Air ticket for the maid

[peainpod]

I just got a call from my soon-to-be-helper who is now back in the Philippines and she told me that it would take about 4 days for her to do all the medical/POEA stuff there before she can come to HK.

Once your helper's immig visa is approved, you can send her the pckg with all the documents incl. the TEV. But you need to give your HK travel agent (the one who issued the TEV) three days notice prior to the actual flight date so that they can arrange for her ticket to be ready for her at the airport (which she can pick up with the TEV in hand). At least this is what my travel agent told me as I also bought a TEV for my helper.

 

[cybabe]

Hi Peainpod,

Thanks for your information will ask the maid to call me once she get things sort and book the ticket for her .:flower:

 

[Canucker]

Hi cybabe,
Once HK Immigration approves our helpers application I will send her all the documents she needs... I figure she will be able to get the medical done within 4-5 days and we will book the ticket on-line as soon as she is all set. Like you, I am anxious for her to arrive ASAP...
Good luck!
Canucker

 

[cybabe]

Hi Canucker,

Yeah i know,,,, hope that immigration will approve the visa soon.

Goodluck to u too

:haha:

 

[peainpod]

Hi Cybabe,

I just got a call from HK Immig saying that our DH visa has been approved and ready for pick-up. So it appears to be much quicker than their published 4-6 weeks processing time - as we only dropped off the visa three weeks ago! So hopefully, yours will be done soon too. Good luck!

 

[cybabe]

Hey lucky u huh im still waiting for the acknowledge letter from immigration i have sent the application last tue hopefully will have some good news soon!!

 

[peainpod]

Actually the acknowledgement took quite a while - it took them something like 2 to 2-1/2 weeks to send back the card with the case file # on it. But then I got the confirmation call from HK Immig a week after that, so don't worry if it's slow in coming through the mail. Btw, if you are planning on picking up the visa sticker yourself, plan for a good 1-1/2 to 2 hour wait. That's how long it took for me to get ours.

 

[cybabe]

waw more than an hour......zzzzzzz i think they need to chk some original documents right ? Hope will hear from immigration soon by the way i had rcv my acknowledge ltr last sat :yeah2!

 

[peainpod]

Btw, documents mailed to the helper have been known to be lost in the mail, especially if it's going to some remote location (like with my helper). To play it safe, I ended up using a filipino courier service that my helper recommended. It's called LBC (3/F Worldwide Hse/Plaza in Central). It's pricier than going regular mail (it cost me around HK$80) but you get the peace of mind. Especially since my helper's address was quite general (no house # or anything) so I had them to talk with her directly on the phone when I was posting it and they arranged for her to pick it up at the LBC office near her village.

 

[cybabe]

do u have the phone nbr for lbc ? I live in Shatin see if they have any branch nearby or i just send the ppwk through express courier like DHL instead think will be quicker .

Thanks