Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

What’s The Minimum Capital Required For A Hong Kong Business Investment Visa?

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The Business Investment Visa in Hong Kong is different from the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme. The former requires an applicant to establish or join in a Hong Kong business actively, while the latter is just a matter of passively investing in the HKSAR. The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme requires at least ten million Hong Kong […]

Hong Kong Immigration Department Increase Service User Fees MASSIVELY TODAY

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Hong Kong Immigration Department Increase Service User Fees New Visa Fee Structure for Visa Applications Effective from 26 February 2025 (TODAY) Starting from 11 a.m. on 26 February 2025 (the “commencement time”), applicants submitting an application under any of the visa types listed below, will be required to pay an application fee and a visa […]

Unemployed Employment Visa Holders Can No Longer Change To Top Talent Pass Visa Status

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Unemployed Holders of Employment Visas Are No Longer Eligible to Change to Top Talent Pass Visa Focus Appears To Be On Attracting New Talent & Not Enabling ‘Out of Luck’ Existing Talent  – Click To Download The Guidebook –  In late 2024, the Hong Kong Immigration Department implemented significant yet understated modifications to its Top […]

Sierra Leone Permanent Residency And Citizenship | A Whole New String To My Bow | GO-FOR-GOLD

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Sierra Leone Permanent Residency And Citizenship GO-FOR-GOLD A New Way to Quickly & Very Cost-Effectively Secure Sierra Leone Permanent Residency And Citizenship INTERVIEW How to Design a Residency by Investment Program from Scratch: The Case of Sierra Leone Jason Black (JB) the press representative of Hong Kong Visa Centre, interviews Stephen Barnes, a leading figure […]

Business Investment Visas – A Leg Up For Start Ups In Hong Kong

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Intro to the Hong Kong Startup Scene from Casey Lau After waaaay too much time had passed I finally made it to my first StartupsHK event held at the Hive last week. Casey Lau, serial entrepreneur and 15 year veteran of the  Hong Kong start up scene, put on a great show last Thursday, which I am […]

A Harsh Decision – Why The Hong Kong Immigration Department Will Not Give My Client A Prolonged Visitor Visa

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Exploring the Reasons Behind Prolonged Visitor Visa Denials for Non-Traditional Couples by the Hong Kong Immigration Department I’ve written lots and lots previously about same sex partner visa applications for Hong Kong. To recap, same sex partners who are in a loving committed life partner relationship and who have cohabited previously prior to their relocation […]

What Do Both Hong Kong Employment & Investment Visa Applications Share In Common?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The approvability tests for both employment visas and investment visas, whilst fundamentally different, call for an examination of the applicant’s special skills, knowledge and experience which can be said to be of value to Hong Kong. In the case of an employment visa, the focus is squarely on the personal profile of the applicant, while in […]