Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

ROADWORKS IN PROGRESS!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

Changes are afoot…

You might have noticed strange things going on with our websites over the last few weeks. Last November,  we commenced a major technology upgrade right throughout our business and with it the design of our websites have been changing (including this one). The Hong Kong Visa Handbook is part way through a rebuild, update and rewrite; The Hong Kong Visa Centre website is next up. Moreover, we presently have a team of 7 very talented young film makers helping to produce our ‘next trick’ Visa Sherpa (watch this space!) slated for launch in Q4 this year!

The Innovator’s Dilemma … in 4 Minutes

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

This was a key part of my awareness when building the Hong Kong Visa Centre business model.

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Zero to One … In 4 Minutes

Got Extra Furnished Office Space to Share in Wanchai?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / No responses

We’re growing…

The Hong Kong Visa Centre is growing at a rapid clip and we are needing to expand into further office premises in Wanchai. If you have too much furnished office space and have room for 6-8  professionals to sit quietly and work in one part of your premises, I’d love to hear from you!

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Thanks greatly!

LIFTING THE LID: The Ideal Client For a Hong Kong Immigration Services Firm

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / No responses

In this occasional series of commentary, I provide a peek inside our professional practice and offer a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of the Hong Kong Visa Centre team.

In this short piece, I discuss the ideal client for a Hong Kong immigration services practice!

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LIFTING THE LID – The Nature of Our Competition in the Hong Kong Immigration Services Market

LIFTING THE LID –  What’s it Like Operating the Hong Kong Visa Centre as a Virtual Business?

LIFTING THE LID – Why The Hong Kong Visa Centre Doesn’t Take On Every Prospect Client Opportunity

LIFTING THE LID – Leaving Your Hong Kong Visa Extension to the Very Last Minute

LIFTING THE LID – How Important Are Word of Mouth Referrals to the Hong Kong Visa Centre?

QOTW: Any Chance to Visit Hong Kong After Being Convicted of a Serious Offence Overseas?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

What might ImmD make of such a foreign national seeking to come to visit Hong Kong again?

QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK

My friend holds a British passport and has family in Hong Kong. He has been many times before as a visitor but 5 years ago was convicted of a sexual offence in the UK and served 18 months in prison. He is now on the UK’s sex offender’s register and must register his movements with the police. He wishes to make a short trip to visit Hong Kong, the first since his release. The UK police are content for him to travel and consider him low risk. He has not offended since leaving prison.

It is clear to me that Hong Kong could refuse him entry, but it is not clear to me what he should do. Should he apply for a visa in London first? Should he just go – and is there a positive obligation on him to disclose is offences? Or does he only need to disclose his record if asked by an officer?

When I came to visit Hong Kong previously I do not remember having to declare that I was free from convictions on any landing card.

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Video… Visa Geeza Speaks… Get There First!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Visa Geeza TV / No responses

Over the last few months I have been invited to speak at various events around town on the use of video, our business strategy and experience in building a rapidly growing professional services business based on the concept of giving all of our IP, visa know-how and immigration experience away for free via our three websites.

In this short segment I discuss the relevance and important of ‘getting there first’ if you intend to build a business model around content that helps people answer questions and solve their problems (a reality-requirement of the Connection Economy IMHO).

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ImmD @ Sixes & Sevens Presently – Longer Case Processing Times Than Usual Being Experienced At This Time

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

Longer Case Processing Times – the Enhancement Measures of the Hong Kong Immigration Department came into effect on May 4…

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Since then it is now routinely taking longer across the board for most applications affecting foreign national applicants and temporary residents alike.

Whilst it is still very early on in the life of the Enhancement Measures to discern any specific patterns, it is more than likely (it always is) that the disruption will settle down and case processing times will once again get back to normal.

But for now, just hang tight – the delay doesn’t automatically mean your application is in trouble – it just means ImmD themselves need to adjust to and accommodate the new policy measures – so best to sit tight and wait for your application to unfold during the [new] ‘normal’ course of events.

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