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Rhonald:
Macau is also a special zone that Chinese nationals need special visas to enter

Uncle Brucie:
Just a question

I f someone showed up at the Hong Kong China border or at the airport would they be allowed to get a visa for mainland China in minutes just wondering thats all

Rhonald:

--- Quote from: 'Uncle Brucie' pid='4192' dateline='1243569894' ---
Just a question

I f someone showed up at the Hong Kong China border would they be allowed to get a visa for mainland China in minutes just wondering thats all

--- End quote ---


No - best to get it before you leave. It can take sometime if you try to get one in Hong Kong. The visa becomes embossed on your passport and at the border they do not have the facilities. You would need to go to the embassy in Hong Kong

maxx:
Rhonald yes you can get a visa for the mainland at the port of entry in Zhuhai.I dont know about anywhere else.Also I dont know what type a visa it is or how long you can stay.But I have seen the sign nummerse times in Zhuhai ferry terminal.It is open from.;00am to 5:00 pm Also if you are going to the Gombei mall in Macau.You have to buy a visa to go into the mall.Most of the exits are on the mainland side in Zhuhai.And there is no customs control on the mainland side.But there is going into Macau.

If your lady is from Guandong province she doesn't need a special visa just her citizen card.

Rhonald:
Max - not denying but this is from the Canada embassy website in Hong Kong.

"Visas must be obtained prior to departure. The visas must be acquired in the travellers’ country of residence or from the country where they hold a working visa. Foreigners have been fined or expelled for arriving without a visa. Transit visas are not required for travellers who are on continuing international flights, who hold tickets on connecting flights, or who will remain at the airport for no more than 24 hours while awaiting transit. Travellers who wish to leave the airport while awaiting transit must request a stopover permit from the Chinese border authorities at the airport. Travellers visiting Hong Kong or Macao from mainland China should ensure they obtain visas allowing multiple entries. Travellers should be aware that visas for mainland China can no longer be obtained in Hong Kong unless the traveller is a Hong Kong resident. For more information, please visit the website of the Hong Kong Chinese Foreign Ministry. "

This is from Hong Kong Chinese Foreign Ministry

"NOTICE

(2008/04/13)
 
Visa applicants are increasing in a large number and need longer waiting
time in the visa office recently. If you don't reside or work in Hong Kong
permanently, you are required to apply Chinese visa from the Embassy
or Consulate-General of Peoples' Republic of China in your resident
country. You are welcome to China for tourism, business and visit ."


So the prudent course for Uncle Brucie is to get one before leaving instead of testing fate.

My wife was born in Guandong province but she says she would have problems going to Macau. For Hong Kong she still needed to get a visia issued from her birth city of Meizhou. On my last trip she had only 1 more entry left so she picked me up but I had to make my own way back to Hong Kong. I only booked my trip the weekend before leaving so she did not have time to go to Meizhou to reissue her visa.

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