immd.gov.hk Eligibility for a Permanent Identity Card Verification Hong Kong

Organization : Hong Kong Immigration Department
Facility : Verification of Eligibility for a Permanent Identity Card
Location : Hong Kong
Country : China

Website : http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/right-of-abode-in-hksar/apply.html#perm_id&firstTab

Eligibility for a Permanent Identity Card Verification :

Before registering for the issue of a permanent identity card, an applicant will need to show that he/she is eligible to do so under the Registration of Persons Ordinance, Cap 177, and the Registration of Persons Regulations, Cap 177A.

Related : Immigration Department Apply for HKSAR Passport Hong Kong : www.statusin.org/25002.html

Hence, the applicant should apply for verification of his/her eligibility for a permanent identity card. He/She must be staying in Hong Kong legally when submitting this application.

Under the law, where a person claims that he/she has the right of abode in the HKSAR, the burden of proving the claim shall lie on that person.

A person should not submit the application to verify his/her eligibility if he/she is qualified to apply for a Certificate of Entitlement under section 2AB of the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115), has not been issued with such a Certificate, and is currently residing in Mainland China.

If the person was born outside Hong Kong to a HKSAR permanent resident, is ordinarily residing in Mainland China, and claims to be a permanent resident of the HKSAR under paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1 to the Immigration Ordinance, he/she should establish his/her claim to the right of abode in the HKSAR with a valid Certificate of Entitlement affixed to a valid ‘Permit for Proceeding to Hong Kong and Macao’ (commonly known as ‘One-way Permit’).

Points to Note :
** Children under the age of 11 with their Hong Kong permanent resident status established as indicated in their Hong Kong birth certificates normally need not apply for verification of eligibility for a permanent identity card.

They can apply for a permanent identity card directly when they reach the age of 11.

** Such children, if holding a valid foreign travel document, may apply for an endorsement to be made in their travel document stating their eligibility for a permanent identity card verified for travel convenience.

Such applications can be made by submitting an application for verification of eligibility for a permanent identity card by their parents or guardians.

** If the applicant is required to be registered for a Hong Kong identity card under the Registration of Persons Regulations, he/she should report to a registration officer at the relevant Registration of Persons Office even if he/she has applied for verification of eligibility for a permanent identity card.

** If the applicant needs to leave Hong Kong, he/she should hold a valid travel document to avoid any inconvenience or delay upon immigration clearance.

** If the applicant is subject to a limit of stay in the HKSAR, he/she should apply for an extension of stay at the relevant Immigration Office before the expiry of his/her current limit of stay if his/her application for verification of eligibility for a permanent identity card is not yet finalised.