According to the latest circular “Notice on Further Visa Facilitation for Non-Chinese Hong Kong Residents” issued by the Commissioner’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong on 16 October 2024, the following arrangements are made to further facilitate the visa application for foreign staff of Hong Kong-registered companies:

a.       When a foreign staff of Hong Kong-registered companies come to the Center, he/she will be issued with a special queue number for priority processing at counter upon presentation of one of the following documents such as proof of employment in Hong Kong/staff card/business card/employment contract/company registration/tax registration certificate at check-in.

b.      If a foreign staff of a Hong Kong-registered company needs to travel to the Chinese Mainland for an urgent business issue or for some humanitarian reasons, he/she may apply for the urgent service to pick up the visa on the next working day at the earliest, and the urgent visa fee and service fee will be charged accordingly.

c.       If a foreign staff of a Hong Kong-registered company has already collected fingerprints for his/her previous Chinese visas from any China’s visa-issuing authorities abroad, he/she is exempted from fingerprint collection when applying for a new visa and can have the application submitted by other people. He/she must print out the completed online form and sign in person (on the first and the 6^th page where signatures are needed) in his/her own handwriting to confirm the application and provide a physical photo of the applicant taken within 6 months that meets the photo requirement of the visa.

d.      A foreign staff of a Hong Kong-registered company who have not previously had their fingerprints collected and obtained Chinese visas from any China’s visa-issuing authorities abroad, If he/she wants for single or double-entry visa for short-term business, tourism, visiting relatives or taking crew jobs may also be exempted from fingerprinting and have their applications submitted by other people on their behalf. They should also print out the completed online form and sign in person (on the first page and the 6^th page where signatures are needed) in his/her hand writing to confirm the application and provide a physical photo of the applicant taken within 6 months that meets the photo requirement of the visa.

e.       If you have any further questions, please contact us at 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00,

Tel: +852 29921999, Email: hongkongcenter@visaforchina.org, Monday to Friday (except holidays).