Posted by
fairlady05
20 yrs ago
friend is coming to hk for 1st time. he has got a employment visa. does he queue at the "Visitors" queue at the airport immigration control, or the one marked "Resident"?
i remember the 1st time i came, i queued at the visitor line even though i had the employment visa. after that, I kept thinking whether I had wasted time queueing at the super long queue when i could have used the other shorter queue counter.
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The resident queue i believe is for ppl holding permanent resident HKID
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"Resident" refers to persons with a valid HK ID card. Your friend is a visitor till he gets an HK ID card. Therefore he will have to queue until then.
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the 2nd time i come in, i queue at the "residents" queue. All the pple in the queue dun have a HKID card. they only have a entry visa on their passports. for HKID card holders, there is a 3rd counter that is called "HKID holders".
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fairlady05,
I recall that there are basically 5 types of counter:
-visitors
-HK residents
-HK permanent ID card holders
-diplomats
-airport/airline staff
Now permanent ID card holders can use automatic barrier as well.
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kram
20 yrs ago
throbbing, that looks more or less right. There is one for APEC travelpass holders as well.
But op, to your question, I think the right answer is through 'visitors' queue - though its important to tell the official that he/she has a work visa. Only then will they use the 'employment permitted' chop and change the time for deparute to 1 yr later.
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Thanks kram. this sounds sensible.
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You have to be in possession of an ID card of some kind to use the Resident and Perm. resident channels. I had a visa when I arrived, but no ID- they sent me over to visitors.
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The first time I entered HK - with my employment visa and of course no HK ID card - I was told by the immigration agent that I should use the resident lane as I was in possession of a visa, even though I did not have the ID card yet. I left HK shortly thereafter for a few days and when I reentered - again with no HK ID card - I used the resident lane and had no problems. So it seems it depends on the agent you get.
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Licorice, u have been very lucky. the first time i entered hk, i was told by the "usher" there to go to the visitors queue after i showed him my visa. and was stuck there for 30mins, even though i had a visa.
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your visa becomes effective from the date you enter the country. so if you have a one year visa and you enter the country on the 9th of septermber 2006, you visa will be valid until the 9th of september 2007. when i first entered i went through the visitors queue and the guy told me from then on i could go through the residents queue.
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Your friend should go in the residents queue for sure!
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Thanks guys! he came in thru the residents queue! Saves half an hour of time.
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