My Girlfriend is in Detention Prior to Removal – if I Marry Her Will She be Able to Get a Dependant Visa?
Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Refusals & Appeals, Your Question Answered / 5 responses
This is a sad situation for a couple who find themselves in a maelstrom of immigration difficulties caused by a less than sensible choice some time previously.
QUESTION
I am a permanent resident in Hong Kong and am planning to marry my girlfriend. My girlfriend is in detention prior to removal. She’s from the Philippines. I wanted to get a sponsored dependant visa for her after we get married. The problem we have is that she is now under detention in Hong Kong under Immigration Ordinance section 32. Due to the borrowing of a passport to others to use. She have already signed a letter with the Immigration Department that she will not come back to Hong Kong and will soon need to go back to Philippines. What is the chance of me getting her back once we get married?
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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.
Leung
Hi. How many months of income I need provide in order to secure my wife dependent visa ? Coz I just started work month ago, salary is around 22000-25000. And she hv been divorce in her own country, but we don’t know any marriage policy here clearly, so in our marriage she stated as “spinster” will it be big problem?
The Visa Geeza
If there is discrepancy between the status on her documentation recording her marital status and ImmD discover it, this will be a problem. Savings are less important than monthly income. As long as your home rent is no more than 50% of your month income the 25K per month salary you quote will be fine.