Hi
kamchatsky Thanks for your detailed notes. I am in the same boat, overseas HK person with
- expired HK ID (old generation from 2011)
- expired HK passport
- expired HRP (Home Return Permit- or Return to homeland card)
Your experience shows that we can renew a HRP with an expired HKID. Is a up-to-date HK Passport required to renew a HRP?
I also need to renew all three at the same time. It's quite a juggle.
Originally Posted by
kamchatsky
I flew to HK over the weekend to renew my HRP using my old HKID.
Just to clarify, my older HKID is the older chipped version, and not the really old one in the 90s. I also renewed this older HKID to the current version of the HKID at the same time.
So the procedure is you need to book appointment for the HRP first. As they require to scan and view and verify your HKID. Using the older chipped version of HKID is fine, they have no problems with this. After application you still retain your existing HRP, and also HKID.
Later on the same day I went to HK immigration (also need to pre book) to apply to replace my HKID. They took my older HKID away and gave me a temporary paper HKID receipt to use before the new HKID card becomes available for me to pick up. I would need to leave HK using my passport instead of my HKID card. In this case I used my HKSAR passport.
That is also the reason why you need to book appointment to replace HRP first, then HKID later on the same day.
I will be flying back to HK at the end of this month to pick up both HRP and the new HKID card. I will pick up the HKID first, then the HRP.
Hope this helps.