Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – March 2013

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

Phil Whelan welcomed me back to MorningBrew@RTHK  yesterday and we had a good chat about Hong Kong investment visas, employment visas, immigration policy generally and..

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Help!! All My Family Are Permanent Residents of Hong Kong and I’m Stuck as a Visitor Due to My Time Spent Studying Abroad – Is There Any Way Forward?

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

Sometimes the sun and the moon simply doesn’t align on your Hong Kong immigration situation and, with the system working against you, find yourself orphaned..

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What Do You Need to Do If There Has Been a Change in the Details of Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor But No Change in Your Employer?

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

Sometimes, though not very often, the corporate entity sponsoring an employment visa for a foreign national employee working in Hong Kong, may undergo a reorganisation..

How Can Mainlanders Establish Businesses in Hong Kong Under the General Employment Policy?

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

Under current immigration policy, Chinese Nationals seeking to come to Hong Kong to establish businesses can do so by way of the Admission of Mainland..

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 Will Only Be Working in Hong Kong For 6 Weeks – Should I Bother Getting an Employment Visa?

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

Hong Kong immigration law is very clear about the need for foreign nationals to secure permission to work in Hong Kong. If you intend to..

UPDATE: Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visas for British Nationals – the Jury is Still Out After All

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

I am really grateful to Paula Walker of Crown Mobility for engaging last week on the topic of prolonged visitor visas for British nationals seeking to..

Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visas No Longer Available to British National Trailing Life Partners

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

It has recently become apparent that British Citizens can no longer receive prolonged visitor visas to stay in Hong Kong with their defacto spouses and..

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What Happens if You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa Limit of Stay?

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

The Immigration Department are very strict about people who overstay their visa in Hong Kong. If you are a visitor here and find yourself a..

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..