A Visa For Entrepreneurs

I Possess an APEC Business Travel Card – Will It Advantage Me in My Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

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This question really is all about the Catch 22 which I have posted on quite a few times previously. However, there is an interesting twist in that the questioner has entered Hong Kong on an APEC Business Travel Card and none of his clients are actually based in Hong Kong. So I am grateful for […]

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Can I Employ Myself by Getting a Hong Kong Business Investment Visa?

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This is a typical question about what is really a Hong Kong business investment visa application – but most often people don’t know, understandably enough, how to couch it… First Published April 21, 2012   QUESTION “Hello, I’m interested in getting HK residence permit (working visa). Please advise what’s the easiest, fastest and cheapest way […]

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 Am a Multi-faceted Artist – What Type of Hong Kong Visa Suits Me Best?

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First Published November 23, 2017 What type of Hong Kong visa do you turn to when you have an eclectic mix of artistic talent and capabilities? QUESTION I am a Canadian Artist, Designer and Model at present I have been creating lots of project around Asia, and am looking at basing my self in Hong […]

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Do You Really Need to Set Up Your Own Office if You Have a Hong Kong Investment Visa?

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Once you have persuaded the Hong Kong Immigration Department of your ability to make a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong and have been granted an investment visa, can you then argue, after the fact, that actually, you have no practical need to establish office premises of your own after all? QUESTION I […]

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Which is Better – Apply for a Hong Kong Investment Visa Directly or for an Employment Visa First then after Approval Become a Shareholder in Your Own Business?

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It hardly matters how you skin this cat, ImmD will approach it in exactly the same way… as a new business situation. QUESTION I plan to start a business with three other partners. Two of these are Hong Kong permanent residents and one of them is in the same situation as myself: recently unemployed and […]

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