17 Oct,2019

1.        Eligibility

a.         The applicant must be employed by a Hong Kong resident who takes Hong Kong as his/her real domicile, and must have already been working for at least 3 month with the current employer.

b.         The applicant shall hold a Hong Kong work permit valid for a minimum of two months, and return to Hong Kong before expiration of the Hong Kong work permit.

c.         The purpose of entry can only be accompanying the employer to the Mainland for tourism, family visit, and shopping.

2.        Documents Required

a.         Passport: Original, and Photocopy of information page and the photo page if it is separate.

b.         One qualified photograph.

c.         One application form truthfully, completely and clearly filled in.

d.         Hong Kong ID and work permit of the applicant (both original and photocopy).

e.         Hong Kong ID of the employer (both original and photocopy).

f.         The employment contract (both original and photocopy).

g.        Guarantee letter from the employer (format attached).

h.        Declaration letter by the applicant (format attached).

i.         Proof of residence in China’s mainland (hotel reservation, the Ownership Certificate of House Property of the employer, etc.).

j.         Transportation ticket booking record (round trip; flight, ferry or bus tickets, etc(with the name of the domestic helper)).
 
  Further documents may be requested in each individual case.

3.        Attentions

a.         For the first time applicant accompanying her current employer, the applicant is required to submit the application in person together with her employer at the Visa Application Center.

b.         The applicant shall enter and exit the Mainland China together with her employer, and stay within the time limit prescribed by the visa. If the applicant has traveled between the Mainland China and Hong Kong with high frequency or stayed for a long time accumulated over the past months, the application may not be approved until a few months later.

c.         Even though all the documents are submitted, it does not guarantee the approval of the application. Whether to approve or not, or what kind of visa to be issued, will be decided by the visa officer taking into consideration of all the relevant factors. Whether it is approved or not, the documents submitted will not be returned except the original copy of the passport, ID, and employment contract.

d.         Based on each individual case, the applicant may be requested to attend an interview while carrying her passport at the Visa Office of the Consular Department of the Commissioner’s Office before the deadline informed by the Visa Application Center. If the applicant fails to attend without any proper reason, his/her next application may be affected.

e.         If the employer terminates the contract with the helper, the employer is required to apply for revocation of the helper’s valid mainland visa at the Visa Office of the Consular Department of the Commissioner’s Office; otherwise the employer shall bear corresponding legal consequences.

Employer Guarantee Letter

I,                                                                          (HKID no.:                                     ), will be travelling to the Mainland China with my helper                                                            (Nationality:                               ; Passport no.:                           ; HKID no.:                                     ) on                                                (date) for                                     purpose. We will stay in China at                                                                                                                                                   (detailed address). Hereby I agree my helper applying Once/Twice/Multiple times entries and staying for _____ days for each entry. I guarantee that my helper will enter and exit the Mainland China together with me for all trips and will abide by laws and regulations of the Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR.

Signature:                                         

(the signature same as the employment contract signature)

Date:                                                 

Domestic Helper Declaration

I,                                                                             (Nationality:                                          ; Passport no.:                                    ; Hong Kong ID.:                                              ) am willing to travel together with my employer to the Mainland China for                                               . I will stay in                                                                                                                                   (detailed address). I will abide by all laws and regulations of Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR. I will enter and leave Mainland China together with my employer for all trips.

Signature:                                              

(the signature same as the employment contract signature)

Date:                                                     

Chinese Visa Application Service Center, Hong Kong