Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Please accept my sincere thanks for your prompt, succinct and exactly-on-point responses to my queries

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“Dear Mr. Barnes, Please accept my sincere thanks for your prompt, succinct and exactly-on-point responses to my queries! As a (retired) lawyer, I assumed I would have no difficulty hacking my way through the jungles of statute, regulation and bureaucratese to find the answers myself. But I was mistaken. I very much appreciate your expertise […]

Are Short Term Teaching Programmes Delivered by Non-resident Educators Subject to Normal Hong Kong Immigration Policy?

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First Published August 2, 2017 – Now See This Update QUESTION As a school we regularly invite specialist teachers (generally musicians or artists) to visit from overseas and provide workshops for both students and staff.  We pay these specialists a fee and provide accommodation and flights.  Generally the visit will last two weeks.  Is it […]

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Do I Still Need a Hong Kong Working Visa if I’ve Been Placed on Gardening Leave?

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You always need a Hong Kong working visa to take up employment in Hong Kong whether paid or unpaid. What about if you are serving out your notice period on gardening leave? (First Published June 4, 2015) QUESTION My friend resigned from his job with his Hong Kong employer in May and he was on […]

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Can a Hong Kong Sole Proprietorship Form the Basis of a Self-Sponsored Change of Sponsorship Hong Kong Work Visa Approval?

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Can you get a self-sponsored change of sponsorship Hong Kong work visa? Fantastic question this which took me 10 minutes to think the answer through for! QUESTION As an expat, I currently work for a company that sponsored me in Hong Kong for my work visa.  I now no longer want to work exclusively for […]

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How To Become An Entrepreneur In Hong Kong – 60 Minute Presentation

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Last Thursday, July 7 2022, I participated in a hosted Webinar on How To Become An Entrepreneur in Hong Kong. This one hour presentation was hosted by banking services provider Statrys and supported by my colleague Will Probert of Zzzzip. The material itself is self-explanatory and I hope you find it helpful in understanding how […]

Want To Be An Entrepreneur In Hong Kong?

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Want To Be An Entrepreneur In Hong Kong? Covid19 has been, and continues to be, the bane of Hong Kong but it’s going to end, sooner rather than later, and now is the ideal time to bring forward those long standing plans to ditch the rat race of full time employment and get your entrepreneurial […]

I greatly appreciate the information you gave me today

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“It’s absolutely wonderful to have someone answer these types of questions. Thank you very much, I greatly appreciate the information you gave me today and it cleared things up for me and I know now in which direction I need to go with my business plan ….” Anon, Hong Kong

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