Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Will I Still Qualify for the Right of Abode if I Worked Temporarily in Macau Yet Lived in Hong Kong for the Full 7 Years?

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

I may be the middle of my NYC break but immigration stops for no man! Just before I left, I received the following question in regards to a Right of Abode application – which required me also taking a look at her documents. I’m grateful for the questioner’s permission to include our dialogue here on […]

Appealing a Hong Kong Visa Refusal – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

Posted in Feature Article, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

What can you do if your residence visa application for Hong Kong has been denied? On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the..

QOTW: Can You Get PR in Hong Kong if You Have Actually Been Living & Working in China?

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

How does time spent living and working in China impact on your eligibility for the right of abode in Hong Kong? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK..

The Hong Kong Immigration Department Really Are Getting Tougher Across the Board Now…

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

It has taken me 21 years to make this claim…  I have been practicing in Hong Kong immigration advisory matters since 1993. All down those..

Interview: We Have 20,000 Vacancies in the F+B Industry But We Don’t Have People to Fill These Jobs – What Are the Hong Kong Immigration Department Doing About It?

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

On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over..

QOTW: What Kind of Visa Can We Get So My FDH Girlfriend (Contract Terminated) Can Stay With Me in Hong Kong?

Posted in Feature Article, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

Any possibility for love to continue in the wake of a terminated FDH contract? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK My girl friend is a Filipino domestic..

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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How to Engage the Hong Kong Visa Centre if Your Application Has Been Refused by the Immigration Department

Posted in 60 Second Snapshot, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

It is a terrible feeling to have your Hong Kong visa application rejected by the Immigration Department and you may by now, be wishing that..

Hong Kong Investment Visa – Case Which Would Not Get Approved Today But Will Be Approved 9 ~ 12 Months From Now

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

This question is a really interesting one as, from an immigration perspective, it suffers from the lack of a compelling reason for the owner of..

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