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Apply for HKSAR passports in time for Lunar New Year travels

17 January 2007

Hong Kong residents who intend to travel abroad during the Lunar New Year holidays are reminded to apply for new passports in plenty of time if their Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) passports are set to expire within six months.

An Immigration spokesman said that at present, the processing time required for HKSAR passport applications was 15 working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays), and 19 working days for children under 11 not holding a Hong Kong permanent identity card.

Please note the earliest dates for collection of HKSAR passports for travel during the Lunar New Year holidays. Requests for the urgent issue of an HKSAR passport will only be accepted in justifiable circumstances, and no priority will normally be granted to pleasure trippers.

HKSAR passport application received on	Earliest date for collection of passport
	For people holding permanent identity cards	For children under 11 not holding permanent identity cards
18-01-2007	09-02-2007	15-02-2007
19-01-2007	12-02-2007	16-02-2007
20-01-2007	12-02-2007	16-02-2007
22-01-2007	13-02-2007	21-02-2007
23-01-2007	14-02-2007	22-02-2007
24-01-2007	15-02-2007	23-02-2007
25-01-2007	16-02-2007	26-02-2007

(The Lunar New Year holidays are from February 17 to 20.)

HKSAR passport application forms and information on application procedures and documents required are available at Immigration Headquarters and all Immigration branch offices. For enquiries, please visit the website at www.immd.gov.hk or call the Immigration Department at 2824 6111; fax 2877 7711.