Hello everyone,
I was searching for some info about the BNO passport and saw this forum with an interesting section about immigration and visas.
Me and my wife were both born in hk and got the permanent hk citizen status. While I was searching about the real meaning of the *** symbols on the idcard, I have read in wikipedia that it doesn't mean that your status is permanent. It only means that you are 18+.
Anyway back on topic, in 2010 I tried to get an hkid for my 1yr old son (born abroad). I've filled in the VEPIC, send all the documents and the result was that he wasn't eligible for a hkid.
The reason is that me and my wife both already got a foreign nationality before my son was born.
Later I've heard there is a travel agency in Tai Po, can help overseas chinese to aquire a PIC. The cost is around 800HKD, they ask you some questions and already know do you have a chance or not. They help you to fill in the forms and gather the necessary documents. There was cases known that if you have a certain amount of money on the bank in HK or any property worth X HKD, there is a chance that you can aquire PIC for your offsprings. But couple of weeks ago when my brother called that agency, they told my brother the rules has changed. Now you need to have at least 8 digits! of money investments (properties won't counted anymore) in HK to make a chance.
So I'm waiting for the next change in the rules and try again to aquire PIC for my kid.
I've learned that there are many stories and cases about aquiring PIC. Some of them have luck and there are examples which I can't find anything about it on internet.
Originally Posted by MisterJJ:
Why would you need to be resident here for seven years if you already have ***? If you had ***, you would have had to been born in HK to Chinese/HK parents, in which case you would not need to stay here for seven years for your ROA.
I've heard from someone who has a PIC with *** need to go back to HK every 3 yrs. This was confirmed by 2 employees at the government office.