Visa Stories Like Yours

You Have Been Warned: The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Now Essentially Working To Rule

Posted in Case Study, Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

I have been spending the last 4-5 months of my life fending off the reasonable concerns which clients have about how long it is taking Hong Kong Immigration Department to finalise most type of visa applications but mostly employment and business investment (entrepreneur) applications. Here’s an example of how it works (real life case example) […]

QOTW: Can I Get An Employment Visa Again If I Still Owe Taxes From The Last Time I Worked In Hong Kong?

Posted in Case Study, Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

What is the interplay between unpaid taxes and a Hong Kong employment visa application subsequently? QUESTION Hi, I worked in Hong Kong last year, 2013, and left the city mid year after my work terminated. When I left, my company filed a IR56G “leaving Hong Kong” tax form for me with the IRD. However, I […]

The Twists And Turns Of An Unusual Hong Kong Permanent Residency Application

Posted in Case Study, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Although this case study is based on a situation I was asked to provide guidance to many years ago, its content is still relevant today.   Our client was a French national with a wife and 5 year old daughter – all of them, French citizens. He had first arrived in Hong Kong in 2004 […]

Hong Kong Employment Investment Visa | Unsual Case Study | One Man Contractor Business | Flexible Policy Example

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How Our Client Leveraged A Hong Kong Employment Investment Visa To Enter Our Cyber-Security Market An employment visa for a one-man consulting concern initially before going on to convert his status into a fully-fledged investment visa subsequently A Case Study Hong Kong employment investment visa? This Case Study looks at a not-entirely uncommon but still […]

Hong Kong Investment Visa Wrongly Applied For | Clearing Up the Confusion & Getting the Correct Employment Visa Instead

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Hong Kong Investment Visa Wrongly Applied For This case study looks at the problems which arise when an applicant for a Hong Kong employment visa mistakenly applies for an investment visa in light of the fact he is an intercompany transferee establishing his employer’s business operations in Hong Kong from scratch 1. Hong Kong Investment […]

Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Case Study – 3 Examples Which Would Not Get Approved

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Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Case Study Examples The Hong Kong entrepreneur visa approvability test is extremely onerous when compared to other Hong Kong visa categories. Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Case Study Examples Shed Some Light … Brand new businesses which do pass the test and end up supporting the business investment (entrepreneur) visa application of […]

Hong Kong Work Visa Rejection Reasons | When All Else Failed We Appealed to the Chief Executive | And Won!

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Hong Kong Work Visa Rejection Reasons? If an application for a case Reconsideration has played itself out without the Hong Kong work visa rejection reasons being overturned, where does that leave you in the appeal process?   Hong Kong Work Visa Rejection Reasons – Until 1999 … Until 1999, section 53 of the Immigration Ordinance […]