Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Will Redundancy Impact Your Eligibility for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 8 responses

QUESTION Hi there, you provide a very helpful advice service, so thank you for that!  I have a few questions which I would like your advice on: 1. I have 1.5 years left towards my Right of Abode in Hong Kong application (been working in Hong Kong 5.5 years), but was recently laid off. Still […]

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Chinese Family in the USA With the Father Born in Hong Kong – Can They All Get the Right of Abode & HKSAR Passports?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 8 responses

QUESTION I was born in China and have HKID with “***”. I got US green card around 1990. I married a US citizen (Chinese born in China) in 1991. My older son was born in 1996 in the US. I became a US citizen in 1997. My younger children were born in the US in […]

Hong Kong Investment Visa Processing Times – Current Residents Much, Much (Much!) Faster Than Non Residents

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 3 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Procedural Velocity for Existing Residents Historically, as examined in Hong Kong Investment Visa Processing Times – Current Residents Much, Much, Much Faster Than Non-Residents, this advisory post highlighted a marked operational disparity in how the Immigration Department (ImmD) […]

Help!! All My Family Are Permanent Residents of Hong Kong and I’m Stuck as a Visitor Due to My Time Spent Studying Abroad – Is There Any Way Forward?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 5 responses

Sometimes the sun and the moon simply doesn’t align on your Hong Kong immigration situation and, with the system working against you, find yourself orphaned from the rest of your family and questioning the fairness of it all… QUESTION I’m about to kill myself over this visa situation I’m in. I’m Singaporean, but I grew […]

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Hong Kong CPA For A NCIES Application Is Compulsory

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

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original article addressed the role of a Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant (CPA) within the immigration ecosystem, focusing on audited accounts for the Hong Kong Investment as Entrepreneur visa and tax compliance. Historically, engaging an accountant was […]

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12 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – How Much Cash?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 20 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Flexible Capitalization and The “Sufficient Funds” Doctrine Historically, as examined in 12 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – How Much Cash?, this installment addressed the single most pervasive question […]

11 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Pillars of Approval

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 16 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: The Three Pillars of Discretionary Approvability Historically, as examined in 11 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Pillars of Approval, this installment of the Centre O presentation series broke […]

10 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Investment Visa Approvability Test

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 18 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: The Qualitative Discretionary Approvability Test Historically, as examined in 10 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Investment Visa Approvability Test, this installment of the Centre O presentation series demystified […]

9 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Employee or Investor?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 18 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Strategic Categorization Between Employee and Investor Status Historically, as examined in 8 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Employee or Investor?, this installment of the Centre O presentation series […]

8 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – What Can You Do As a Visitor?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 22 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Establishing In-Country Foundations Under Visitor Status Historically, as examined in 8 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – What Can You Do as a Visitor?, this installment addressed the delicate […]