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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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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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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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Hong Kong Permanent Residency – Does Being Out of Work for 12 Months on a 3 Year Working Visa Cause a Problem For the 7 Years’ Continuous Stay?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

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:

Does being out of work for 12 months on a 3 year working visa cause a problem for the 7 years’ continuous stay?

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How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong (American Club Talk)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing, VG Front Page / 12 responses

On May 29, 2014 The Henley Group sponsored a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club.

We originally produced a version of this presentation last year.

However, this time we can bring the material to life a bit more with an actively engaged audience and a lovely ambiance to the session all told.

I hope you get value from it.

This Talk Broken Down Into Logical Segments

Part 1 – The Make Up of My Presentation

Part 2 – 7 Years in Hong Kong – Do You Qualify?

Part 3 – Hong Kong Ordinary Residence & When it Starts

Part 4 – Maintaining & Breaking Your Ordinary Residence

Part 5 – Settlement & Only Place of Permanent Residence

Part 6 – Paperwork & Process

Part 7 – Keeping it & Losing it!

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Hong Kong Defacto Spouse Visa – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing / 2 responses

If you and your defacto spouse life partner (heterosexual couple) are thinking about making an application for a Hong Kong Defacto Spouse Visa, you may find this video useful.

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 prolonged visitor visa for defacto spouse life partners.

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Can the employer sponsoring a gay employee’s Hong Kong employment visa assist in any way in a visa application for an accompanying life-partner?

Can I work remotely for an overseas employer whilst I remain in Hong Kong with my same sex partner  on a prolonged visitor visa?

A harsh decision – why the Immigration Department will not give my client a prolonged visitor visa

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The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – July 2014

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

Back to see el-Maestro Whelan at RTHK Radio 3 yesterday – in the stinking hot showery weather to boot!

Enjoyed my bi-monthly 15 minutes of fame with Phil early yesterday afternoon and discussed at length the further toughening of ImmD on business investment visa applicants. We also talked a lot about the Shenzhen Shutttle and went over a question about Training Visas asked by a listener.

You can listen to our complete discussion here.

Phil hangs out on his Morning Brew Facebook page which I recommend you check out and Like!

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 TEMPLATES – Business Investment Visa Application Argument & Other Supporting Letters to the HKID

 

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