Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

How to Ensure You Are Not Breaking the Law by Operating a Business in Hong Kong as a Visitor

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The fabled Catch 22 applies if you are a visitor to Hong Kong, have started a business here and have become defacto resident without the..

What’s the Basic Income of a Typical Hong Kong Employment Visa Holder?

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Many employment visa applicants and the companies which want to hire them struggle with the question of what’s the minimum salary for visa approval? The..

Is There a Base Salary Requirement for a Hong Kong Employment Visa?

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Effectively, yes, there is. The target sum that you’re looking for is about 200,000 Hong Kong dollars a year. However, this sum is not in of itself,..

Shareholder in the Company Employing You? What the Hong Kong Immigration Department Think…

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There really is no such thing as visa self-sponsorship if you are an entrepreneur seeking permissions to join in your own business in Hong Kong…

‘Temporary’ Hong Kong Investment Visa Approvals – What Does it Mean?

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If your Hong Kong investment visa has been approved but the Hong Kong Immigration Department believe your application was marginal, you can expect your visa..

I’ve Lost My Job – What Happens to My Hong Kong Employment Visa?

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You will not get kicked out of Hong Kong now that you’re no longer working for the sponsor of your current employment visa. Instead, you need..

Realistically, What is the Minimum Number of Points for a Shot at a QMAS Approval?

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The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme attracts a lot of interest from the Asian subcontinent, ostensibly because of the ‘if-you-don’t-try-you’ll-never-know’  nature of the programme along with..

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

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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..

Hong Kong Employment & Same Sex Partner Visas – A Joint Application Strategy

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 Our clients were a same sex partner couple from Australia. Susan was a Forex trader working for a boutique trading concern in Sydney and her..

Hong Kong Employment Visa – Do You Need a Degree?

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No, you don’t always need a degree to get an employment visa for Hong Kong. Definitely not! But instead, you have to have a lot..