Peoples republic of china are bigger than the characters. It should be a valid and unexpired passport or travel document, sufficient to establish your identity and nationality. It is unique for all passport holders and is used to determine the holders and their files. Finding the passport book number on each unique passport isnt too difficult as long as you know where to look. Application for hksar passport immigration department. This document lists the bearer as a chinese national with the right of abode in the hksar, and also lists the bearers permanent hong kong id number.
Hong kong special administrative region on the passport cover. The passport number is near the top righthand corner of the passport picture page. The passport book number is commonly called the inventory control number. Document of identity for visa purposes seamans identity book hong kong entry permit. The consulate charges you 65 canadian dollars, you also need to pay the fee to hong kong immigration department for mailing back your passport to canada. Characteristics and security features of an e passport. For other countries it is not the same thing as your passport. Hksar passport hong kong special administrative region. Can i renew my hk sar passport in the china consulate in vancouver or i need to go back to hong kong to get it renewed. Id 841, application for hksar passport for persons 16 years of age or above applying in hong kong.
Where is the passport book number on a chinese passport. The passport number is located on the same page as the persons photograph and is sometimes called the document number. Where is the passport book number and what is the difference from. You need to enter your date of birth and the application reference number. Online appointment booking for collection of hksar passport. The passport number can also be found in the machine readable zone mrz. The hong kong special administrative region passport is a passport issued only to the.
The immigration department pledges to complete the processing of applications in 5 working days after receiving all necessary documents, application fees and photographs, and in 10 working days for applications from children aged under 11 not holding a hong kong permanent identity card working days denote monday to friday excluding general holidays. A passport book number is not the same thing as your passport number. For uk and us passports the book number is the same as the passport number. If you previously had a passport that expired or was lost, do not write numbers.
Where can you find the passport book number on a hong kong. Hong kong special administrative region passport wikipedia. It is the first 9 characters of the 2nd line of the mrz. After applying for hksar passport or document of identity for visa purposes, you. Above are the words hong kong special administrative region peoples republic of china, also in chinese and english. Only chinese nationals with the right of abode in hong kong can qualify for the new hksar passport. Hong kong special administrative region hksar seamans identity book. I am a hong kong citizen and a canadian permanendt resident. Book appointment to apply for travel documents govhk. Provision of hksar passport replacement service in the mainland.