Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Appealing a Hong Kong Visa Refusal – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

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What can you do if your residence visa application for Hong Kong has been denied?

On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide.

This segment discusses how you can commence down the path of appealing a decision of the Hong Kong Immigration Department to refuse a visa application.

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Will my Hong Kong employment visa be compromised if I leave my job due to intolerable working conditions?

Can I use the impending expiry of my Hong Kong work visa as a way to force the early termination of my employment contract?

Does the employment visa change of sponsorship process expressly disclose to my new employer the reason for me leaving my previous job?

I hate my boss and want to leave my job – what about my work visa for Hong Kong?

My employment visa expires before my change of sponsorship application will be finalised – HELP!

QOTW: Can a Gay Married Couple Get a Hong Kong Dependant Visa?

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You’d think so, right? Alas…

QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK

I am a Hong Kong permanent resident but not currently living in the HK SAR.  

I am considering re-locating back to Hong Kong and would like to bring my husband with me.

We are a same-sex married couple.  We have a Civil-Partnership from London and were also married in New York subsequently.

Would it be possible for me to sponsor my husband as my dependent in Hong Kong?  

My husband is a British citizen. Would it be possible to gain entitlement for my husband to work?

Thank you in advance for your help.

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My Daughter Will be Going Overseas for University – Will This Impact Her Eligibility for Permanent Residence in Hong Kong?

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On May 29, 2014  I gave a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club.

The following question was asked:

My daughter will be going overseas for university. Will this break her continuity of residence for her right of  abode application after 7 years?

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Redundancy – the process pitfalls of an expiring Hong Kong employment visa

Is it better to apply for your visa before or after you move to Hong Kong?

I’ve lost my job. What about my employment visa – will I get kicked out of Hong Kong?

10 Must Have resources for a successful Hong Kong permanent residency application

Will I still qualify for the right of abode if I worked temporarily in Macau yet lived in Hong Kong for the full 7 years?

Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

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If you have at least HKD10 million and are attracted to a life in Hong Kong, then the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme could be a great immigration solution for you…

On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide.

This segment discusses how to go about applying for a Capital Investment Visa.

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Is the Hong Kong Immigration Department website actually fit for purpose?

How to apply for the right of abode in Hong  Kong without any professional help!

The very real value that a Hong Kong CPA adds to the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme process

The industry secret most Hong Kong immigration consultants don’t want you to discover

Doing the Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – on the cheap!

Global From Asia Video PodCast: More on the Recent Toughening Up By ImmD on Hong Kong Investment Visa Applications

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

A couple of weeks ago, Michael Michelini interviewed me for his Global From Asia PodCast show…

This was my second interview with Mike (first one here), so this time I invited him to come along to the Video Cha Cha studio so we could capture the session on video too.

Two birds with one stone!

He was keen to explore further the implications of my recent Update for foreign national entrepreneurs  seeking to start up in Hong Kong.

I hope you find this 20 minute segment informative and useful.

You can listen to the PodCast version here.

Mike does a really great job captuting the thoughts of the movers, shakers and operators in the Hong Kong start up scene and his PodCast programmes come highly recommended.

You can  sign up for them here.

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The Hong Kong Immigration Department really are getting tougher across the board now…

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UPDATE! All Hong Kong Business Investment Visas Now Routinely Subject to Business Review

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

An occasional, important update from the Hong Kong Visa Centre…

A few weeks ago I went on record stating that the Hong Kong Immigration Department have started to adopt a generally tougher stance in a variety of practice areas but especially as it relates to business investment visa applications.

A clear example of this has been the implementation of an across the board process of Business Review for recently approved investment visa applicants.

Essentially, from now on, every investment visa approval is being subject to a review of the performance of the underlying business, for the the business investment visa holder, when the time comes along for your next extension of stay.

This tightening up is even being extended to those investment visa holders who were originally approved not subject to business review and have been surprised come the time for their renewal, the Immigration Department have called for all the documents which go to make up the basis of a business review exercise.

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Hong Kong investment visa processing times – current residents much, much (much!) faster than non residents

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QOTW: Can I Still Work if My Hong Kong Employment Visa Extension is Under Processing But My Previous Limit of Stay Has Expired?

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

What’s the story if you hold an employment visa which has expired and your extension application has not yet been approved – can you still work?

QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK

My work visa ends on the 11^th of April and my extension has been applied for on the 12^th of March.

Can I still work after April 11th through until whenever my extension is granted?

Thanks

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Redundancy – the process pitfalls of an expiring Hong Kong employment visa

What you SHOULD NOT DO when renewing or extending your Hong Kong working visa!