am HKID holder, children born in europe, can they apply HKID??

kombuchahk · 18-04-2009, 11:54 PM

Hi,

I am planning to move back to hong kong with my hubby and my two children, my husband will need to apply dependent visa, I am HK ID card holder and my children were born in europe, have following questions:

1. Can my children apply for HK ID card or just dependent visa?
2. can they benefit the low costs of public hospitals..schools... same as local HK citizen?

Hairball · 19-04-2009, 09:05 AM

If the kids are under 18 you can get a dependent visa for them. Once you get the visa, you can then register an ID card for them.

PDLM · 19-04-2009, 04:08 PM

And to Q2. all HKID holders (with Permanent Residence or a valid visa) get the same rates at public hospital, schools etc. So, yes.

kombuchahk · 19-04-2009, 06:39 PM

Hi, thanks for answer. My babies are 8 months old only, then they need dependent visa first.

My hubby will look for work once he is physically in HK, he will hold a dependent visa. Can he get the same rates as local citizen at public hospital with dependent visa (without job)?

PDLM · 19-04-2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by kombuchahk:

My hubby will look for work once he is physically in HK, he will hold a dependent visa. Can he get the same rates as local citizen at public hospital with dependent visa (without job)?

Yes - there are only two rates at public hospitals: those for "eligible persons" and those for "ineligible persons". "Eligible persons" means any HK resident holding a valid HKID card.

Note though that that doesn't make everything free (as I have been discovering recently in the case of a friend). The hospital facilities, doctors' time and so on are in a very small per visit or daily fee, but any specialist materials that they use are chargeable at cost - this would include things like stents, pacemakers and anything else that is a one-time device given or used for you. I guess this would also include artificial joints and so on. In other words, "labour and incidentals" (food, saline, etc) are almost free, but spare parts are not.

kombuchahk · 19-04-2009, 08:59 PM

PDLM,
You answered me "yes because my husband is HKID holder" ? But I thought holders of a dependant visa are not called HKID card holders.

Grts

Hairball · 19-04-2009, 09:07 PM

Anyone who is living in HK will need to register for an ID card. I'm not too sure if that applies for children under 11, but I think they would probably still need to register.

beachball · 19-04-2009, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by kombuchahk:

PDLM,
You answered me "yes because my husband is HKID holder" ? But I thought holders of a dependant visa are not called HKID card holders.

Grts

Dependent visa holders do, of course, qualify for an HKID card (in fact, are required to obtain one).

PDLM · 20-04-2009, 07:55 AM

As stated, everyone over the age of 11 who has a visa permitting them to reside in HK for more than 180 days is required to apply for a HKID card within 14 (or maybe 28) days of arrival.

You are confusing the general term HKID with the Right of Abode which gives what is known as a HK Permanent ID Card, which enables you to live, work & study in HK without a visa.