Tag: Immigration

Immigration Department repatriates Vietnamese illegal immigrants to Vietnam (with photos) *****************************************************************************************      The Immigration Department (ImmD) carried out a repatriation operation today (April 30). A total of 26 Vietnamese illegal immigrants were repatriated to Vietnam. The persons removed comprised 12 men and 14 women, all of whom were unsubstantiated non-refoulement claimants. Among them were discharged prisoners who had committed criminal offences and had been sentenced to imprisonment. ​     The ImmD will remain committed to expediting the removal process to repatriate illegal immigrants and overstayers from Hong Kong as soon as practicable according to the actual situation through appropriate ... Read more

Immigration Department will establish new marriage hall at Tseung Kwan O ************************************************************************      The Immigration Department (ImmD) announced today (March 11) that a new marriage hall will commence operation from June 26 at Tseung Kwan O to enhance service to members of the public.      The new marriage hall is located at G/F, Administration Tower, Immigration Headquarters, 61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. Marriage ceremonies could be held from 9am to 12.45pm and from 2pm to 4.30pm from Monday to Friday, 9am to 11.30am on Saturdays, as well as 9am to 12.45pm and from 2pm to 4.45pm on Sundays, ... Read more

Immigration Department introduces electronic services for application for Certificate of Registered Particulars ******************************************************************************************      The Immigration Department (ImmD) announced today (January 18) the introduction of electronic services for the application for Certificate of Registered Particulars.      From now on, applicants can apply for a Certificate of Registered Particulars online, and choose to receive the relevant Certificate by post, without having to attend a Registration of Persons Office in person.        Under the Registration of Persons Ordinance, an identity card holder can apply for a Certificate of Registered Particulars showing the particulars registered in his/her identity card ... Read more

LCQ1: Facilitating immigration clearance of inbound tour groups ***************************************************************      ​​Following is a question by the Hon Chan Yuet-ming and a written reply by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, in the Legislative Council today (November 22):   Question:        Regarding facilitating immigration clearance of inbound tour groups, will the Government inform this Council:   (1) of the number of inbound tour groups in each month since January this year and, among them, the number of those which entered Hong Kong via land boundary control points (BCPs), and set out by month in a table the following ... Read more

 A Salvadorian national whose family suffered from gang violence in their home country was recently granted asylum by the U.S. immigration judge after a successful argument that she belonged to a particular social group, her own family, and that she has been persecuted on that account in El Salvador. Ms. Shautsova comments that “‘gang violence asylum cases’ are not easy to win due to the previous administration’s attempts to foreclose victims of gang violence from qualifying for asylum in the United States. The case involved a client whose family was extorted ‘rent,’ assaulted, and threatened by the local gangs. Tragically, ... Read more