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Can You Expect the Hong Kong Immigration Department to be Flexible in a Work Visa Application if You Expect to Qualify for the Right of Abode a Few Short Weeks Later?

February 5th, 2022

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First Published May 21, 2014

It’s important to undertake one application at a time en route to your eventual right of abode in Hong Kong

QUESTION

Hi. I need to extend my IANG visa by the end of July. As of the second week in September I will have been in Hong Kong for 7 years, thus eligible for permanent residency.

I currently do not have a employer sponsor. In negotiating an employment contract (I’m a consultant with no desire to start my own firm) it may be favourable to have a a contract term of 59 days, excluding my potential employer from needing to start an MPF account.

However, would Immigration look unfavourably on that contract term of less than one full year?  I basically need an IANG visa for the “gap weeks” of August 2014 and first week of September 2014 as well as employment sponsor.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.

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  • Aaron

    13 Dec 2019 pm31 10:41pm
    01

    Hi Stephen,

    I arrived in Hong Kong August 2013 as a student. Between May 2015-July 2016 I had to leave Hong Kong in order to fulfill my military service. I continued my studies August 2016, and I have stayed on past graduation working in Hong Kong. My question is, during the time I was away my student visa was not renewed, hence there being a gap in between. Am I able to argue past this when I make my application for PR come 2020? What do you my think chances are of the Immigration Department looking past this?

    Your advice is very much appreciated.

    • The Visa Geeza

      19 Dec 2019 am31 10:54am
      02

      Alas none. Your continuity ordinary residence will have recommenced in August 2016 when you picked up your studies in HK once again.

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