Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Job Offer Based Employment Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 6 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]

Can Children Born in Hong Kong to Foreign Domestic Helpers Get Dependant Visas?

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

I’ve been asked this question a few times down the years so I’m grateful for it finally being asked via this Blog. QUESTION I was wondering why most foreign domestic helpers’children that were born in Hong Kong can get to local school and while my daughter who was also born here  is just given a […]

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Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Visitor Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 9 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]

Foreign National Entrepreneurs Starting Up in Hong Kong or China – Where is Better for Visas?

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

   Image Courtesy of China Daily Mail     PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this comparative advisory piece tackled the strategic dilemma faced by international founders weighing whether to base their operations in Hong Kong versus Mainland China (the PRC), specifically contrasting the visa […]

Which is Better – Change of Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsorship or Seeking to Swap Over to a QMAS Visa Instead?

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

How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the foundational advisory article Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsorship – What You Need to Know, the analysis focuses on the standard, employer-tied mechanics of the General Employment Policy (GEP) and Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and […]

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Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Immigration Policy

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 9 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this policy-level overview established the macro framework of Hong Kong immigration […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Last 20 Years

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / 8 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The presentation delivered to the Monaco Trade Delegation in mid-2012 surveyed the preceding twenty years of Hong Kong immigration practice, defining a landscape marked by administrative gatekeeping, […]

Corporate Immigration in Hong Kong From 39,000 Feet

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

Useful summary of  Hong Kong’s corporate immigration programmes recently uploaded to Slideshare by Hong Kong law firm  OLN. FAQ on Corporate Immigration 10 Sept 2013 by OLN from linkedincontent_f16   More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting The reality behind the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s ’4 Weeks’ visa application consideration time frame How onerous […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – September 2013

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Special Programmes / No responses

Mr Whelan once again got the date of my latest visit to him at RTHK Radio 3 completely wrong but I did finally get to see him on Morning Brew yesterday. And no sooner had I sat down did he tear in to me about all manner of things Hong Kong visa and immigration related […]

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Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Visa Question (Introduction)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Resource, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 15 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy regarding Entrepreneur visas: The post introducing the presentation to the […]