Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Why Would You Choose Unconditional Stay After 7 Years Residence in Hong Kong When the Right of Abode is Available Instead?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes / 9 responses

  Unconditional stay and the right of abode are 2 very different immigration statuses but they both have one thing in common. Namely, you need to have been continuously and ordinarily resident in the HKSAR for at least 7 years in or to qualify for either of these immigration consents. But, whilst the right of […]

Is It Actually Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment or Investment Visa Approved?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas / 10 responses

Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment or Investment Visa Approved? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Dispelling Perceptions of Administrative Hardening Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Is It Actually Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment […]

The 4 Essential Aspects of a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa Application Approval

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says… / 4 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our foundational practice piece identified the “4 Essential Aspects” governing legacy CIES approvability: establishing eligible nationality, verifying qualifying historical net worth (HK$10 million), executing permissible asset deployment, and maintaining clean immigration character. While those four broad pillars remain […]

Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example of a Foreign SME That Could Expect Immigration Approval to Relocate to the HKSAR

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

Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Discretionary Case Studies and Lean SME Relocation Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example of a Foreign SME That […]

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The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – Oct 2012

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

On Mr Whelan’s show today, he was keen to learn more about visitor visas and also the immigration options for dependant visa holders who’s marriages have irretrievably broken down. We also had a short chat about the two-party nature of a Hong Kong employment visa application and the likelihood of small business owners actually being […]

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Why Do Some Hong Kong Visa Applications Take Months to Finalise (if Ever)?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 41 responses

If your application for a Hong Kong visa is taking a very long time to process any number of things could be going on to cause the delay. For example, the Immigration Department may be doing deep background checks on you or any of your accompanying family members to assess your bona fides in respect […]

The Economy at Home is Very Bad – So What Investment Visa Options Exist for You in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas / 11 responses

What Investment Visa Options Exist for You in Hong Kong? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Hong Kong as a Discretionary Safe Haven for Distressed Foreign Entrepreneurs Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in The Economy at Home is Very Bad […]

Is the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Just Too Competitive to Be Realistic?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Special Programmes / 9 responses

How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the candid advisory deconstruction published in Is the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Just Too Competitive to Be Realistic?, the core commentary confronts the profound competitive mismatch confronting applicants under the legacy quota regime. According […]

How Important Are Employment Testimonials in a Hong Kong QMAS Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Special Programmes, Your Question Answered / 8 responses

How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the foundational advisory Q&A published in How Important Are Employment Testimonials In A Hong Kong QMAS Visa Application?, the analysis focuses on the pivotal evidentiary role played by previous employers’ reference letters during the assessment process. […]

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Mike Tyson: Welcome in Hong Kong, New Zealand Say No, Australia Still Deciding

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing / 4 responses

Well, it’s hardly news that convicted rapist Mike Tyson made it to Hong Kong last month. At least now know the impact  a criminal record can have on your application for an employment visa here (maybe). What is news is that New Zealand yesterday decided they didn’t want to have him grace their shores after […]