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Hong Kong Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – Dealing With the 2 Week Visa Problem

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 9 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 second part gets to the heart of managing the core problem for those who are seeking Hong Kong visas for 2 week visitor nationals.

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!

 

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Why & How The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Getting A Lot Tougher Now – Your Questions Answered

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

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.

In this final segment I answer questions raised at the end of the presentation.

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

 

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Why & How The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Getting A Lot Tougher Now – Upgrade of ImmD Systems

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 3 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 10th segment discusses how ImmD are now committed to upgrading certain aspects of their computer systems to ensure proper management of implementation of policy.

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

 

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How to go about applying for the Reconsideration of a refused Hong Kong visa application

All the Hong Kong Visa Handbook resources dealing with denied applications

Why do Hong Kong investment visa applications get denied?

The merits of applying for a Reconsideration of a refused Hong Kong Visa application

Hong Kong employment visa – when all else failed we appealed to the Chief Executive – and won!

Why & How The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Getting A Lot Tougher Now – Collection of Relevant Data

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing / 4 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 9th segment discusses how ImmD were not collecting certain data needed to measure the impact of the policies they were implementing.

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

 

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Pre-Arrival Registration For Indian Nationals – Video, Guidebook & Process

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Feature Article, Musing, Special Programmes / No responses

The following content is provided by the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be implemented on 23 January 2017. The online service of the Hong Kong Immigration Department for “Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals” will be commence tomorrow, 19 December 2016.

Watch the video:

The registrant should visit the designated GovHK website for pre-arrival registration. The registrant must truthfully enter the correct information. The information the registrant provides in the pre-arrival registration needs to be exactly the same as it appears in his/her Indian passport.

After inputting the required information, the computer system will process the registration automatically. The registration result will be made known to the registrant instantly.The successful registrant must print the “Notification Slip for Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals” (the notification slip) generated by the computer system on a sheet of blank A4 white paper.

The registrant must check the inputted data on the notification slip to confirm it is correct and exactly the same as it appears on the specific Indian passport that he/she has used to apply for pre-arrival registration successfully before signing the slip. The notification slip must be used in conjunction with the specific Indian passport that is linked to the pre-arrival registration.

In case the registrant renews or replaces his/her Indian passport or changes his/her personal particulars after pre-arrival registration, the registrant must re-apply on the strength of the new passport or personal particulars.

For a registrant who is under 16 years of age, either his/her parent or legal guardian must check the inputted data and sign the slip.

In case the pre-arrival registration cannot be completed, an Indian national must apply for an entry visa to the Immigration Department if he/she intends to visit the HKSAR. Such applications must be submitted directly to the Immigration Department. Chinese diplomatic and consular missions will not accept visit visa applications from Indian nationals.

You can download the Official Guidance Notes here.

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Hong Kong Travel Pass – List of Documents Required

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Why & How The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Getting A Lot Tougher Now – Breach of CIES Rules

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Special Programmes / 4 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 eighth segment discusses the instances where breach of CIES (Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – programme presently suspended) extension of stay rules were discovered on audit and the changes ImmD have to bring about.

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

 

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The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio 3 – December, 2016

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

It had been a few months since I got to see Maestro Phil Whelan over at RTHK Radio 3 yesterday.  As always, we had a good chat, talking mostly about the implications of the recent Audit Commission report on certain aspects of ImmD operations.

Click the above to watch our short video of yesterday’s session at RTHK.

You can listen to our complete discussion here.

Or you can watch the whole session via the Facebook Live recording here.

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

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