Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Hong Kong Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – Visas For Very Smart People

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Special Programmes / 5 responses

On May 30, 2016 I gave a talk at the Russian Club Hong Kong on the types of Hong Kong visas available to those nationalities who are only granted a 2 week limit of stay as visitors upon arrival in the HKSAR.

This ‘2 week rule’ has a very real practical effect on citizens of countries affected and so this talk is designed is speak to nationals of such countries.

This 8th part of the talk discusses the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme.

You can download the presentation slides here.

The Rest of the Series

Getting Started

Dealing With The 2 Week Visa Problem

Visas That Allow You To Work

Work For Yourself Or Someone Else?

The So-Called Start-Up Visa

The Study-then-Work Visa

Visas For Interns & Trainees

Visas for Very Smart People

Family Visas

The D-I-Y Visa – 100% Free!

 

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

10 Must Have resources for a Quality Migrant Admission Scheme application

Finally, ImmD shed some light on what constitutes talent for the purposes of a QMAS approval

Why I hate the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (and you should too!)

Is the Hong Kong QMAS programme just too competitive to be realistic?

Realistically, what is the minimum number of points for a shot at a QMAS approval?

Hong Kong Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – Visas For Interns & Trainees

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing / 7 responses

On May 30, 2016 I gave a talk at the Russian Club Hong Kong on the types of Hong Kong visas available to those nationalities who are only granted a 2 week limit of stay as visitors upon arrival in the HKSAR.

This ‘2 week rule’ has a very real practical effect on citizens of countries affected and so this talk is designed is speak to nationals of such countries.

This 7th part of the talk discusses Visas for Interns & Trainees

You can download the presentation slides here.

The Rest of the Series

Getting Started

Dealing With The 2 Week Visa Problem

Visas That Allow You To Work

Work For Yourself Or Someone Else?

The So-Called Start-Up Visa

The Study-then-Work Visa

Visas For Interns & Trainees

Visas for Very Smart People

Family Visas

The D-I-Y Visa – 100% Free!

 

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

Will my frequent and lengthy visits to Hong Kong over the last 2 years compromise my ability to get an employment visa subsequently?

Do I need an employment visa even if I will be in Hong Kong for only two weeks to complete a consulting assignment?

Can I look for a job and attend interviews in Hong Kong if I only hold a visitor visa?

Can I study on line for a UK tertiary qualification while staying in Hong Kong as a visitor?

Is it ever OK to work full time in Hong Kong – without an employment visa –  for the Hong Kong subsidiary of an overseas company?

How Important Are Photographs When Documenting Relationship Bona Fides in a Same Sex Partner Visa Application for Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Your Question Answered / 5 responses

It’s quite rare in most types of family visa applications that a single supporting document will definitively determine success or refusal.

Of course, if you claim to be married or a legal parent (for example) and seeking a legal dependant’s visa, marriage and birth certificates are an absolute prerequisite to establish proof of legal relationship. But where does that leave same sex partners who don’t qualify (alas) for this type of visa?

QUESTION

We are about to file for the long term visitor visa so that I can live in Hong Kong with my husband (married in the US when he was living there).

He’s a native of Hong Kong.

We’ve been together for 6 years, married for 3, but we have only a few photos of each other, and they’re all digital and so – undated.

The documentation of our relationship is quite solid – joint bank accounts, marriage certificate, testimony of family, proof that he was living with me in the US – but the photo issue is bothering me.

How important is it?

Thanks for all your great information!

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

10 Must Have resources for a same sex partner visa application for Hong Kong

Understanding the Hong Kong ImmD procedure for a same sex partner visa application

A harsh decision – why Hong Kong Immigration Department will not give my clients a prolonged visitor visa

Employment and same sex partner visa application for Hong Kong – a joint strategy

How to stop worrying about your Hong Kong visa application – and start applying!

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Hong Kong Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – The Study-then-Work Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 6 responses

On May 30, 2016 I gave a talk at the Russian Club Hong Kong on the types of Hong Kong visas available to those nationalities who are only granted a 2 week limit of stay as visitors upon arrival in the HKSAR.

This ‘2 week rule’ has a very real practical effect on citizens of countries affected and so this talk is designed is speak to nationals of such countries.

This 6th part of the talk discusses the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates.

You can download the presentation slides here.

The Rest of the Series

Getting Started

Dealing With The 2 Week Visa Problem

Visas That Allow You To Work

Work For Yourself Or Someone Else?

The So-Called Start-Up Visa

The Study-then-Work Visa

Visas For Interns & Trainees

Visas for Very Smart People

Family Visas

The D-I-Y Visa – 100% Free!

 

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

What are your visa options for Hong Kong if your marriage has irretrievably broken down?

How to stop worrying about your Hong Kong visa application and start applying

How to cure your Hong Kong visa extension headache and make sure it gets approved the very first time

Why and how Hong Kong seeks to attract foreign national talent

The impact of brain drain on Hong Kong and resulting immigration policy development

Why & How The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Getting A Lot Tougher Now – Audit Commission Report Number 66

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 7 responses

On June 14,2016 I gave a talk at WYND Co-Working Space in Lan Kwai Fong on the topic of why and how the Hong Kong Immigration Department are getting a lot tougher now in the wake of the Audit Commission Report Number 66 released to ImmD in April and made public in June.

This is the second, part of the talk introducing the Audit report rationale.

You can download the slides here.

The Rest of the Series

Introduction

Audit Commission Report Number 66

GEP & AMTPS Processing Times

Labour Market Testing & Salaries

Talent List For QMAS

Documentation Authenticity

Investment Visa Processing Times

Breach of CIES Rules

Collection of Relevant Data

Upgrade of ImmD Systems

Your Questions Answered

 

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

Is there such an animal as a ‘flexible working visa’ for Hong Kong?

How to get a Hong Kong employment visa automatically with no questions asked!

The long stay visitor’s awkward predicament

How a Hong Kong employment visa application can go completely wrong if you don’t know what you’re doing!

Getting a working visa for Hong Kong is just a matter of filling in the forms, right?

Hong Kong Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – The So-Called Startup Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 6 responses

On May 30, 2016 I gave a talk at the Russian Club Hong Kong on the types of Hong Kong visas available to those nationalities who are only granted a 2 week limit of stay as visitors upon arrival in the HKSAR.

This ‘2 week rule’ has a very real practical effect on citizens of countries affected and so this talk is designed is speak to nationals of such countries.

This 5th part of the talk discusses the so-called Startup Visa.

You can download the presentation slides here.

The Rest of the Series

Getting Started

Dealing With The 2 Week Visa Problem

Visas That Allow You To Work

Work For Yourself Or Someone Else?

The So-Called Start-Up Visa

The Study-then-Work Visa

Visas For Interns & Trainees

Visas for Very Smart People

Family Visas

The D-I-Y Visa – 100% Free!

 

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

I am an independent contractor in Hong Kong not an employee – can I get an intercompany transferee employment visa?

Hong Kong investment visas – three case examples that would not get approved

Can I come to Hong Kong to install equipment without an employment visa?

Losing the Right of Abode and then using the e-Channels

STOP PRESS – Hitler’s HKSAR passport application has been refused!

Hong Kong Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – Work For Yourself Or Someone Else?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing / 3 responses

On May 30, 2016 I gave a talk at the Russian Club Hong Kong on the types of Hong Kong visas available to those nationalities who are only granted a 2 week limit of stay as visitors upon arrival in the HKSAR.

This ‘2 week rule’ has a very real practical effect on citizens of countries affected and so this talk is designed is speak to nationals of such countries.

This 4th part of the talk discusses the employment visa and business investment visa as an entrepreneur.

You can download the presentation slides here.

The Rest of the Series

Getting Started

Dealing With The 2 Week Visa Problem

Visas That Allow You To Work

Work For Yourself Or Someone Else?

The So-Called Start-Up Visa

The Study-then-Work Visa

Visas For Interns & Trainees

Visas for Very Smart People

Family Visas

The D-I-Y Visa – 100% Free!

 

More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting

Waiting in the wings – the typical experience of a foreign national spouse in the Hong Kong visa application process

Your employer must help you secure an employment visa for Hong Kong

The 7 things to tell your employer about Hong Kong employment visa sponsorship

Shareholder in the company employing you – what do ImmD think?

Can I employ myself by getting a Hong Kong business investment visa?