Hotels Near the Hong Kong International Airport

There are only two hotels on the Hong Kong International Airport (HKG or HKIA) property;  The Regal on Cheong Tat Rd. and HKIA Tower on Sky Plaza Rd.  The reason is simple.  Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok) is an island and, as such, space is very limited.

The Hong Kong International Airport Hotels

Both of the on site hotels are near the loop road on the bottom third of this picture and they are both very expensive.   The only other choice for accommodation on airport property is the in-terminal lounge which is open 24 hours and serves food and offers massage.  It has small rooms and offers hourly and daily room rates.  

Be very careful if you're shopping online for a hotel near the airport.  The Hong Kong airport is located on Lantau Island near Tung Chung yet hotels as far away as Kowloon and Hong Kong Island will pay to have themselves listed as airport hotels.  While it is not difficult to get into Kowloon or Hong Kong island on the bus or MTR subway service, (both of which run to HKIA) finding a 40 minute bus ride on the end of a 17 hour flight can be a rude surprise.

I would make one of two choices.  If I wanted to stay near the airport, I would get a hotel in Tung Chung, there are many, or, if I was vacationing in Hong Kong, I would leave the airport behind and take the bus on in to a guest house in Kowloon.  Good luck!

I-129f Petition for K-1 Visa Update

Just a quick update.  W got our I-797C, Notice of action from The Department of Homeland Security.   This is just the receipt that says that they have received our I-129F petition and are now processing it.  I think this means that they are checking to make sure Minxi is not secretly trying to undermine the government.

I-129 f petitionee

Ummm...nope.  Just a cute chick from China who happened to fall in love with a Kansas honky.

This came just a day after we received an email letting us know that we had been assigned a case number.

The K-1 Visa will allow Minxi to enter the United States so that we can marry.  This will start a whole new round of immigration paperwork but lets just stay focused on the here and now.

For those of you keeping track of the dates:

We sent the petition to the lock box in Dallas, Texas on April 16.  They show a received date of April 19 a notice date of Apri, 23, and I received the form back in Kansas today, April, 25.

The online filing info. shows that a 129f petition filed in April is likely to result in a K-1 Visa being issued in November.  Cross your fingers!