Long Stay & PR

Right Of Abode After Seven Years

Your Questions Answered

Right of Abode | Continuity of Residence | Time Spent Away From Hong Kong For Education Or Medical Treatment

December 31st, 2023

Posted in Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

Right of Abode & Continuity of Ordinary Residence Calculation What Counts & What Doesn’t?   First Published October 4, 2014   Got 2 very similar questions in recently so I’m taking the opportunity to kill 2 birds with one stone… QUESTIONS I have a residency visa and this is my 6th year in Hong Kong. […]

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Your Questions Answered

How Can I Navigate The Hong Kong PR Application Process If My Residence Here Falls Just Short Of The Full 7 Years?

December 13th, 2023

Posted in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

How Can You Go About Completing The Hong Kong PR Application Process If Your Continuous Ordinary Residence Falls Just Short Of The Full 7 Years? The Hong Kong PR Application Process Needs A Full 7 Years Of Residence Visas Without Exception … QUESTION Hong Kong PR application process? I’m getting in touch because I’m keen […]

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Musing

IANG Visa PR In Hong Kong – Impact Of Working Abroad

December 10th, 2023

Posted in Feature Article, Long Stay & PR, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

One of the key components of eligibility for IANG Visa PR (Permanent Residency in Hong Kong whilst holding an IANG visa) is to demonstrate that you’ve ordinarily resided here for seven years for a settled purpose. Your settled purpose is a function of the visa type that you hold. So if you hold an IANG visa […]

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Hadley Says

The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Out to Deny – Not Approve – Visa Applications (Aren’t They?)

November 27th, 2023

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

Are The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Out to Deny Rather Than Approve Visa Applications? It is often said that the Hong Kong Immigration Department are out to refuse visa applications rather than approve them. Updated October 2023 Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Out to Deny?  Not True! Nothing could be further from the truth. […]

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Your Questions Answered

Got An MPF Refund | Impact On A PR Application | Are You Now Disqualified?

November 23rd, 2023

Posted in Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

I Have Sworn A Declaration That I Am Leaving Hong Kong To Receive An MPF Refund … Am I Now Precluded From Making an Application for the Right of Abode Here? QUESTION I have been resident in Hong Kong for 5 and a half years on a working visa. I lost my job over 6 […]

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Musing

The Hong Kong Visa Handbook | Now Available in Good Book Stores Everywhere | Just Kidding

November 4th, 2023

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

HONG KONG VISA HANDBOOK This Has Done The Rounds Before … Where to access the Hong Kong Visa Handbook? I am grateful to my sister ‘Detty’ Ellis for sending this picture to me which, I have since discovered, was taken in the early 90’s on Ma Tau Wei Road in To Kwa Wan. No doubt […]

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Infographics

But Stephen, How Do You Make Any Money When You Give All Your Hong Kong Visa Expertise Away for Free?

November 3rd, 2023

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Infographic, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

Hong Kong Visa Expertise For Free? Hong Kong visa expertise for free? As I am a member of quite a few Hong Kong-related groups on Facebook and LinkedIn the content of this Blog is distributed quite widely and commands a healthy following. Not that everyone is waiting eagerly for the latest Hong Kong visa and immigration updates […]

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