Scheme $6,000 MR?
Dec 13, 2011, 5:46 pm
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Dec 14, 2011, 1:35 am
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Dec 14, 2011, 9:52 am
#6
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If you have an HKID, I believe you can mail in the form and list a friend/relative's address. Once your check is ready they will mail a notice to the local address and you have 6 months to claim it at a post office or direct deposit into a bank account.
Most flights run about $1000 from the west coast so think of it as a $300 flight.
Most flights run about $1000 from the west coast so think of it as a $300 flight.
Dec 14, 2011, 9:54 am
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Exactly my thoughts. You never know if there will be delays or hiccups. $200HKD ($25 USD) isn't worth waiting another few months.
Dec 14, 2011, 10:00 am
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I just use the 6000 to add on to my normally HKG-PVG flight to make it TPE-HKG-PVG instead. Earn me 2 sectors more per round trip and make MPC GOLD a lot faster.
I just use the 6000 to add on to my normally HKG-PVG flight to make it TPE-HKG-PVG instead. Earn me 2 sectors more per round trip and make MPC GOLD a lot faster.
Dec 14, 2011, 11:36 am
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The real factor to consider for the extra $200 is whether you'll be alive.
If you do direct deposit, you must be alive to be approved.
If you do the PO pick up, you must be alive to pick up the check.
I've just checked Air China again, they're still selling early 2012 low season for ~$840 LAX-HKG-LAX. You'll need either a foreign passport or a Home Return Permit.
If you do direct deposit, you must be alive to be approved.
If you do the PO pick up, you must be alive to pick up the check.
I've just checked Air China again, they're still selling early 2012 low season for ~$840 LAX-HKG-LAX. You'll need either a foreign passport or a Home Return Permit.
Jan 2, 2012, 6:44 am
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Jan 2, 2012, 7:17 am
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They are piggybacking on this to get new banking customers.
Many YYZ Chinese are taking advantage of the generosity of HK and PRC government by taking Hainan air YYZ-PEK/PVG-HKG return with stopover on the inbound/out bound($780 rt ai) to take advantage of the 8 days oversea Chinese special shopping(ooops I meant tour) package for $99 or $49.
Jan 16, 2012, 5:10 pm
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Now I just need to tell my mom get both HK ($6K) and Macau ($7K) scheme since she was born and raised in Macau but live in HKG much of her life.
Jan 19, 2012, 9:34 pm
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The real factor to consider for the extra $200 is whether you'll be alive.
If you do direct deposit, you must be alive to be approved.
If you do the PO pick up, you must be alive to pick up the check.
I've just checked Air China again, they're still selling early 2012 low season for ~$840 LAX-HKG-LAX. You'll need either a foreign passport or a Home Return Permit.
If you do direct deposit, you must be alive to be approved.
If you do the PO pick up, you must be alive to pick up the check.
I've just checked Air China again, they're still selling early 2012 low season for ~$840 LAX-HKG-LAX. You'll need either a foreign passport or a Home Return Permit.
Basically, it stops counting when you apply. $6000 can be counted as inheritance, as soon as the person was alive when application is submitted.