TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1991
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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT DIRECT APPLICATIONS
FROM PHILIPPINES FOR EMPLOYMENT
APPLICANTS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR HONG
ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY HONG KONG EMPLOYERS TO THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE
FURTHER
THE NOTICE, FROM
(WEDNESDAY) UNTIL TOMORROW DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY).
KONG EMPLOYMENT
VISAS
OR THROUGH THEIR
IMMIGRATION
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID FOR SECURITY
THE TO RESTRICT BRITISH EMBASSY IN MANILA CALLERS AT THE EMBASSY.
HAS DECIDED
REASONS, THE
NUMBER
OF
BUSINESS AS USUAL
"WE ARE AWARE THAT THE EMBASSY IS OPEN FOR BUT WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC AREAS," HE SAID.
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW,
EMPLOYMENT
VISA
APPLICATIONS
SHOULD BE THROUGH THEIR SUBMITTED IN THE FORM OF LETTERS BY POST DIRECTLY OR HONG KONG SPONSORS TO THE ENTRY VISA SECTION OF HONG KONG IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ON 7TH FLOOR, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO
THREE THE
SUBMIT
PASSPORT-SIZE THE PHOTOGRAPHS, COPIES OF THEIR PASSPORTS OR IDENTITY PAPERS, AND IN
OF LABOUR CASE OF DOMESTIC HELPERS AND WORKERS UNDER THE IMPORTATION
CONTRACT AND DETAILED ADDRESS OF SCHEME, A COPY OF THE THEIR HONG KONG SPONSORS.
NOTARIZED
GIVEN VISA PROMISSORY LETTERS
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FOR PRESENTATION UPON ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG.
"THOSE
APPLICANTS
HAVE WHO APPLICATIONS TO THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PROCESSED IN THE NORMAL WAY.
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ALREADY
VISA SUBMITTED THEIR MANILA WILL CONTINUE TO BE
"THOSE WHOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE RECEIVE A THE EMBASSY.
HONG KONG LETTER FROM
THE "THESE APPLICANTS MAY THEN TRAVEL TO HONG KONG AND PRESENT
VISA WILL BR EMBASSY LETTER TO THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS ON ARRIVAL. ENDORSED IN THEIR PASSPORTS IN HONG KONG," THE SPOKESMAN BXPLAINED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID OTHER VISA AND
WILL
REMAIN
BY THE EMBASSY SUBMITTED IN THE NORMAL WAY.
UNCHANGED
AND
APPLICATIONS
CONSULAR SERVICES PROVIDED
SHOULD
BE
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED THAT APPLICANTS SHOULD FOR HONG KONG UNTIL THEIR VISAS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
THE
NOT EMBARK
PURPOSE
OF
TO
KONG HONG ΤΟ ENTER
FOR "A PERSON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE VISA WILL BE REFUSED PERMISSION LAND," HE WARNED.
FOR ENQUIRIES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY CALL OFFICE ON TEL. 824 6111 OR 829 3200 OF THE ENTRY VISA OFFICE HOURS.
THE INFORMATION SECTION DURING
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