Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Hong Kong Employment Visa – The Newcomer’s Guide – At-A-Glance

Posted in Employment Visas, Infographic, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong Employment Visa – Looking To Get One? A Hong Kong employment visa can be had if you both qualify and know how to navigate the eligibility assessment and application process system itself. This info-graphic provides you all you need to know – at a glance.  Hong Kong Employment Visa – What’s Involved? Hong […]

Blended, Unmarried, Non-Traditional Family With School-Age Kids – What Hong Kong Visa Choices Exist?

Posted in Family Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

First Published April 25, 2012 – Updated April 18, 2023 Hong Kong Visa Choices? As I work my way through the preparations for the launch of VisaGeeza.Ai, I am taking the opportunity to give a fresh lick of paint to advice that I gave in years past which is still very much relevant today. Modern […]

Losing Your Right of Abode in Hong Kong & Then Using eChannels

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

QUESTION “Can I ask a simple question – do you know of anyone (not Chinese) who has actually lost the right of abode after 36 months absence? I do know the theory and the provisions in the Ordinance but how about in practice? I ask because my (Australian) daughter may have lost hers after 38 […]

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What Happens if You Inadvertently Breach Your Conditions of Stay by Taking Up an Unauthorised Employment in Hong Kong Without First Applying for a Change of Sponsorship?

Posted in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Under Hong Kong immigration law, foreign nationals are granted employment visa permissions to  undertake work for a specific employer on the nominated terms and conditions..

I Worked in Hong Kong for 4 Years – then Left for 2 – and Have a Valid Visa in My Passport – Can I Still Work & then Apply for PR?

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For many foreign national residents, it can take a couple of runs at living in Hong Kong before they catch the bug and realise they..

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The Reality Behind the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s “4 Weeks” Visa Application Consideration Time Frame

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

When you make most any type of Hong Kong visa or immigration application, you will find yourself in the Hong Kong ID’s infamous 4 Weeks..

How Onerous is the Sponsorship Role in a Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

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

When a foreign national intends to start a new – or join in an existing – business in Hong Kong he needs a sponsor for..

60 Pages or 7 Pages for Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Plan? It’s Your Choice…

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

If someone has told you that you need a fully fledged business plan in support of your Hong Kong investment visa, don’t believe them because..

Hong Kong Employment Visa Self-Sponsorship – the Reality for Entrepreneurs Dressed as Employees

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

If you are an entrepreneur seeking permissions to join in your own business in Hong Kong, you can’t fudge the issue of the ownership of..

Losing Your Right of Abode in Hong Kong & Then Using eChannels

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

  QUESTION Can I ask a simple question – do you know of anyone (not Chinese) who has actually lost the right of abode after..

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