Having previously overstayed my Hong-Kong visa, will I be allowed to re-enter for business a year later? [closed]

A year ago I mistakenly overstayed for 5 days and I was forced to return to my country but I didn't want to pay the plane ticket, the HK govt paid and flew me back. Now, I need to go to HK again for business, just a week… Will they let me enter HK? My passport is Italian.

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I'm not certain how HK will treat this but i'm sure about a similar situation in Australia. When a government sends a visitor back home over their expense, they usually not only pay for the flight back but also impose some fines which a visitor usually is not able to pay. This is done to make sure that such visitor never returns to their country. In your case, HK government payed for your flight & i believe they would have imposed some fines over you as well. So in this situation, if you want to get back to HK, you would first have to clear the fines.

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Can I adjust my status if I overstayed my visa?

If you're an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen who entered legally (through a nonimmigrant visa, for example), you can adjust status to a green card holder by filing Form I-485 even if you overstayed a visa.

What happens if you overstay in Hong Kong?

Any person who contravenes a condition of stay in force in respect of him shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a maximum fine of HK$50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

Do I need a waiver if I overstayed my visa?

Automatic Visa Revocation After Overstay of Any LengthThere is no waiver or forgiveness for this. But if you did, in fact, submit an application to USCIS for a change or extension of status before the departure date, and USCIS eventually grants it, none of your overstay will count against you.

What can I do if I overstayed my visa?

What are the consequences of overstaying my visa? You can face removal proceedings (deportation), a 3-year bar, a 10-year bar, or a permanent bar depending on the amount of unlawful presence you have accrued and your conditions.

What is a Visa Overstay? Consequences and Solutions to Over staying a Visa

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