Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Introduction

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing, Resource / 26 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application This 15 segment presentation is designed to empower long term foreign national residents of Hong Kong to remove all their current immigration conditions and go on to become permanent residents. Permanent residency is derived from the Hong Kong Basic Law and, once […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – May 2013

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

Phil  and I had a rare old discussion yesterday when he had me back on Morning Brew over at RTHK Radio 3. By the time I got there he had, unbeknownst to me, prepared the judges words from a recent Hong Kong court case about transgender recognition which he wanted to debate. The whole session […]

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REMINDER: How to Apply for a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Public Talk by Stephen Barnes Today in Wanchai

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / No responses

Just a quick reminder about the talk I am giving  at  Centre O  tonight (Tuesday, 14th of May)  on the challenges faced by foreign national entrepreneurs in securing the necessary immigration permissions to join in or establish businesses here in Hong Kong. This is a free session (i.e. no $$ required) and a great opportunity […]

How Does Legal Marriage Between Same Sex Partners Impact on the Hong Kong Visa Process?

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

Whist, unfortunately, same sex partners cannot (at this moment in time at least) qualify for dependant visas. The question is still begged as to how formal marriage or civil partnerships between such couples impacts on the Hong Kong Visa process. QUESTION Hi Geeza, Here is my question. I work for an Australian organisation in Portugal, […]

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Britcham Spills the Beans on the Hong Kong Visa Centre’s Deepest Secret…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / 14 responses

Not really. There’s nothing revealed here that I haven’t disclosed many times previously. Just looking for a catchy headline! In the My Story video (part 3), I explain why and how my professional practice is configured in the way it is and, in the form of an Infographic, I answered the question that I get […]

How Can Presently Unemployed Investment Bankers Reorganize Their Careers in Order to Remain in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / 5 responses

These are trying times for investment bankers with the global financial crisis continuing to lead to career uncertainties for these professionals with seemingly no end sight. Many such bankers are here in Hong Kong on employment visas sponsored by their last investment bank employer. If you, as many indeed have, been laid off – what […]

Can I Get a Hong Kong Dependant Visa for My Chinese Spouse Presently Resident on the Mainland?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Hadley Says… / 5 responses

If you are a foreign national permanent resident of Hong Kong or live in Hong Kong unconditionally you have 2 choices to secure immigration permissions for your Chinese national spouse currently resident on the Mainland to join you in Hong Kong. Firstly, you can join the 10 year long Q for a One Way Permit […]

24 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Your Questions Answered!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 5 responses

On January 17, 2013 I gave a talk at Centre O in Wanchai on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong business investment visa without the need to pay for any professional help. The 30 minute talk was broken down into 24 very easy to digest segments and each of these segments is presented here. The talk […]

What About Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You’re Thinking of Changing Jobs?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says… / 1 response

It happens all the time. You get an employment visa to work in Hong Kong for one employer – then your circumstances change and you want to take up a position with another. The question is – what about your visa? Is it OK just to swap jobs without doing anything down at Immigration Tower? […]

23 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – All Good Stuff!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

On January 17, 2013 I gave a talk at Centre O in Wanchai on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong business investment visa without the need to pay for any professional help. The 30 minute talk was broken down into 24 very easy to digest segments and each of these segments is presented here. The talk […]