Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Are Such Facilities as Virtual Offices, Incubators, Serviced Offices & Co-working Spaces Deemed ‘Suitable Business Premises’ for the Purposes of a Hong Kong Business Investment Visa Application?

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Hong Kong has an incredibly dynamic economy with the reality that the Hong Kong Immigration Department has recognized that entrepreneurs today have a wide variety..

How Can Presently Unemployed Investment Bankers Reorganize Their Careers in Order to Remain in Hong Kong?

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These are trying times for investment bankers with the global financial crisis continuing to lead to career uncertainties for these professionals with seemingly no end..

Stephen Barnes What’s Up Hong Kong Interview: Immigration, Visas, the Universe, Life & Everything

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Yours Truly was interviewed by What’s Up Hong Kong in my favourite corner of Pacific Coffee (Fenwick Street / Lockhart Road in Wanchai)  last week and today..

Will Redundancy Impact Your Eligibility for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong?

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QUESTION Hi there, you provide a very helpful advice service, so thank you for that!  I have a few questions which I would like your..

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Hong Kong Investment Visa Processing Times – Current Residents Much, Much (Much!) Faster Than Non Residents

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Something quite amazing happened earlier this week. Here follows the story… We submitted a change of category application for a current Hong Kong foreign national..

The Very Real Value a Hong Kong CPA Adds to a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Application

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The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme is, conceptually, a relatively simple visa application to manage. However, as is very often the case in situations dealing with..

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

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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..

How Can a Foreign National Permanent Resident of Hong Kong Get a HKSAR Passport?

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The HKSAR passport is an excellent travel document affording visa free privileges to travel to and visit some 150 countries worldwide. If you are a..

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?

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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?

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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..