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4Guidance Notes on Application for HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes
ID(E) 437
for applicants aged 16 or above applying in HKSAR
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Validity
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Payment Methods
The HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes is normally valid for 7
Fee payment by
Application Channel
years unless otherwise specified.
EPS
Cheque
Cash
In person at counter
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Documentary Requirements and Fee
By post / Drop-in
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i.
Completed Document of Identity for Visa Purposes application form
Fee for Document of Identity for Visa Purposes is payable at the time of
(ID(E) 437);
application. The collection of fee does not constitute any assurance that the
ii.
Your Hong Kong identity card;
application for Document of Identity for Visa Purposes will be approved. If
iii.
Documentary evidence of your legal residence in the HKSAR;
you make the payment by cheque, it should be a crossed cheque and payable
iv.
For application for replacement of Document of Identity for Visa
to “The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”.
Purposes, please produce your existing Document of Identity for Visa
Post-dated cheque is not accepted. For up-to-date charges, please refer to the
Purposes;
Fee Leaflet (ID 912).
v.
One recent colour photograph (must be with white background).
(Please refer to the Photograph Requirements Leaflet);
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Collection Methods
vi.
Application fee (Please refer to payment methods at Note 4);
a)
Please
make
an
appointment
through
the
Internet
Other requirements
or the telephone booking system at
vii.
For application for Document of Identity for Visa Purposes due to
2598 0888 on the day following the date of issue of the Collection
damage or loss, you have to submit the application in person and
Notice issued by the Immigration Department notifying you the period
complete the form ID 645; for application for Document of Identity
and office for collecting your Document of Identity for Visa Purposes.
for Visa Purposes due to damage, you have to produce the damaged
(Note 3.1- new arrivals holding Exit Permit for Proceeding to Hong
Document of Identity for Visa Purposes for inspection;
Kong and Macau are not required to make an appointment)
Additional requirements (for applicants aged 16 or 17)
Application Channel
Collection Method
viii. Consenting parent or legal guardian’s Hong Kong identity card or
By Post / Drop-in
Attend the selected collection office in person.
valid travel document;
Attend the selected collection office in person,
ix.
Your birth certificate to prove the relationship between the consenting
or
parent and you, or a court order, if appropriate, to prove that the
authorise in writing a representative to collect the
consenting legal guardian has custodial rights in respect of you; and
Document of Identity for Visa Purposes at the
x.
If you are married, only your marriage certificate is required.
selected collection office. (The authorisation form
In person at counter
Parental or legal guardian’s consent and items (viii) – (ix) are not
(ID 678) is available at Immigration Branch Offices
required.
or downloadable from Your
signature in the authorisation must be the same as
(Remarks:
Additional documents or information may be required if necessary. An
that on your application form.)
application with insufficient supporting documents or sub-standard photograph will
b)
The original of suppporting documents should be presented for
)
not be processed and will be returned to the applicant.
verification if only the photostat copies of them had been produced
when submitting the application.
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Application Channels
c)
If you have previously held a HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa
3.1 New arrivals holding Exit Permit for Proceeding to Hong Kong
Purposes, such document should be produced for cancellation upon
and Macau (also known as One-way Permit)
collection of the new Document of Identity for Visa Purposes.
New arrivals holding One-way Permit can submit the application in person
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Processing Time
at the Registration of Persons – Kowloon Office upon first registration for a
The HKSAR Immigration Department pledges to complete the process of an
Hong Kong identity card. The prepared Document of Identity for Visa
application in 10 working days after all necessary documents, application
Purposes should be collected at the Registration of Persons – Kowloon
fee and photograph are received (Working days denote Monday to Friday
Office within the period stated. Please see the address below:
excluding General Holidays).
For applications not submitted in-person
3/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices,
(e.g. by post or via drop-in box), an extra 2 to 3 working days may be
303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon
required for handling formalities. The processing time may be longer for
3.2 In person
application for Document of Identity for Visa Purposes due to loss, damage,
Please
make
an
appointment
through
the
Internet
amendment of personal particulars or you have to apply for extension of
or the telephone booking system at 2598 0888
stay at the same time. Whether this pledge can be met will also depend on
for submitting your application at one of the Immigration Branch Offices.
the circumstances of individual applications and the number of applications
For detailed addresses of the Immigration Offices, please refer to Part 3 at
received at a particular time. If you have any travel plans, please apply early.
the back of this notes (Collection Office code 01-06).
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Other Information
You are required to submit your application in person with the original
documents listed at Note 2 above under the following circumstances:
7.1
Urgent travel
If you have an urgent need for obtaining a Document of Identity for Visa
your previous HKSAR Document of Identity for Visa Purposes has
Purposes, you may approach any one of the Immigration Branch Offices,
been damaged or defaced;
stating your reasons in writing and producing evidence to support your
your Document of Identity for Visa Purposes has been lost or is
request. For detailed addresses of the Immigration Offices, please refer to
otherwise not available;
Part 3 at the back of this notes (Collection Office code 01-06). You may be
you have to apply for extension of stay at the same time; or
required to collect the Document of Identity for Visa Purposes at the Travel
you need to amend your personal particulars in the Document of
Documents (Issue) Section at 4/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road,
Identity for Visa Purposes.
Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Generally, requests from pleasure trippers for
3.3 By post
urgent issue of a Document of Identity for Visa Purposes will not be
You can send your application by post to:
entertained.
Travel Documents and Nationality (Application) Section
7.2
Take good care of your Document of Identity for Visa Purposes
4/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road,
Illegal transfer of Document of Identity for Visa Purposes is a criminal
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
offence. Any person who is guilty of the offence shall be liable to
3.4 Drop-in
imprisonment for 14 years and to a fine of $150,000. Application for
You can also place your application during office hours in the drop-in boxes
Document of Identity for Visa Purposes due to loss takes time and money.
located at any one of the Immigration Offices that handles travel document
In the event of loss of your Document of Identity for Visa Purposes outside
applications.
Hong Kong, you may contact our 24-hour hotline (852) 1868 for assistance.
If you are sending your application by post or depositing it into the drop-in
boxes, please send in the application form, photograph and cheque along
7.3
Enquiry channels
with photostat copies of the supporting documents listed at Note 2 above
.
Information & Liaison Section
All photostat copies submitted should be made on A4 size (210mm ×
2/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
297mm) paper and will not be returned. No cash, no original documents
Tel.: 2824 6111
Fax: 2877 7711
or previous travel documents should be sent along with the application.
E-mail: enquiry@immd.gov.hk
Website:
This Guidance Notes and Application Form (ID(E) 437), Fee Leaflet (ID
912), Return Envelope (ID 972) and Photograph Requirements Leaflet are
issued free of charge.
ID(E)437(1/2014)
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