apply for a temporary Hong Kong id card after getting into Hong Kong. Visa duration depends upon the period mentioned in job contract. This visa is renewable but every time need to extend the contract with employer to renew the visa.Employment visa holder can change the employer. If employer terminate the worker, worker has right to live in Hong Kong as long as his visa is valid. He can find new employer and can extend his work visa. General employment visa holder can bring his spouse, children dependents to Hong Kong, they have right to live, work and study in Hong Kong like local citizens. After living 7 years in Hong Kong, General employment visa holder can apply for Hong Kong permanent residence/permanent ID card too. It is normally called Right of abode. This is the best visa to make settlement in Hong Kong.
    2. Imported Workers Visa:

This visa is almost same Hong Kong general employment visa because job offer/job contract from Hong Kong employer is also needed for this visa and employer apply this visa for foreign workers. But this visa is not as good as general employment visa. Applicant can apply for a temporary Hong Kong id card after getting into Hong Kong. Imported worker visa holder cannot sponsor his dependents. Imported worker cannot apply for permanent residence until he converts his visa to general employment visa. Normally driver type visa is applied as imported workers.

     3. Foreign Domestic Helper: Normally female workers are imported on domestic helper visa.Mostly domestic helpers come from Philippines and Indonesia, some come from Bangladesh and India too. Indonesian girls do certification in Chinese language before leaving for Hong Kong, so people who need a maid Chinese speaking they prefer Indonesian domestic helper for household work. And people who need an English speaking maid they demand from Philippines because girls from Philippines are good in English speaking. This visa is not hard to apply. Employer do not need to have a registered business or company. Rather he must have enough money to pay the salary to domestic helper. Domestic helpers cannot apply for Hong Kong permanent residence. However they can change their visa into other type of visa.

       4. Marriage Visa: Person who marries a Hong Kong citizen whether in Hong Kong or outside Hong Kong can apply for Hong Kong long term residence visa. It takes many months to issue this visa to applicant. Sometimes it takes more than a year. Normally this visa issued for a period of 1 year first time and it is extendable. Applicant can apply for a temporary Hong Kong id card after this visa. This visa allows applicant to live and work anywhere in Hong Kong. It is like a temporary residence permit because it need to renew every time. if marriage is divorced, applicant cannot renew this visa. After living 7 years on this visa, applicant can apply for Hong Kong permanent residence/Hong Kong permanent Id card or right of abode. After getting Permanent id card if marriage is broken it is no problem.