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Mar 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Special Programmes, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response
Any possibility for love to continue in the wake of a terminated FDH contract? QUESTION My girl friend is a Filipino domestic helper who has just left her employment with a Chinese family – however, she wants to stay in Hong Kong with me. Can you advise me on how this might be achieved? More […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses
Does the rationale of the CIES dictate that you spend a certain amount of time in the HKSAR each year in order not to lose the status? QUESTION After grant of a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme visa, say if you live overseas, how many days/weeks or months/year, will you have to prove you have stayed […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing / No responses
Freezing at RTHK today… Phil kicked us off with a listener question today (thanks Steve!) which raised the spectre of discrimination. We then went on to discuss Start Up businesses and the various initiatives in play assisting the start up scene in Hong Kong. You can listen to our complete discussion here. Phil can be found […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses
Is it ever legal to work in Hong Kong – especially on a short term basis – with a Visitor Status – without the permission of the Director of Immigration? QUESTION I am a UK based one person limited company and have been asked by a major financial services company with a business based in […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response
Tomorrow night (Tuesday, February 11, 2014) at the Paperclip HK in Sheung Wan is an event you won’t want to miss if you have ever even remotely thought about starting your own business in Hong Kong. SIGN UP NOW – BOOKING OUT FAST (We are also making our video production studio available to every attendee […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses
Are tenancy agreement copies absolutely vital for a successful Hong Kong right of abode application? QUESTION For my Hong Kong PR application, what happens if I am unable to provide copies of my tenancy agreements? I never thought I would still be here for 7 years so I every 2 years I get rid of […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing / No responses
The inevitable finally occured… Today, my professional practice, the Hong Kong Visa Centre, honoured our 200% Fee Refund Guarantee to an investment visa applicant who’s case was refused by ImmD recently. This is the first time in the three years since we introduced this policy that we have had to honour our commitment and just […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 3 responses
On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over the last 20 years. We covered a great deal of ground in the 90 minutes we spent together and over the next few weeks I will be posting the interview […]
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Feb 2014Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses
What do you do if you’ve been together seven years but geography has forced you to live apart… QUESTION OF THE WEEK I am not an expat. I am Chinese, born in Hong Kong. I have a same sex partner. We have been in a long distance relationship for 7 years. She got denied entry […]