would it be possible to obtain a dependent visa from a partner to whom you are not married to? from long term but not marriage relationships, gay and lesbian relationships - would it be possible to get through immigration? what sort of paperwork would you have to come up with to "show" that you're everything a married couple is, just without the married part?
hypothetical question, by the way. XD just curious.
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28-01-2009, 02:04 AM #1
dependent visa without marriage?
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28-01-2009, 02:29 AM #2
No, I don't believe Hong Kong recognizes common law or same-sex marriages.
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28-01-2009, 03:00 AM #3
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to your answer.
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28-01-2009, 07:29 AM #4
Short Answer no.
Long answer, it is possible to get an extended tourist visa arranged for partners that are in a nationally recognized defacto relationship as per an official letter from thy country's consulate, unless China is your country, which then, negates all recognition of anything but "Married" couples, with the purpose of dependence...
I know the above because one of my Aussie mates working on a HK work visa, managed to allow his partner to stay in HK for extended periods of time, ( 12 Month extended stay Visa ), but it took a year of back and forth, bureaucratic paper shuffling.
Still can't work in Hong Kong etc, but for the purpose of keeping a couple together, it's fine....Last edited by Skyhook; 28-01-2009 at 07:31 AM.
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28-01-2009, 08:36 PM #5
really? damn. 0_o so a couple that have been together for years and have kids, if the father is here on a work visa then the mother of the kids can't accompany and work here as well even though the only thing that's missing is the marriage certificate? is there any reason for that particular segregation or is it just uncommon enough that it doesn't have to be included in the immigration laws?
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28-01-2009, 08:43 PM #6
ImmD has a traditional attitude towards marriage.
It's a piece of paper that you can get trivially. If something is stopping you doing so then ImmD are perhaps right to be suspicious.
If you're a gay couple then I guess ImmD feels that nature is on their side.
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28-01-2009, 11:30 PM #7
My common law wife and I have been together for over 32 years and in completing my investment work visa for HK it was if she didn't exist yet in Canada, everything from our home to bank accounts to my corporate pension, extended health and our income tax filings is in both our names. By law there she and I must file a joint income tax statement. The feds there don't give a rat's arse about paperwork, they just want their money, their way.
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28-01-2009, 11:53 PM #8
Just wondering, what if you sponsor the partner (especially if you had kids with that partner) as FDH?
Just thinking outside the box :-)
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29-01-2009, 10:24 AM #9
Nope - or at least, only if she comes from an "FDH country". And you would then need to go through all of that country's corrupt bureaucracy to get their permission to do so.
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29-01-2009, 10:34 AM #10
Met a French couple, with 3 kids, who weren't married. I don't think the gf got a dependents visa, but was able to extend her visitors visa. They've been in HK for over a year now. Will have to ask if they finally got married.
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