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    Keeping PR status in COVID

    The kids and I are going to be coming up to 3 years since we left HK in the middle of next year. We still have family in HK so ideally want to keep our PR status.

    We were planning at visiting again at Easter but with current quarantine requirements looking unlikely to be lifted by then, that is becoming less likely.

    Is there someone at immigration that we can speak to?
    Is there any hint of dispensation given COVID?
    Is it possible to fly in through transit, step out of the airport then go back in and leave to other country and still get that classed as a return?

    Any thoughts/

    Cheers
    PC_Man


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    Quote Originally Posted by PC_Man:
    Is it possible to fly in through transit, step out of the airport then go back in and leave to other country and still get that classed as a return?
    Not at the moment.

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    If you lose Right of Abode you will get downgraded to Right to Land. Which is basically the same minus the right to vote. Oh wait, that is the same


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    For long i have had a feeling this whole RTL thingy was redundant and it could go away anytime.. Handling of PR status during covid without any leeway reinforces it, something is coming sooner than later.. Or it could be other way around, reduce non resident ROAs as much as possible and lump them into RTL, politically makes more sense in terms of voting predictibility if and when new wave comes in..

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    What's the working status with RTL?
    Would you have to re-apply for a new work visa?


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    Quote Originally Posted by PC_Man:
    What's the working status with RTL?
    Would you have to re-apply for a new work visa?
    No, you can still come and go, work, whatever, without any other visa or permission needed. AIUI it has two main areas of effect: benefits and rights - the right to vote, as mentioned above, as well as the right not to be deported if found guilty of a crime, plus there are certain benefits not available to non-PRs, or extra payments in the case of stamp duty etc.
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    It's true that RTL and ROA are similar, but as Vmlinuz has written it's more than the right to vote (worthless) that you lose.

    NDT also makes a good point about how our status might change in future, but there's little any of us can do about that eventuality. If I were to speculate however, I'd think one was at more risk of losing rights under RTL than ROA

    Here's a summary of differences between the two currently:

    https://hongkong.fandom.com/wiki/Dif...QrTOiwlC4V-S0E


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    Quote Originally Posted by ndt:
    For long i have had a feeling this whole RTL thingy was redundant and it could go away anytime.. Handling of PR status during covid without any leeway reinforces it, something is coming sooner than later.. Or it could be other way around, reduce non resident ROAs as much as possible and lump them into RTL, politically makes more sense in terms of voting predictibility if and when new wave comes in..
    Could just declare that only holders of HKSAR passport get PR and everyone else just gets RTL. Would be easier and imho not have much political backlash with 93% of residents being Chinese.

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    It's not worth deleting it anyway. The BL is halfway through its intended life

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    Quote Originally Posted by PC_Man:

    Is there someone at immigration that we can speak to?
    You can send a email to [email protected] but will likely get a standard answer. No point really to speaking to anyone as no one has the authority to change this or exercise discretion on your case.

    Only thing that will change this is for someone to go thru the court system and have a judge to decide otherwise.

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