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4 Realistically Achievable Visas | Live | Work | Establish A Business In Hong Kong | Employment Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Musing / 1 response

Establish A Business In Hong Kong | Employment Visa | Can You Get One?     Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published. Historically, as examined by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in 4 Realistically Achievable Visas | Live | Work […]

Can You Keep Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You Are Being Transferred To Live & Work In China?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing / 2 responses

Can You Keep Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You’re Being Relocated to China? Can You Live in China Yet Remain a HK Resident with A Valid Hong Kong Employment Visa? Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published. “The notion that […]

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How Can I Prove The Veracity Of My CV For My Hong Kong Employment Visa Application If A Prior Employer Is No Longer In Business?

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

Hong Kong Employment Visa Application How Can I Prove The Veracity Of My CV  If A Prior Employer Is No Longer In Business?     Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published. Historically, as examined by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza […]

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Considerably Heightened Diligence by ImmD on All Types of Hong Kong Visa Applications

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Sherpa, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

Hong Kong Visa Applications Face Increasingly Rigorous Immigration Scrutiny Updated November 8, 2026. Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published. Historically, Hong Kong visa applications, as examined by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Considerably Heightened Diligence by ImmD on All […]

General Employment Policy vs Admission Scheme For Mainland Talents & Professionals (GEP vs ASMTP)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 12 responses

How Does The Admission Scheme For Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP) Differ From GEP? Over 13 years ago, on June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over the last 20 years. More than 13 years on, in 2026 as I […]

Must The Employing Company Sponsor Of My Hong Kong Work Visa Application Be Profitable?

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

Hong Kong Work Visa Application? How important is sponsor-profitability, especially for start up businesses less than 12 months old? Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published. Hong Kong Work Visa Application? Historically, as examined by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in […]

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Share Equity Compensation Suffice Instead of Cash Salary For A Hong Kong Employment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

Share Equity Compensation Suffice Instead of Cash Salary? Will equity compensation suffice instead of cash? To what extent can salary be replaced with performance-based equity compensation in case of a Hong Kong employment visa? No one has asked me this type of question about compensation for employees for about 17 years now so I’m grateful […]

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PRACTICE UPDATE: The GEP Work Visa Policy | A New Era of Skills-Based Immigration

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Musing, VG Front Page / No responses

GEP Work Visa | The General Employment Policy  Enters a New Era of Skills-Based Immigration The Evolving GEP Work Visa Assessment Regime, Technical Professionals Stream and Employer Sponsorship Requirements GEP Work Visa: For more than three decades, the General Employment Policy (GEP work visa) has been one of the principal mechanisms through which Hong Kong […]

How & Why Hong Kong Seeks To Attract Foreign National Talent

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / 6 responses

How & Why Hong Kong Seeks To Attract Foreign National Talent The Hong Kong Talent Imperative: Strategic Evolution, Institutional Architecture & Practical Realities   The architecture of Hong Kong’s immigration system has long reflected its structural position as a global entrepôt, financial intermediary, and service-driven economy. Lacking domestic natural resources, the territory’s economic viability depends […]

I Am An Independent Contractor Not An Employee – Can I Get An Employment Visa As An Intercompany Transferee?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 4 responses

I Am An Independent Contractor Not An Employee – Can I Get An Employment Visa As An Intercompany Transferee? Sometimes, round-pegs-in-square-holes situations crop up which make the challenge of securing a Hong Kong employment visa especially daunting! This question raises a very interesting set of circumstances which make for an interesting visa application experience ahead! […]