Visitor / Dependant visa for parents

[hello_there]

Part of being an expat means having to live away from family and friends to start a new life in a new country.

Not necessarily at all - everyone's circumstances are different. Many of my friends have their parents from the US spending months at a time in HK (especially when they have younger children). People on shorter term assignments (a couple years or so) don't start a new life abroad necessarily.

[Geoff]

why exactly do you "need" them to come for 3 months out of every 6? there is no "need"... it is merely "want" on your part and the part of your parents.

i "want" to see my mother more than once every year or two... i don't "need" it.

besides, don't you think your parents travelling so often will be hard on them? if they are as incapable of taking care of themselves as you would have immig believe, then they would have a difficult time constantly planning trips to hk...

Very helpful comment. I wonder why people feel the need to attack others choices in life rather than helping them out?

Wanting to care for and support parents is hardly a sin in any culture, so what if you chose not to see your parents frequently - the OP is making a different choice and bravo to him. Glad to see he got some useful responses as well as the normal nonsense.

[Beanieskis]

I think the most likely reason for them to agree it is if your parents are no longer capable of working, and are dependent on your for financial support, and need you to care for them on a daily basis.

[Claire ex-ax]

There's nothing to stop the OP from applying. But ImmD is not under any obligation to issue extended tourist visas multiple times.

[Claire ex-ax]

I think the most likely reason for them to agree it is if your parents are no longer capable of working, and are dependent on your for financial support, and need you to care for them on a daily basis.

The ImmD doesn't issue dependent visas to people under 60 years of age. And financial support doesn't mean "must only live in Hong Kong".

One other thing the OP should also consider is the cost of health insurance in Hong Kong and look into 3-month coverage.

[shankar.maru]

I know that it will be a bit heavy on them, but if they get a chance to stay in HK for 3 months then they will be so happy, they have never been outside India, and after that they can they stay in India happily without me, so just the 3 months visa is an issue for me, if I can get them at least twice a year ot atleast once a year I would be more than happy and satisfied before I make a decision to come or not to come in HK. Thanks for the help.

[carang]

Very helpful comment. I wonder why people feel the need to attack others choices in life rather than helping them out?

Wanting to care for and support parents is hardly a sin in any culture, so what if you chose not to see your parents frequently - the OP is making a different choice and bravo to him. Glad to see he got some useful responses as well as the normal nonsense.

geoff, get off your high horse. i wasn't being nasty at all! i was merely stating that there IS a difference and THAT is what immig is going to look at... life doesn't always work out the way you want it to, or even the way you think it "should"...immig are NOT in the business of letting just anyone in...and like it or not, "wanting" to be close to your parents is NOT a good enough reason for IMMIG.

[carang]

to the OP, if you are only looking for your parents to come a couple of times per year, then you shouldn't have any problem. but, if you plan on getting them extended visitor visas each and every time they come, you may run into problems with immig.


good luck! i DO hope you find a solution... whether or not geoff thinks i do.

[Geoff]

geoff, get off your high horse. i wasn't being nasty at all! i was merely stating that there IS a difference and THAT is what immig is going to look at... life doesn't always work out the way you want it to, or even the way you think it "should"...immig are NOT in the business of letting just anyone in...and like it or not, "wanting" to be close to your parents is NOT a good enough reason for IMMIG.

You said nothing at all about "immig" in your post, you challenged him wanting to have his parents here, and them challenged him the that the traveling would be too hard on them. You also mentioned how you don't bother to see your Mum very often.

Hardly helpful.

[carang]

sticking my thumbs in my ears and waving my fingers at geoff...

PHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHHPHPHPHPHHPHPHPH!!!!!!!!!!!

that wasn't helpful either, but it sure felt good!