Hi, Can someone please help with this.
my girlfrend and i got married on Saturday at city hall. She is Filipino and has been here for over 3 months on a 14-day vistior visa as that is al she could get and we didnt think that 3 months would raise immigration suspicious. It seems that the filipino passport probably isnt worth the paper it is printed on.
Anyway She has been leaving HK every 2 weeks and coming back thru the same day. Immigration questioned her last Wednesday about her status(she isnt working, just staying with me planning our wedding) and gave her 7 days with SCL underneath the stamp. Told us to go to Wan chai and clarify our situation.
My immigration agent has submitted yesterdaythe dependant forms and we went to Wan Chai and they granted her a extension till the 23rd April. The Dependant visa however wil most likely take btw 4- 6 weeks
Afew questions,
1/ if we travel out of HK btw now and 23rd April, wil she be allowed back in(ie we wanted to have a honeymoon) wihout being interviewed?
2/ My immigration agent has said that if the dependant visa isnt thru by the 23rd that she just remains in HK.(ie effectively overstaying) this seems wrong as she must leave the contry to come back n the dependant visa and if she has overstayed she coud very well get deported if not fined.
3/ does anyone know the processiong time for depedant visa at moment. Ie they say that time for a working visa(4-6weeks but at the moment it is really only 3 weeks)
4/ if as i think she must leave on 23rd will she be granted an additional 14 days more or wil they say that wan chai gave her aditional time and that is all she gets til her dependant visa is thru.
any help much appreciated. thanks