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QOTW: Can I Get PR in Hong Kong if My Child Was Born There And He Has Right of Abode by Birth?

June 5th, 2014

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


 

Does Hong Kong permanent residency accrue automatically to parents of children born with the right of abode in the HKSAR?

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QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK

Hi,

My son (1 year old) has a Hong Kong Passport.

My wife and I are not PRs.

Would it be possible to apply for Hong Kong PR through my son?

Thanks

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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.

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