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Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law
By:Happy as Larry
Date: 28 August 2013

I am a US Citizen. I had not issues with the embassy in HK. Next day service WAS an option for me AND I took it AND I was going for a Z-Visa.

If you go to the embassy on Friday, I can almost guarantee it will be quite empty. When I went back on Monday (same time that I went on Friday) to pick up my passport with visa, there was a huge queue outside. However, the whole process to pick up the visa on Monday was extremely quick, as most people who were there on Monday were going to apply for the visa, not really to pick up visa. So as soon as I got up to the 3rd floor (where they do all the visa stuff,) I got my ticket, I was called in less than 30 seconds, I paid, waited 1 minute and was called again to pick up my passport. If it was not for the 25 minute queue outside, I would have been out of the embassy in record time, less than 3 minutes! I think Thursday would not be bad either.

As far as "Visa Runs" are concerned, I can almost say that if you are a US citizen with a job in Beijing, have the work permit/invitation letter stating HK on it, you can do this in 2 days, only having to stay one night. Of course, if you have the medical check already from China or you get into HK early with an appointment already made, and having taken the exam previously in China or another country, it is definitely doable.

Good luck everyone!






Messages In This Thread

Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- San Migs -- 23 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- J H Kellogg -- 14 September 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 14 September 2013
Re: Sichuan province rules re: Medical Checks -- Boris -- 15 September 2013
Re: Sichuan province rules re: Medical Checks -- San Migs -- 21 October 2013
Re: Sichuan province rules re: Medical Checks -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 27 October 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Happy as Larry -- 28 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- J H Kellogg -- 30 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Taurus -- 29 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 29 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- San Migs -- 30 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 30 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Taurus -- 30 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 30 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- JH Kellogg -- 31 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Silverboy -- 11 January 2014
Western Cholera and pestilence in China -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 31 August 2013
Re: Western Cholera and pestilence in China -- I Prefer Noodles -- 19 January 2014
Re: Western Cholera and pestilence in China -- San Migs -- 20 January 2014
Re: Western Cholera and pestilence in China -- John O'Shei -- 12 September 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- foxy -- 31 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 31 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- John O'Shei -- 12 September 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 12 September 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- San Migs -- 31 August 2013
@San Migs poster -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 31 August 2013
Re: @San Migs poster -- San Migs -- 1 September 2013
Noob in China on L visa -- foxy -- 3 September 2013
Re: Noob in China on L visa -- San Migs -- 3 September 2013
Re: Noob in China on L visa -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 7 September 2013
Re: Noob in China on L visa -- San Migs -- 7 September 2013
Re: @San Migs poster -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 1 September 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 31 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Taurus -- 30 August 2013
Re: China:New entry and exit administrative law -- Turnoi, the Only One and Real Turnoi -- 24 August 2013

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