Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Your Hong Kong Employment Visa – What Happens When You Lose Your Job?

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

If you have an employment visa and have stopped working for your sponsoring employer, no matter what the reason, you will not have to leave Hong Kong straight away. The HKID provide you with enough time to make arrangements to find an alternate employer or, if you prefer, to lay the groundwork to start your […]

What’s The Minimum Capital Required For A Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 7 responses

Updated October 2026 PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Summary of Legacy Position: This article contrasts the high-capital, passive threshold of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (historically HK$10 million) against the flexible, case-by-case nature of the Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa (previously known as the Business Investment […]

Hong Kong Immigration Department Increase Service User Fees MASSIVELY TODAY

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

Hong Kong Immigration Department Increase Service User Fees New Visa Fee Structure for Visa Applications Effective from 26 February 2025 (TODAY) Starting from 11 a.m. on 26 February 2025 (the “commencement time”), applicants submitting an application under any of the visa types listed below, will be required to pay an application fee and a visa […]

Unemployed Employment Visa Holders Can No Longer Change To Top Talent Pass Visa Status

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Feature Article, Musing, Special Programmes, Top Talent Pass, VG Front Page / 2 responses

Unemployed Holders of Employment Visas Are No Longer Eligible to Change to Top Talent Pass Visa Focus Appears To Be On Attracting New Talent & Not Enabling ‘Out of Luck’ Existing Talent  – Click To Download The Guidebook –  PRACTICE UPDATE: October 2026 Historical Context: The TTPS as an Unconditional Life Raft for Displaced Professionals […]

Sierra Leone Permanent Residency And Citizenship | A Whole New String To My Bow | GO-FOR-GOLD

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Sierra Leone Permanent Residency And Citizenship GO-FOR-GOLD A New Way to Quickly & Very Cost-Effectively Secure Sierra Leone Permanent Residency And Citizenship INTERVIEW How to Design a Residency by Investment Program from Scratch: The Case of Sierra Leone Jason Black (JB) the press representative of Hong Kong Visa Centre, interviews Stephen Barnes, a leading figure […]

Business Investment Visas – A Leg Up For Start Ups In Hong Kong

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 7 responses

Intro to the Hong Kong Startup Scene from Casey Lau After waaaay too much time had passed I finally made it to my first StartupsHK event held at the Hive last week. Casey Lau, serial entrepreneur and 15 year veteran of the  Hong Kong start up scene, put on a great show last Thursday, which I am […]

A Harsh Decision – Why The Hong Kong Immigration Department Will Not Give My Client A Prolonged Visitor Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing, Visitor Visas / 7 responses

Prolonged Visitor Visa? Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Under Hong Kong immigration policy, discretionary stay arrangements for non-traditional families and de facto partners operate within rigid, unyielding parameters where the Immigration Department rarely bends established administrative tests. In A […]

What Do Both Hong Kong Employment & Investment Visa Applications Share In Common?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 15 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this explainer examined the shared legal DNA between General Employment Policy (GEP) employment and investment visas, emphasizing their common statutory roots under Section 11 of the Immigration Ordinance. Both routes were presented as flexible, narrative-driven exercises governed by administrative […]

Why Do The Immigration Department Prefer A Limited Liability Company To Underpin A Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

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

This post deals with the reasons why the Immigration Department favors limited liability companies in the process of Hong Kong investment visa applications. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this advisory explained why ImmD favored a private limited liability company over sole proprietorships or partnerships […]

I Will Only Be Working In Hong Kong For 6 Weeks – Should I Bother Getting An Employment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says… / 3 responses

Hong Kong immigration law is very clear about the need for foreign nationals to secure permission to work in Hong Kong via applying for an employment visa. If you intend to come here to take up employment, paid or unpaid, for long or short duration, for a local or an overseas employer, you need to […]