QOTW: Can You Get PR in Hong Kong if You Have Actually Been Living & Working in China?
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How does time spent living and working in China impact on your eligibility for the right of abode in Hong Kong?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
I am a Canadian citizen. I worked and lived in Hong Kong from 2005 to 2007 and then was transferred to Shanghai by my employer which is a Hong Kong company.
I live and work in Shanghai now for the last 6 years but keep my Hong Kong employment visa and my Hong Kong ID card.
Can I apply for permanent residence?
Do I have a case for the 7 year continuous ordinary residence?
Thank you very much!
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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.
