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Hong Kong Business Investment Visas – The Catch 22 For Foreign National Entrepreneurs

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

  There are 2 pathways you can follow to apply for a business investment visa for Hong Kong. 1. You can be in Hong Kong as either as resident or a visitor seeking to adjust your immigration status to join in an existing, or establish a new, business; or 2. You can apply prospectively for […]

Mainland Travel Permits for Non Chinese PRs | RTHK3 Backchat

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

Mainland Travel Permits for Non Chinese PRs China Introduces 5-Year Mainland Travel Permit for Foreign Permanent Residents of Hong Kong and Macau Unless you’re a PR of Hong Kong and have been living under a rock this last week, you will no doubt have caught the buzz around Hong Kong at the moment about visa-free […]

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Can You Use The Foreign Domestic Helper Visa To Employ Your Mother In Hong Kong?

Posted in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

The Hong Kong Immigration Department are not especially receptive to what can appear to be family reunion via the back door… Can you use the Foreign Domestic Helper visa to employ your mother in Hong Kong? QUESTION Hello, My wife and I are on work visas in Hong Kong and are expecting a baby in […]

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Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean…Roof-Over-Head-Food-On-Table ?

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

In this short piece I discuss how the Hong Kong Immigration Department assess the bona fides of a sponsor seeking Hong Kong dependant visa permissions for his/her family to join him/her in the HKSAR. Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. ‘Roof-Over-Head-Food-On-Table’ describes […]

What Are The Obligations Of An Employer To A Prospective Employee When An Application For A Hong Kong Employment Visa Has Been Refused?

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

Foreign nationals seeking to work in Hong Kong have a lot of stake in an employment visa application so when it doesn’t work out positively where does that leave their proposed relationship? QUESTION Hi, After the recruitment process in a multinational company in Hong Kong, they decided to employ me, so I signed the offer […]

The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme – A Practical Guide

Posted in Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

In this section of the talk, I talk about the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS) – this much maligned programme that is ‘on the books’ so we continue to provide coverage of it (of course!) On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical […]

LIFTING THE LID: Leaving Your Hong Kong Visa Extension To The Very Last Minute

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

In this short piece, I discuss the impact on our practice when clients leave their Hong Kong visa extension applications to the very last minute! In this occasional series of commentary, I provide a peek inside our professional practice and offer a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of the Hong Kong Visa Centre team. […]