I am a dependent visa holder currently in Taiwan, my home town, with my wife, a permanent resident of hk. I got the visa Feb this year and stayed hk for 3 months. We returned Taiwan in April and now have been absent from hk for 7 to 8 months.
I will have to get the visa extension next Jan or my visa expires. The thing is I won't have vacation in Jan next year. I wonder if the visa expires, will I be able to reapply the dependent visa again, and will they grant me a new dependent visa?
Also, do we have to be physically in hk to apply for the visa extension? And for how long?
Assuming we finish the 7 years stay in hk and apply for permanent residence, will it be difficult to get it approved if we have been absent for 6 months from hk in a year?