dependent visa, expira visa, married.

[dr947]

Hi there,

If you currently been working in hk, and have had a visa for almost 1 year with few months left. and will quit my current job, and wont get a new workingpermit until about 3 months after quiting.
Is it possible to stay in HK still during this period after currrent ID expires and before getting new working-visa? I think this is not really the big problem, or go to Macau 1 time.
But what if your married to someone not in eu, who had dependent visa.
I get holidayvisa for 3 months, but she only 14 days I think because not from EU? Or is this period the same for both when you are married?

Thank you.

[Load Toad]

Here's an idea - why not (if you have another job offer and sponsor ready) go down to Immi and ask them?

If it was just you then I can't see a problem with going out for a few days and then coming back in - but with the dependant complication I would go and ask the people that really know.

[waqas123s]

Hello my name is waqas and i am Pakistani my wife is HK permanent citizen she applied for my dependent visa but Hk immigration department refuse to say that her salary is not enough before that she was a student and now she got a job and her salary is 9500 HKD is that enough? she dont have any property on her own name or any rental house she live with her parents but her parents but her parents dont like me she need to rent a flat for get my dependent visa. recently HK immigration department issue me 2 months multiple visa can i change my status of visa??? what kind of documents she need and is it possible ??? hope will recieve answer soon

best Regards

Waqas Akram

[Load Toad]

I thought in theory if you were married to a HK ID PR the dependant automatically got dependant status. Maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like you have some special issues that would need to be discussed with Immigration because I doubt anyone on this forum can give you the direction you need.

[SILVERBUCK]

Waqas Akram

If your wife can convince the immigration department that she has a job and her salary is suiificeint enough too support, herself, the house and you, the immigration will not have no reason to refuse your visa.

So b4 yuo apply kindly ensure all these issues, even though you can advise the immigration department that you would work here as well and contribute to the family expenses.

Hope this serves enough information.

[PDLM]

This is interesting - it is the first time I have heard of a HK Permanent Resident being refused a Dependant Visa for their spouse.

Silverbuck is right - they have made clear that the reason for the refusal is that they don't believe that your wife can satisfy the requirement

the sponsor is able to support the dependant's living at a standard well above the subsistence level and provide him/her with suitable accommodation in the HKSAR.

HK$9500 is more or less the average income in Hong Kong so I'm a little surprised by this. Did you submit a copy of your wife's contract of employment to Immigration when you made the application or was she a student at that time? If you did not then I guess you should reapply showing her contract of employment and the rental agreement for the accommodation that I assume she has now rented.

If, on the other hand, you did present her employment contract when you applied previously I'm not sure what to suggest. I believe ImmD will only reconsider the case if there is some significant change in the facts of the application.

[MovingIn07]

Some thoughts that ran through my head included:
* what nationality is your wife? If not a HK local, perhaps some discrimination at work?
* do your wife's parents have some friends in immigration? given they don't like you (your words) perhaps some influence has been brought to bear? (we are still in Asia, after all)
* did you mention you would look for a job to help out the finances? If so this implies your wife cannot support you alone and hence invalidates the application.

[Claire ex-ax]

PDLM, although the median personal income is around $10k, the median household income is around $17k (off the top of my head). Perhaps ImmD went with the household figure.

[PDLM]

Fair enough, but I would have thought that $9.5K is still "above the subsistence level" for two people, perhaps not "well above" though.

[chimo]

How long did you and your wife know each other before marrying? How did you meet? If you are from Pakistan and came to HK as a visitor and met her, then you could only have known here for 2-4 weeks in person before your marriage (as that is all your passport allows you to stay in HK). Maybe HK immigration is suspicious of your marriage? I don't know, these are just ideas off the top of my head...