The Visa Geeza

Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

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Oct 2013

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

Posted by / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

   Image Courtesy of China Daily Mail Paul Bischoff recently laid bare the visa and immigration problems which entrepreneurs (and intending foreign national residents generally for that matter) face when seeking to set up in China in this provocative piece in TechinAsia.com (read the comments especially). China has always been a hard place to meet any level of […]

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Sep 2013

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

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

If I had to choose between applying for a QMAS visa or otherwise seek to change my Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsorship to carry on working in Hong Kong, I know what I’d do (hands down, no doubt about it) … QUESTION Hi, I have been in Hong Kong for the past 2 years under […]

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Sep 2013

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Immigration Policy

Posted by / 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 […]

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Sep 2013

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

Posted by / 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 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 […]

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Sep 2013

Corporate Immigration in Hong Kong From 39,000 Feet

Posted by / 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 […]

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Sep 2013

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – September 2013

Posted by / 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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Sep 2013

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

Posted by / 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. 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 […]

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Sep 2013

Business Investment Visas – A Leg Up for Start Ups in Hong Kong

Posted by / 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 […]

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Sep 2013

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Documents Required

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 4 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application In the main, the documents required for a successful Right of Abode application speak to the actuality of your last seven years of life in Hong Kong. Of course, not everyone keeps  complete and accurate records over time and most right of […]

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Aug 2013

Interview: Has Hong Kong Ever Been Used as a Kind of Stepping Stone Into Another Immigration Jurisdiction?

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 2 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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