India stopped issuing tourist visas for HKSAR passport holders.

[East_coast]

What's childish is unofficially doing all these things to people who are trying to travel, rather than coming out in the open and saying that they will not issue visas at all to certain countries. They've decided that they don't want to issue new visas in Canada and have said so.

They will arbitrarily come up with reasons to restrict Chinese investment rather than say in the open that they're not accepting Chinese investment. But they won't say point blank in a press release that this is what they are doing because there's over $100bn in trade at stake still.

That's childish behaviour. And the lack of information is by design, not an accident.

Is it tit for tat? Temporary improvement for Indians travelling to China ends soon b but complaints of very few slots to actually get a visa interview at the embassy so hard to travel to China in reality.

https://twitter.com/China_Amb_India/...F102894814.cms

[shree711]

Is it tit for tat? Temporary improvement for Indians travelling to China ends soon b but complaints of very few slots to actually get a visa interview at the embassy so hard to travel to China in reality.

https://twitter.com/China_Amb_India/...F102894814.cms

I wouldn't exactly call it tit for that because India decided to take things further with regards to visas compared to China and even now, India visas are harder for Chinese nationals.

Getting appointments requires a lot of advance planning but you can still do it. I have colleagues in India who have received visas already for travel to the mainland next month. They don't issue many double entry visas for some reason. Mostly single entry but double entry is also possible.

[East_coast]

I wouldn't exactly call it tit for that because India decided to take things further with regards to visas compared to China and even now, India visas are harder for Chinese nationals.

Getting appointments requires a lot of advance planning but you can still do it. I have colleagues in India who have received visas already for travel to the mainland next month. They don't issue many double entry visas for some reason. Mostly single entry but double entry is also possible.

My colleagues in India started in May to get a visa to China. They are hopeful they will get their in 2024 but far from sure.

[Apjace]

Indian PRs in Hong Kong can get up to 3 years multiple entry.

Can you confirm this? Wouldn't even entertain my request for a 6 month multiple entry visa.

[Morrison]

I have read an article about a guy in Germany who dealt with the so called Service Center and then
got some sort of permission to make an appointment at the embassy for finger print scan, however,
the embassy had no free slots for weeks to come, he eventually cancelled his trip to China

[shree711]

Can you confirm this? Wouldn't even entertain my request for a 6 month multiple entry visa.

I can confirm that this was the case in April. However, what I have heard that since then, they changed their policy towards Indians in HK from some other people who have applied in subsequent months.

FYI, I previously single entry visa and got a 1 year multiple entry myself. My father had a 3 year multiple entry visa and was reissued a 3 year multiple entry visa. This was in April. But it could have completely changed since then and that's what I am hearing.

Generally, you need to have some previous travel to the mainland as they won't give you a 1 year multiple on the first visit. Are you an Indian PR in HK? Do you have some previous mainland travel? When? Are they saying they will only give single entry?

People in India are mostly getting single entries with very few getting double entries.

[Apjace]

Thanks. Yes, PR in HK, had a couple of previous China visas, including a 6-month multiple entry one pre-COVID. Applied in September and they flatly refused to accept my application unless I agreed that my application would be amended to a single-entry, one-month application.

I can confirm that this was the case in April. However, what I have heard that since then, they changed their policy towards Indians in HK from some other people who have applied in subsequent months.

FYI, I previously single entry visa and got a 1 year multiple entry myself. My father had a 3 year multiple entry visa and was reissued a 3 year multiple entry visa. This was in April. But it could have completely changed since then and that's what I am hearing.

Generally, you need to have some previous travel to the mainland as they won't give you a 1 year multiple on the first visit. Are you an Indian PR in HK? Do you have some previous mainland travel? When? Are they saying they will only give single entry?

People in India are mostly getting single entries with very few getting double entries.

[shree711]

Thanks. Yes, PR in HK, had a couple of previous China visas, including a 6-month multiple entry one pre-COVID. Applied in September and they flatly refused to accept my application unless I agreed that my application would be amended to a single-entry, one-month application.

Then this is the new normal and I can also expect that when I go for a renewal next year, they won't give me a year again.