Too Many stamps in My Pasport to re enter Hong Kong

[daffylloyd1]

hI I first came to Hong Kong in september 09 and satyed untill December 09 then came back 2 weeks later as i am wating for my work Visa My boss is very slow at doing this and it is still not ready but is pending. During my original stay i had been to Macau and so got extra staps in my Pastport which the resualted in Imagration questining me on re entery.

I will be leaving again in June and will be coming back 3 weeks later does any one know if i will have trouble in re entering Hong Kong .............Panicking Now.

Would a new pasport with no stamps make a difference Help

[fth]

Your work visa should take 4-6 weeks max unless you have received a letter requesting more information. It would be best to find out what the hold up is first.

[MovingIn07]

You sound like you are already working... that's illegal ... you might want to talk to your boss about how he will manage the HKD300,000 fine if immigration catch you (that should speed it up abit if he is the one holding things up).

[PDLM]

So basically you've been working illegally in HK for 6 months? And you anticipate still being illegal in another 3 months time?

As fth says, an Employment Visa application takes 4-6 (or 8 at most) weeks unless they ask you for further information.

My guess is that you are being scammed. How do you know that your application is pending? If you have the file number then look it up here: GovHK: Application Status Enquiry

If your boss makes some excuse for not giving you the number then you are definitely being scammed. Have you actually been paid for your work?

[daffylloyd1]

Hi yes i do have a case number and have huard of imagratin and it is pending so fingers crossed any day now but i have huard that before so am not hope full the last words my boss said to me was we can always re aplay which is not helfull to me, My boss has done this befre with other employees where it has taken her months to get the visa sorted out and longer. Am just looking on advice on getting in and out of Hong Kong untill the day comes that i get my visa

[MovingIn07]

May I ask, what nationality are you? Sometimes it seems that some process faster than others.

[daffylloyd1]

Yes i am from the uk, my boss filld the form in wrong the first time and so she had to apeal it and now we are wating for there decision

[MovingIn07]

Yes i am from the uk, my boss filld the form in wrong the first time and so she had to apeal it and now we are wating for there decision

Sorry Daffy but I struggle to believe that you are from the UK. I had assumed from your grasp of English that you were perhaps from Thailand or one of the other minority countries that Immigration seem to be so wary of. If you really are British then 1) you should not have a problem unless you have no skills to speak of and thus it is difficult to prove a need and 2) you really should be able to write better.

So - are you sure you meet the criteria? Have they asked for any additional documentation? Your boss' suggestion to "reapply" seems really suss to me; surely you only have one name to apply in and they will know if you submit a duplicate application?!

[PDLM]

And, of course, you are working already, aren't you?

[daffylloyd1]

Ok so my English is not great but there you go, I am dyslexic and actually need advice on this matter as I am sure you can guess it’s getting quite stressful as I need an outcome either way. Do I move on to another job different country which I really don’t want to do as I have made a life here for myself etc.