Pregnancy & HKID question

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Dannyk

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Hi all,

My soon to be wife is due to have our baby mid July however she is only here on a tourist visa. I have a HKID as I work here and have heard that after we marry she can go and register at a public hospital using my HKID. Obviously we plan to add her to my visa as a dependent but with time running out to register does anyone know if we can use my ID?

Thanks in advance

Danny
 
ummmm... if you want to pay $39000 then register now. if you are not yet married and will not be married in the next few weeks. you will not be eligible for the cheap medical care.

if however, you can marry in the next 2 weeks (you can book the appointment tomorrow and then get married in 2 weeks time.) then it will take about 4 weeks to process a dependent visa. she could use private care until her visa is approved. THEN register at the public hospital. remember, a public hospital will not turn you away. however, if she doesn't have the required paperwork (HKID) then she will be charged accordingly.

you cannot use your ID... you are not the patient. she is. she needs to use her ID.
 
Thanks for the quick reply Carang. We are actually getting married on May 25 so should be ok, based on the info you gave.
 
in that case, when you apply for her dependent visa, i would stress the importance of getting the visa ASAP. make sure you include EVERYTHING they require and more to make it as simple as possible. if you forget ANYTHING, it will add weeks to your application and you will be S-O-L.
 
If money isn`t an issue, I would pay an agent to do it all for you. My husband`s company did that for us and are doing it now for our baby`s visa - it isn`t cheap but it gets the job done and you don`t have to worry about it - just give the agent whatever they ask for. Actually, since you`re company sponsored you presumably, wouldn`t they be able to do this for her since she will be your wife? Just a thought.
 
I was in the exact same situation last year and everything worked out fine. Try not to stress too much and please PM if you have any questions regarding paperwork and the process.
 
Just a quick update. We went to Immigration Tower today for the interview. We made sure we took all required documentation plus we also took along pictures of us together since we met in 2004. On top of that we also had our old passports (showing working visas) and proof of address when we lived in New York. The immigration officer was so very helpful, and seeing that my wife is heavily pregnant granted her the visa!! We collect it next week. She also told us to apply for her HKID the same day. So, for all my worrying everything turned out well.
Thanks to all for your help and advice. :cheers:

Danny
 
HK Immigration is much more pragmatic than Australia/UK/USA. If you're married, then you're married. No faffing about!!
Great to hear everything went so well. Good luck for the impending arrival!
 
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