Visa for the unmarried couple?

[twinnee]

My partner is a HK Passport holder (born in HK) and we have been together for 15 years. Haven't got married though. Does anyone know if there is a visa I can apply for in HK for "dependant/wife" that allows me to work while we are in HK?

In NZ where I am from and in other countries after some years together a couple are considered to be in a De Facto / Common Law relationship and are given the same rights under the law as a married couple. Now I know this is HK, and this may not be the case here.

Any ideas? (and don't bother to say, a quickie marriage we though of that solution already )

[carang]

nope, hk doesn't recognise common law relationships. the only thing for you to do would be to find a job to sponsor you, that is if you don't want to go the marriage route.