All the real work is done by the employer.

The reason people do not want to go through the process is because they can't go through the process.

Great post.

I have to go to HK next week. My employer gave me the invitation letter(which says the HK visa office) for a Z visa and also the working permit issued by the state administration of foreign expert affairs.

I asked my employer several times could I definitely get it done in HK and they said yes, that they also double-checked.

It seems that I have everything in order.

Does anyone have any idea why some people were being turned away in HK?

Also, do I need to bring a health certificate to HK too?

Thanks for that gdbill.

So is there any point in calling the HK visa office or is it all a matter of which person or which cubicle I go to in the visa office on the day?

I'm Irish b.t.w

Cheers Catfish,

I just had a look at a few other forums too. It seems that it's possible to get the Z with all the necessary documents in HK.

I just got my Z-visa approved.
My school will send me to HK next week.
If it wouldnt be possible to get my Z-visa in HK, then the school would have been informed?

roll twisted evil
With money and right connections you can get Z here inside the country if you want it badly enough. 想办法吧!在中国没有没有办法的事!只是你没想到办法而已!In China nothing is impossible, you just have not yet figured out the way to do it! Figure it out is my motto...........

Many of those onthat list have never been able to get Z visas in HK for years now. As far back as 6 years I'd see Filipinos at the HK Visa office who were told they could only get visas back in Manila.

www.fmcoprc.gov.hk/eng/zgqz/bgfwxx/default.htm

i've got a job from another school, legally this time. They are applying for my Z visa but i have to go back Italy. It'll be ready in a month or so, or, in the worst case, around August 15th.

Problem solved for me.

After September i'll work and live in Yanjiao. I think I wouldn't go to Beijing anymore. That city became too crazy, expensive, controlled... it's no more like 5 years ago. I am sorry, but BJ is out to me.. However, I am glad i can return to China soon.

The school is sending me to Hong Kong tomorrow to get my Z-visa. Will tell how it went.

As with so many I'm also in the visa twilight zone. My biggest concern is that if something we're to go wrong I can't afford to get stuck in HK. I would literally be on skid row in about a week or so. I will have the required paperwork in order for a Z visa but after many years in China I've learned that common sense isn't so common here and you should always try to anticipate the unexpected. For this reason I'm thinking of trying my luck in Vietnam. At least if the worst happens I can still afford to buy myself a beer and there seems to be good teaching opportunities at decent pay, unlike Thailand. Has anybody heard anything about visa issues in Vietnam?

Seriously, I would still try to do this in HK - 1st, they are just more used to the procedure, 2nd, if anything is missing, I guess you can Fedex it quicker there then to Vietnam!

Usually you do not.

How many threads will you post the same question on? :roll:

yes, i am tired of China me too. Suddenly they messed up everything. It's no longer like before, and honestly speaking, instead of making things easier, they make even more complicated. If i can get my Z visa i'll return here and work until july 2009, then, i'll go to Vietnam.