Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Can I Apply For Right Of Abode If My Employment Visa Expires On The Exact 7 Year Anniversary Of My Residence In Hong Kong But I Have No Job On That Date?

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

Unemployed When Your Eligibility For Right Of Abode Accrues? Can You Still Qualify For PR Even Without A Job … First Published June 4, 2103 Do you need to be employed on the date that your 7 year anniversary of your residence in Hong Kong comes up which then allows you apply for the right […]

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How Can a Defacto Spouse Gain Approval to Work Under a Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa?

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

Work Under A Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa | Benefits | Limitations | Requirements Learn about the requirements, ImmD policy and how to qualify for an employment visa while holding such a prolonged visitor visa as a defacto spouse So, what happens if a defacto partner ‘trailing spouse’ wants to take up employment in Hong […]

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Is 50 Days a Particularly Long Time to Process a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application?

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Hong Kong Employment Visa Application How Long Should It Take Generally? How long should a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application take to finalize – especially in light of the 4 weeks cited on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website? QUESTION My working visa application is now almost into its 7th week (49 days and counting). There were […]

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Got An MPF Refund | Impact On A PR Application | Are You Now Disqualified?

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I Have Sworn A Declaration That I Am Leaving Hong Kong To Receive An MPF Refund … Am I Now Precluded From Making an Application for the Right of Abode Here? QUESTION I have been resident in Hong Kong for 5 and a half years on a working visa. I lost my job over 6 […]

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Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa| One Year Only | Work Full Time?

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Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa What are the conditions of work under a Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa? I just love the easy Hong Kong immigration questions – gives me a break from thinking too hard! QUESTION Hi there! I’m Australian and I have an approved Working Holiday Visa, but am wondering if I can […]

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50 Days | A Long Time To Process A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application?

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How Long To Process A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application | Q4 2023? How long should a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application take to finalize? (Especially in light of the 4 weeks cited on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website?) QUESTION My working visa application is now almost into its 7th week (49 days and counting). There […]

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How Is The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Process Actually Experienced By The Typical Foreign National Visa Applicant?

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The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Process Undertaking the Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa process is one of the hardest single challenges when dealing with the Hong Kong Immigration Department. The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Process – Approvability Test The approvability test of substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong is somewhat nebulous and the immigration Department’s website […]

How to Gee Up A Hong Kong Visa Application That Is Taking A Long Time To Process

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Hong Kong Visa Application That Is Taking A Long Time To Process – What Can You Realistically Do? Updated July 2023 How to gee up a Hong Kong visa application that is taking a long time to process? Whilst this question (along with the answer provided) discusses a dependant visa application, it does set the […]

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

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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 […]

Baby Born In Hong Kong To A Foreign National Temporary Resident | How To Complete the Dependant Visa Process

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Arranging The Visa For A Baby Born In Hong Kong To A Foreign National Temporary Resident How To Complete the Dependant Visa Process Once You Have Baby’s Passport When a baby born in Hong Kong to a temporary (i.e. non-permanent) resident gets his passport, you need to consider finalising the immigration (dependant visa) formalities associated […]