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Trip from China to Hong Kong

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Willy The Londoner:
John

As I am married to a Chinese Citizen I never have to leave China to renew my visa. I get it done at the local PSB.

I am sure that in your position you could get yours done that way. So make enquiries next time you are here.  This may have to be in the area where your wife is registered.

I get 12 months multi-entry without any problem.

Applying for a 12 month visa from the USA will be the same as it ever was so unless you are coming here to stay longer than a year then nothing should change for you.

Willy

JohnB:
Willy,
thanks much!
I had to Wikipedia "PSB" (I hate acronyms). 1st thing to pop up was "Brazilian Socialist Party", so I know it wasn't that.
As it is, "Public Security Bureau, the name for police station in Mainland China".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSB
Onwards & upwards, Liaoning Province...then again, if we lease an apartment in Zhuhai or Zhongshan, that area, would Jing be
considered a local resident by China law with the purpose of PSB?

Willy The Londoner:

--- Quote from: JohnB on August 03, 2013, 09:26:47 pm ---Willy,
thanks much!
I had to Wikipedia "PSB" (I hate acronyms). 1st thing to pop up was "Brazilian Socialist Party", so I know it wasn't that.
As it is, "Public Security Bureau, the name for police station in Mainland China".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSB
Onwards & upwards, Liaoning Province...then again, if we lease an apartment in Zhuhai or Zhongshan, that area, would Jing be
considered a local resident by China law with the purpose of PSB?

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Not the Police Station but the office where everything official happens!

When we first got married my wife's ID was was registered in Hunan Province and she had to go there to get a change made . It took about a ten days before a new ID card was issued but from then on it was no problem when we was renting.   I had left my renewal a bit late and as the ten days was going to be beyond my visa expiry date I popped over to Macau and ordered a 30 day visa from there, spent a pleasant evening/night in the Casinos had a meal there and collected my visa the next morning and came back to China. Then returned to the PSB when her new ID card was ready and then carried on with my 12 month application.   I found Zhongshan a much easier PSB Office to deal with.

Willy

Iceland:

--- Quote from: Willy The Londoner on July 28, 2013, 06:29:56 am ---A friend of mine planned to take his girl friend to Hong Kong for a few days break.  He assured me that she had the necessary visa and after staying with us over night they set of to the ferry port.

However on arrival at the ferry terminal the foreigners desk was shorter and he went through ok.  He then waited for his girlfriend to pass through the Chinese desk.  However she did not.  They would not let her through.  Apparently the six month visa booklet that non Guangdong residents get is only valid for traveling with a tour party.

My friend being on the wrong side of the desks was not allowed back to his girlfriend as he had no entries left on his visa as he had intended to apply for another visa when in Hong Kong.

It took a lot of negotiations before they eventually agreed to cancel his exit stamp and allow him back to his girlfriend.  They were lucky that one of the female officers took control of the situation and many hours and several missed ferries later (and I believe a few RMB's to facilitate changes to visa's and ferry tickets) they were both allowed to go through together and board the ferry.

It is worth remembering that if the ladies home is outside Guangdong then these six months visa's to Hong Kong need to be counter signed by a travel agent who is permitted to organise tours to HK. That will be at a price of course.

Willy

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Yes, this was a very frustrating experience and I kicked myself there for a few minutes for not letting Lili go first through the desk because I thought it would be impossible to get my stamp cancelled. I thought I would have to leave her there stranded which was an awful feeling and situation. But the officer in charge and on duty at this time turned out to be a very nice and helpful guy, spoke very good English, understood the problem fully and I was very surprised when he let me go back in. And the young lady who then helped us get the right papers and stamps for Lili was even nicer. We paid 200RMB for it and we were on the next ferry to HK, so we actually stalled for only around 3 hours because of this.

But as Willy said, if you ever are in the same situation, make absolutely sure your Chinese girlfriend is allowed to leave the country as an individual. Prior to this trip, I asked Lili several times if her HK-visa (which she surely had in her passport and was valid) was 100% certain and she was always sure, so she didn't even know this could be a problem herself ... and I of course had no reason to doubt her. But now we both know!

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