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PRACTICE UPDATE: Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) Moves from Talent Attraction to Economic Contribution

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A Major Strategic Shift: Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) Moves from Talent Attraction to Economic Contribution Hong Kong’s Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) The Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) was introduced by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in late 2022 as the flagship initiative of an aggressive campaign to recruit […]

Considerably Heightened Diligence by ImmD on All Types of Hong Kong Visa Applications

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

Updated October 12, 2026.   Heightened ImmD Scrutiny ImmD shifted from a traditional “process and approve” paradigm to an aggressive compliance-and-audit model. This heightened diligence has been driven by several key factors: 1. Abuse of New Talent Schemes: Massive application volumes under the Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) and QMAS led to illicit intermediaries selling […]

PRACTICE UPDATE: A Major Strategic Shift: The Upgraded Assessment Regime for Hong Kong’s Investment as Entrepreneur Visa

Posted in Investment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

A Major Strategic Shift: The Upgraded Assessment Regime for Hong Kong’s Investment as Entrepreneur Visa Over the past three and a half decades of advising on Hong Kong immigration jurisprudence and administrative practice, our firm has observed numerous regulatory cycles, administrative refinements, and policy calibrations. Across that thirty-five-year continuum, the Immigration Department (ImmD) has routinely […]

Hong Kong Immigration Is Changing. So Are We.

Posted in Feature Article, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong Immigration Is Changing. So Are We. Regular visitors to the Hong Kong Visa Geeza website may have noticed that parts of our extensive immigration knowledge library have not been updated as frequently as they once were. There is a reason for that. Behind the scenes, we have been undertaking what is probably the […]

How Can You Extend Your Hong Kong Work Visa if Your Passport Is About to Expire?

Posted in Employment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

How can you extend your Hong Kong work visa if your passport  has only a very limited amount of time remaining on it before it expires? QUESTION Hello, My passport is currently being renewed but my Hong Kong work visa runs out very soon.  However I cannot start the visa extension application process without a new […]

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Lame Excuses Won’t Cut It If You’re Caught Working In Hong Kong Without An Employment Visa

Posted in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

Caught Working in Hong Kong Without an Employment Visa? If you’re working in Hong Kong  (paid, unpaid or temporarily transferred in) but do not have an employment visa sponsored by your current employer you are breaking the law and could be subject to 3 years imprisonment and/or up to a HKD350,000 fine. The law is very […]

How to Successfully Apply For an Entrepreneur Visa in Hong Kong

Posted in Feature Article, Investment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Successfully Apply For An Entrepreneur Visa In Hong Kong A comprehensive guide to successfully apply for an Entrepreneur Visa in Hong Kong, covering all aspects from business plan to financial projections. PRACTICE UPDATE: How to read in light of current ImmD policy: While this guide historically advises applicants that a standard two-year forecast, a general […]