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My Employment Visa Expires Before My Change of Employer Application Will Be Finalised – Help!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, VG Front Page, Your Question Answered / 10 responses

If your employment visa expires before your change of employer application is finalised, all is not lost. The key thing is to have your change of employer application active in Immigration Department’s system and then you’ll slip into what I have couched as the Twilight Zone. It can be an administrative nightmare when you find […]

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Common Confusion And Misunderstanding | Is It Possible To Extend Hong Kong Training Visa?

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So, Is It Ever Possible To Extend Hong Kong Training Visa? Updated July, 2023 Before You Can Extend Hong Kong Training Visa – You Need To Get One! The Hong Kong training visa involves an application to enter Hong Kong for a limited period of training (meaning not more than 12 months) to acquire special skills and […]

IANG Visa PR In Hong Kong – Impact Of Working Abroad

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One of the key components of eligibility for IANG Visa PR (Permanent Residency in Hong Kong whilst holding an IANG visa) is to demonstrate that you’ve ordinarily resided here for seven years for a settled purpose. Your settled purpose is a function of the visa type that you hold. So if you hold an IANG visa […]

Understanding and Rectifying a Change of Sponsorship for Hong Kong Employment Visa

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Fixing A Change of Sponsorship For Hong Kong Employment Visa What will be the consequences of being employed illegally for almost a year without having a change of sponsorship for Hong Kong employment visa? When new owners took over the company sponsoring a visa, with the limit of stay up for renewal soon, they terminated […]

Hong Kong Employment Investment Visa | Unsual Case Study | One Man Contractor Business | Flexible Policy Example

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How Our Client Leveraged A Hong Kong Employment Investment Visa To Enter Our Cyber-Security Market An employment visa for a one-man consulting concern initially before going on to convert his status into a fully-fledged investment visa subsequently A Case Study Hong Kong employment investment visa? This Case Study looks at a not-entirely uncommon but still […]

Hong Kong Visitor Visa Facilitation Plan | Short Term Employment Allowed | In Certain Circumstances Only

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Hong Kong Visitor Visa Facilitation Plan – Short-Term Employment Allowed Some helpful changes for short-term work purposes. Until 2024 A Hong Kong visitor facilitation plan was launched by the Hong Kong Government on the 1st of June 2022 for a period of two years. Immigration Facilitation The measure is due to provide immigration facilitation for visitors […]

Work Visa | The 7 Responsibilities Of A Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor | What Your Employer Needs To Know

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Here Are The 7 Responsibilities Of A Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor … Everything The Sponsor Of Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Needs To Know Responsibilities Of A Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor Responsibilities of a Hong Kong employment visa sponsor? In this short video, Hadley sets out the seven issues that every sponsor of […]

Hong Kong Immigration | Training Visa Second Job | Is It Possible To Have 2 Jobs | What Limitations Exist?

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Can I Hold a Second Job While in Hong Kong Working Under a Training Visa? Hong Kong training visa second job – is it possible to hold down 2 positions whilst in Hong Kong working under a training visa? QUESTION I am waiting on my training visa and am wondering: can I hold a second […]

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Hong Kong Immigration | What Does It Mean | Slippers And Pipe Visa?

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Slippers And Pipe Visa For Unmarried Life Partners? Gay or straight, if you’re unmarried other otherwise not legally hitched, the best you can expect is a prolonged visitor visa … Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short video, I discuss the […]

Hong Kong Immigration Advice | Why Do People Use Our Websites | The Modern ‘Connection Economy’

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Hong Kong Immigration Advice In The Connection Economy – Modern Tools & Creating New Relationships I was once a guest of Startup Grind Hong Kong. . .  Why Do People Use Our Websites? In the Q&A session after the interview, I was asked why people use our websites and how they end up gravitating to them […]