Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

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

The question of permanent residency in Hong Kong is one of the most complex areas of immigration practice and this question is helpful in that..

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

The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme has been a god send for reasonably well off people who have always fancied the idea of residence in Hong..

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Posted in Investment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

This question is a really interesting one as, from an immigration perspective, it suffers from the lack of a compelling reason for the owner of..

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

I really enjoyed my entanglement with Phil @ Morning Brew today when he really went to town on the question of people who overstay their..

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

It’s not often that I am required to physically present myself at the Hong Kong Immigration Department these days. My staff usually take care of..

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“Thank you very much for all your hard work and commitment to my visa application. Your knowledge and understanding of the process meant that you were able to reassure me every step of the way. There are many ideas of who can and can’t get a visa and you dispelled these urban myths and worked tirelessly to help me get mine.”

Alice McKay, Director, Golden Path Education Ltd

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“I cannot recommend Stephen Barnes and the Hong Kong Visa Centre highly enough (in fact I have already been recommending him to people).

Before I discovered the Hong Kong Visa Centre, I went to 3 other immigration firms and asked them to take on my case, yet was refused each time. Stephen Barnes, on the other hand, felt I had a very good case. He listened carefully to my story and asked many thoughtful questions and unhesitatingly took on my application. Needless to say, 3 months later, my case was approved.

Throughout the process I found Stephen to be very consistent, always delivering documents to me on time. He was also consistently and readily available to answer my emails and phone calls and to allay my fears. I felt like I was being looked after by a great professional.

As well as being personable and available, he also made the process so easy for me by being extremely organized ‘spoon-feeding’ me documents to sign here and there but essentially writing and preparing the entire case himself based on what I shared with him as well as his own research into my industry. I could not imagine a smoother and more relaxed visa process.

Thank you again Stephen!”

Daniel White, Psychologist, Hong Kong

Posted in Case Study, Family Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

This case study discusses how the creative, yet perfectly lawful, use of the Hong Kong Travel Pass worked to allow a newly separated extended family..

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“Stephen, I just wanted to express my sincere appreciation for an effective and efficient job in getting my HK business investor visa and the dependent visas for my family. Also, a special thanks for taking care of the expiring visa situation in a timely manner. I found your team and yourself very professional and prompt at all times.

No emails or calls went unattended for more than 30-minutes (even during weekends), which is very essential in any service model. The regular follow-up and status update on how our file is progressing with HK Immigration was a great help in allowing me and my family to relax and rest assured that things were being taken care of. All in all, an excellent experience and I wish every service worked as efficiently.

All the very best and please do feel free to use me as a reference. I would definitely recommend your services to my friends.”

Hari Iyer, Managing Director, IBS Consultants Ltd

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

The Hong Kong Immigration Department come under fire, in our view somewhat unfairly quite often times, when in reality they truly are a customer-focussed governmental..