How long does it take to renew a visa?

3-4 weeks

Generally, it takes 3-4 weeks to renew a visa, which is 15-20 working days. But now there are many agencies that can provide urgent processing. This kind of urgent processing usually only takes one to two weeks, that is, it can be completed in 5-10 working days, but there is a certain fee.

To apply for a visa by submission, you have already signed it, passed it, and there is no record of refusal. If the visa has expired and you need to apply for a visa for the same reason, you can apply for a visa by submission.

How long does it take to renew the Hong Kong and Macau Pass?

It generally takes 10 working days to renew the Hong Kong and Macau Pass. Article 8 of the "Instructions for Application for Passes to and from Hong Kong and Macao and Endorsements" stipulates that the public security organs’ entry and exit management After the department accepts the application for a travel pass to Hong Kong and Macao, it shall issue it within 10 working days; after accepting the endorsement application individually, it shall issue it within 7 working days. If the issuance cannot be issued on time due to inconvenient transportation in the area or special circumstances, the issuance time can be extended to 20 working days with the approval of the exit and entry administration department of the provincial public security organ.

Hong Kong and Macao Pass Application Process

1. The applicant submits application materials to the entry-exit management department of the public security bureau at or above the county level entrusted by the National Immigration Administration and collects fingerprint information in accordance with regulations.

2. The accepting agency will issue an "Application Acceptance Receipt" to the applicant who meets the application conditions, has complete application materials and complies with the legal form. If the application materials are incomplete or do not comply with the legal form, the applicant will be informed of all the content that needs to be supplemented and corrected at once; if the application materials do not fall within the scope of the department's responsibilities or do not meet the acceptance requirements, the application will not be accepted and the reasons will be explained to the applicant.

3. The examination and approval agency will review and make a decision of approval or disapproval. If not approved, the examination and approval agency will issue a "Decision of Disapproval" to the applicant.

4. The applicant collects the certificate.

Legal Basis

The "Measures" stipulate that the fees required for enterprise annuity shall be paid jointly by the enterprise and individual employees. The fund shall be fully accumulated and provided to each employee participating in the enterprise annuity. Create a personal account. The annual contribution paid by the enterprise shall not exceed 8% of the total salary of the enterprise's employees, and the total contribution paid by the enterprise and individual employees shall not exceed 12% of the total salary of the enterprise's employees. The specific required expenses shall be determined through negotiation between the enterprise and the employee.

Among them, everyone needs to pay attention to: in addition to documents, you should prepare corresponding changes of clothes according to Hong Kong’s weather conditions, as well as common medicines such as cold medicine, cooling oil, and mobile phone charging adapters, etc. Small items. It is recommended that mainland mobile phone cards temporarily activate international roaming, or purchase a Hong Kong mobile phone card.