Will Vocational Rather Than Academic Qualifications Satisfy ImmD When Making a Hong Kong Work Visa Application?
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Is it always absolutely necessary to call upon a university degree qualification in order to get a Hong Kong work visa application approved?
QUESTION
I have found a job here and am now in the process of applying for a Hong Kong work visa.
It is a Quality Assurance position in the garment business.
My qualification (garment / fashion design) is from a French polytechnique which is vocational and not academic in nature.
I have 20 years of professional experience which I can readily prove with letters of references etc.
Further I am French and hence can speak French which is necessary because my employer is a French joint-venture company.
I heard that an academic degree is necessary for a Hong Kong work visa and that applications can be rejected for that reason.
Is there anything that can be done to maximize the chances to get the Hong Kong work visa all things considered?
In case of a rejection, is there a possibility to apply again?
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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.
