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Doing the Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme On the Cheap!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 10 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original article addressed whether a prospective investor could navigate the legacy CIES “on the cheap” by minimizing advisory overheads and utilizing low-cost execution channels. While executing an application with cost efficiency has always been an understandable instinct, […]

Will I Get My First QMAS Visa Extension if I Have Not Yet Taken Up Residence in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Special Programmes, Your Question Answered / 1 response

How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the practical advisory dialogue published in Will I Get My First QMAS Visa Extension If I Have Not Yet Taken Up Residence In Hong Kong?, the discussion addresses the acute peril faced by successful entrants who […]

What Happens to Your Hong Kong Right of Abode if, as a UK Citizen, You Choose to Naturalise as a Taiwanese National?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

One of the really neat things about running this Blog, is the incredibly varied type of Hong Kong visa and immigration question I receive. Like this one today, which is a definite first for me! QUESTION Hello, I am a white British person considering applying for Taiwanese Citizenship. I also have PR in Hong Kong. […]

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Why Would You Choose Unconditional Stay After 7 Years Residence in Hong Kong When the Right of Abode is Available Instead?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes / 9 responses

  Unconditional stay and the right of abode are 2 very different immigration statuses but they both have one thing in common. Namely, you need to have been continuously and ordinarily resident in the HKSAR for at least 7 years in or to qualify for either of these immigration consents. But, whilst the right of […]

Is It Actually Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment or Investment Visa Approved?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas / 10 responses

Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment or Investment Visa Approved? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Dispelling Perceptions of Administrative Hardening Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Is It Actually Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment […]

The 4 Essential Aspects of a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa Application Approval

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says… / 4 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our foundational practice piece identified the “4 Essential Aspects” governing legacy CIES approvability: establishing eligible nationality, verifying qualifying historical net worth (HK$10 million), executing permissible asset deployment, and maintaining clean immigration character. While those four broad pillars remain […]

Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example of a Foreign SME That Could Expect Immigration Approval to Relocate to the HKSAR

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response

Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Discretionary Case Studies and Lean SME Relocation Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example of a Foreign SME That […]

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The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – Oct 2012

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Musing, Visitor Visas / No responses

On Mr Whelan’s show today, he was keen to learn more about visitor visas and also the immigration options for dependant visa holders who’s marriages have irretrievably broken down. We also had a short chat about the two-party nature of a Hong Kong employment visa application and the likelihood of small business owners actually being […]

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Why Do Some Hong Kong Visa Applications Take Months to Finalise (if Ever)?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 41 responses

If your application for a Hong Kong visa is taking a very long time to process any number of things could be going on to cause the delay. For example, the Immigration Department may be doing deep background checks on you or any of your accompanying family members to assess your bona fides in respect […]

The Economy at Home is Very Bad – So What Investment Visa Options Exist for You in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas / 11 responses

What Investment Visa Options Exist for You in Hong Kong? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Hong Kong as a Discretionary Safe Haven for Distressed Foreign Entrepreneurs Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in The Economy at Home is Very Bad […]