Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Training, Employment Or Working Holiday – What’s The Best Hong Kong Visa Option For A Recently Graduated British National?

Posted in Employment Visas, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

What’s the Best Hong Kong Visa Option for a Recently Graduated British National?   QUESTION Hi Stephen, From  May through November 2013 I was employed in a well known and large company in Hong Kong under the training visa for a period of 6 months. During the end of this tenure the company decided to […]

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How Can I Handle My Hong Kong Employment Visa Extension If I Plan To Be On Leave For 8 Weeks Around The Time For Renewal?

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

This situation occurs quite a lot especially for those employees who were originally summer hires and are on back to back employment contracts matching the validity of their limits of stay. QUESTION I am a Canadian currently employed in Hong Kong and have a work visa. If I plan to be absent on leave in […]

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Your Hong Kong Employment Visa – What Happens When You Lose Your Job?

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

If you have an employment visa and have stopped working for your sponsoring employer, no matter what the reason, you will not have to leave Hong Kong straight away. The HKID provide you with enough time to make arrangements to find an alternate employer or, if you prefer, to lay the groundwork to start your […]

Can You Keep Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You Are Being Transferred To Live & Work In China?

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

Can you live in China yet remain a HK resident with a valid Hong Kong employment visa? QUESTION We are a married couple with children and have lived in Hong Kong for 3.5 years.  We are moving to Shanghai soon (my husband’s employer is moving us).    We currently have a Hong Kong employment visa for […]

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I Was Convicted Of A Crime And Removed From Hong Kong – How Do My Visa Options Look Now?

Posted in Employment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

This post deals with the available visa options after being convicted and removed from Hong Kong Life in Hong Kong can throw up many challenges, none too much greater than the following: QUESTION Hello, and thank you for the opportunity to ask my question! I have questions, but I will frame my situation first. In […]

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Is Cancelling A Hong Kong Visa Application Possible And, If So, How Do You Go About Doing It?

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

It happens occasionally that cancelling a Hong Kong visa application might become a necessary course of action. This post helps you undrstand the process and implications of cancelling a Hong Kong visa application. For various reasons, an application for a Hong Kong visa, whether it be for tourism, business, employment, or any other type, may have to […]

What About Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You’re Thinking Of Changing Jobs?

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

It happens all the time. You get an employment visa to work in Hong Kong for one employer – then your circumstances change and you want to take up a position with another. The question is – what about your visa? Is it OK just to swap jobs without doing anything down at Immigration Tower? As […]

A Harsh Decision – Why The Hong Kong Immigration Department Will Not Give My Client A Prolonged Visitor Visa

Posted in Family Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

Exploring the Reasons Behind Prolonged Visitor Visa Denials for Non-Traditional Couples by the Hong Kong Immigration Department I’ve written lots and lots previously about same sex partner visa applications for Hong Kong. To recap, same sex partners who are in a loving committed life partner relationship and who have cohabited previously prior to their relocation […]

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 via applying for an employment visa. If you intend to come here to take up employment, paid or unpaid, for long or short duration, for a local or an overseas employer, you need to […]

What Visa Category Do You Think You Need For Hong Kong?

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

Choosing the Right Visa Category: What You Need to Know Before Applying for Visa in Hong Kong It is important to understand that Hong Kong is quite different, from an immigration perspective, than most other jurisdictions as residence visas are only available to foreign nationals to accommodate their specific reason for wishing to live in […]