Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

What Visa Options Exist for a Presently Employed Writer to ‘Go Solo’ Whilst Holding an Employment Visa ‘Cruising’ to the Right of Abode in Hong Kong in 2018?

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Freelance writers always struggle to secure investment visas here… QUESTION I have been working in Hong Kong for about 4.5 years and my current employment visa expires in 2018. I would like to be a freelance writer, but I understand that getting an investment visa can be onerous especially since I will be a one-man […]

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Visa Geeza Interviews… Sarah Kohler, Founder, TwentyBliss

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The Visa Geeza Interviews are a series of 250 interviews of Hong Kong entrepreneurs undertaken between 2014 and 2019. Sarah Kohler, Founder, TwentyBliss Our intention is to create a record of modern social history, seeking to document what is going on at our entrepreneurial grass roots during these revolutionary times as Hong Kong shifts from […]

LIFTING THE LID: What Would It Take For the Hong Kong Visa Centre to ‘Fire’ a Client?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Uncategorized, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / No responses

In this occasional series of commentary, I provide a peek inside our professional practice and offer a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of the Hong Kong Visa Centre team. In this short piece, I discuss what needs to happen in the relationship with a Hong Kong Visa Centre client that would lead […]

QOTW: Can You Take Up Short Term One-Off Employment in Hong Kong on a Visitor Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Uncategorized, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

The Hong Kong Immigration Department are interested in regulating activity, not whether you get paid for it or not… or even where you might get paid for that matter… QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I run a team of Field Engineers who travel the world doing warranty repairs for our company, manual labour. I also have […]

What Are the Chances of Being Allowed Back if You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa and Are Then Convicted of that Crime?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Uncategorized, Visitor Visas / 6 responses

It is NEVER a good idea to overstay your Hong Kong visa for the reasons set out below… QUESTION I previously overstayed my Visitor visa for a period of 13 months;  I reported to the Immigration Department, was charged and at Sha Tin court I was convicted and given a suspended sentence of 6 months. […]

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Video… Visa Geeza Speaks… Creating Relationships

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Visa Geeza TV / No responses

Over the last few months I have been invited to speak at various events around town on the use of video, our business strategy and experience in building a rapidly growing professional services business based on the concept of giving all of our IP, visa know-how and immigration experience away for free via our three […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy | 2015 Enhancement Measures Come Into Effect | What It Means For You

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Uncategorized, Visitor Visas / No responses

On Monday May 4, the Hong Kong Immigration Department 2015 Enhancement Measures officially came into effect. I will be in the studio this weekend recording more details but for now, it’s a case of puff and fizzle rather than crash and boom! I will be posting updates frequently on what we learn and the Hong Kong […]

11 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Same Sex Partner Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – MUST USE Resources

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

On March 5, 2015 at WYND co-working space, I gave a presentation on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong same sex partner visa. In this segment I talk you through the discrete MUST USE resources when applying for a prolonged visitor visa for a loved same sex partner. The Complete Series 1 – How […]

10 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Same Sex Partner Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Extension of Stay

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On March 5, 2015 at WYND co-working space, I gave a presentation on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong same sex partner visa. In this segment I discuss how to go about getting an extension of stay which is a essentially a routine procedure these days. The Complete Series 1 – How to Apply for […]