Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Can I go to Hong Kong from Guangzhou and back with just a Chinese Student Visa?
Can I go to Hong Kong from Guangzhou and back with just a Chinese Student Visa?
I heard from someone that if I leave Guangzhou to get to HK, I can't go back to Guangzhou cuz "once you leave mainland for HK, your visa automatically expires". Is this true??
China - 3 Answers
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1 :
There are really two questions here: what travel document is required for you to enter HK and what is needed to return to China. 1) HK allows citizens from many countries to visit for up to 90 days by merely presenting their valid passport. 2) China requires a valid Chinese visa affixed to a valid passport for entry. Student visas are issued for the sole purpose of study, not travel. Most student visas are either zero or single entry, depending upon whether they were issued inside or outside of China. Without a valid re-entry available on your visa, you may not re-enter China with that document.
2 :
Yes, it's true. Unless you have a residence permit or a multi entry visa, you cannot re-enter mainland China without getting a new visa.
3 :
Hong Kong and the Mainland are under 2 totally different sets of immigration rules, under the 1-country-2-systems. Please check your Mainland visa whether it allows multiple entry or not. If not, you're only admitted into the Mainland once, right after you depart, you're unable to re-enter.
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