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Preparation for your overseas study. PGDE English Language Immersion Programme 2011 (Primary Cohort) Prepared by IO ( 29 Sep 2011 ). Rundown. Role of IO: providing logistic support Undertaking Form Visa Application Visa Fee Reimbursement
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Preparation for your overseas study PGDE English Language Immersion Programme 2011 (Primary Cohort) Prepared by IO (29 Sep 2011)
Rundown • Role of IO: providing logistic support • Undertaking Form • Visa Application • Visa Fee Reimbursement • Air Ticket (i.e. Itinerary, Stay behind information) • Invitation Letter and Letter from HKIEd • Important Dates
Primary Cohort • 6 Nov 2011 – 17 Dec 2011 • Centre in New Zealand • Victoria University of Wellington
Undertaking Form • Submit Undertaking form (Original) to IO (B4-G/F-01) Miss Chloe Ng on or before 3 Oct 2011 5pm - A guarantor and witness(es) to sign it Please bring the following with you for verification purpose while you submit the form: • Your original HKID Card & a Copy of your HKID Card • A copy of the HKID / Identity card issued at the home country of your guarantor • A copy of the HKID / Identity Card issued at the home country of the witness(es)
Visa IMPORTANT • It is YOUR responsibility to arrange the document needed for your overseas immersion programme • The visa application and related matters are subject to the Consulate’s final decision.
You will need to check: • Passport validity – 6 months • Consulate website visa requirement for individual type of passport • Any updates on requirement? • Obtain visa (if applicable) AT LEAST 2-3 weeks before departure • We may not be able to include the visa requirement for your own passport type, please consult the corresponding Consulate-General in HK for further details. • You are strongly advised to visit the website of the Consulate-General for more details
Visitor Visa – New Zealand Visa-Free Access (Short term visit within 3 months) • Hong Kong Passport Holders • BNO Holders of Hong Kong SAR and British National (Overseas) Passports • British passport Holders • Canadian Passport Holders However, you must also: • hold a valid return or outward ticket to a country where you have the right of entry; • be able to show you have sufficient money to support yourself during your stay (NZ$1000 per month); this can be in form of cash, traveller'scheques or Visacard/Mastercard useable in conjunction with your bank account; • hold a passport valid for three months beyond the date you are leaving New Zealand; and • only visit for the time granted on arrival. List of Visa-waiver countries: • http://glossary.immigration.govt.nz/VisaFreeCountries.htm
Visitor Visa – New Zealand Holders of PRC passports /HKDI (香港簽証身份書): Check the visa type you need: • http://www.immigration.govt.nz/branch/HongKongBranchHome/checklists/ Visitor Visa Application Guide: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/visitors/process/default.htm Further details about Visitor Visa: • http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/ *Fee: $960 *15-30 days to proceed
Medical check up – New Zealand • Visitors stay within 3 months • No Medical check up is neededhttp://glossary.immigration.govt.nz/healthrequirementstemporary.htm
New Zealand Consulate-General HK • Further information about visiting NZ could be found at: http://www.nzembassy.com/hong-kong Contacts:Mon – Fri 9am – 12:30 pm & 1:30pm – 3pm Tel: 2877 4488 • http://www.immigration.govt.nz/china/
Visa Fee Reimbursement 1. Complete & Submit the e-Form below by 2 Nov 2011 : https://mach.ied.edu.hk/machform/view.php?id=210 2. Submit the following documents to IO (B4-G/F-01) on or before 2 Nov 2011 • ORIGINAL Visa Fee Receipt • Copy of the Visa • By hand to IO (B4-G/F-01) [Office hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-12:30 & 13:30-17:20] • By hand to the Collection Box outside IO if outside office hours • By post to IO: International Office Hong Kong Institute of Education B4-G/F-01, 10 Lo Ping Road Tai Po, N.T. Hong Kong ** please state “PGDE Immersion 2011” on the envelop • Write your name and student number on the ORIGINAL receipt • Make a copy of receipt for your own retention before your submission • The reimbursement will be settled by cheque (in HKD) and will be available for pick-up at IO AFTER your completion of immersion NO reimbursement made for :- Application submitted after the deadline without reasonable explanation- Insufficiency of required information, including the original receipt(s)
Air ticket • Group ticket purchase by HKIEd • Same routing, i.e. same departure and return flight
Stay behind • Group ticket purchase by HKIEd • Same routing, i.e. same departure and return flight • Minimum Group Size: 10 person • Stay behind Wellington Surcharge:$800 per person • Limited space • Same Return date: Suggested by Airline -> 28 Dec • Contact travel agencies for detailed arrangement
Air ticket Travel Agency – Farrington Mr Benjamin Wong Phone: 3121 3710 Email: benjamin.c.wong@farringtonamex.com
Air ticket • It is your responsibility to take good care of yourself, check your own flight schedule before your leave, ensure that your visa validity / stay period would not bleach the Law of the Country and find your own accommodation after the immersion programme. • IMPORTANT: You should have a valid passport and/or visa in order to go to the Immersion Countries and for transit in other countries if applicable. If you have not got any, please apply it NOW!