So ironically RTL is more permanent than the permanent resident ROA status as a non Chinese citizen
So ironically RTL is more permanent than the permanent resident ROA status as a non Chinese citizen
I am personally of the view that the unofficial policy is "China (including Hong Kong) for Chinese people": so I personally expect to see a larger distinction drawn between Chinese Citizens and non-Chinese Citizens.
I see it the same, with big Xi imitating Mao foreigners might even get kicked out again
I don't know if anything has changed, but it used to be that there were two different kinds of deportation/ "stop orders": those issued by the judiciary (normally after completion of a prison sentence) being lifetime orders unless you win an appeal to a higher court. "Stop orders" issued in lieu of incarceration are enforced, recorded by Imm. Dep't, and can be overturned by them on a successful appeal.
(if you're wondering how I know this stuff, no, I didn't marry him in the end ... )
Interestingly, there is an article from 2003 in the South China Morning Post:
Expats face new rules on residency
PUBLISHED : Monday, 04 August, 2003, 12:00am
UPDATED : Monday, 04 August, 2003, 12:00am
Cliff Buddle
Applicants are being asked to show that Hong Kong is their only home
Expatriates applying to become permanent residents are facing new, stricter procedures that require them to show they have taken 'concrete steps' to adopt Hong Kong, and nowhere else, as their home.
Applicants are now required to sign a declaration stating that the special administrative region is their only place of permanent residence.
More: http://www.scmp.com/article/423789/e...ules-residency
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Perhaps the more important part of that article for some is this. I did not know the government was reverting dependent visas back to this.
We've being giving people the wrong information.On June 30, mainland professionals entering Hong Kong were allowed to bring their spouses and unmarried children with them for the first time. On the same day it was announced that all dependants, including non-Chinese nationals, would be required to seek permission from the director of immigration if they wanted to work or set up businesses.
It's almost as if...
Last edited by Claire ex-ax; 08-10-2015 at 12:40 PM.