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Can I Get a Hong Kong Dependant Visa for My Chinese Spouse Presently Resident on the Mainland?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Hadley Says… / 5 responses

If you are a foreign national permanent resident of Hong Kong or live in Hong Kong unconditionally you have 2 choices to secure immigration permissions for your Chinese national spouse currently resident on the Mainland to join you in Hong Kong. Firstly, you can join the 10 year long Q for a One Way Permit […]

How Can Mainlanders Establish Businesses in Hong Kong Under the General Employment Policy?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 2 responses

Under current immigration policy, Chinese Nationals seeking to come to Hong Kong to establish businesses can do so by way of the Admission of Mainland Talents & Professional Scheme. On the other hand, if they meet certain qualification criteria, such Chinese nationals can utilize the provisions of the General Employment Policy – which is the […]

What to Do if You Find Yourself in the Hong Kong Visa ‘Twilight Zone’

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Special Programmes / 4 responses

Sometimes, Hong Kong residents find themselves changing employers or swapping from a sponsored employment visa to a business investment visa, when their current limit of stay expires and they find themselves ‘without a visa’ whilst the Hong Kong ID are working on their applications. In this instance, so long as you have an ‘active application’ […]

Statistically, What Are the Chances of Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application Being Approved?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 15 responses

Each year, there are between  250 and 400 business investment visas approved in Hong Kong. This compares with the approximately 1,600 Capital Investment Entrant Scheme visas which are issued here annually. As a business investment visa approval can be had for less than a HKD1 million investment in Hong Kong, compared to the minimum HKD10 […]

How Flexible is the Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme in Enabling Chinese Nationals to Come & Work in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Special Programmes / 6 responses

The Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme can be used in a number of creative ways to facilitate the entry of suitably qualified mainland residents to take up employment in Hong Kong. In spite of the general perception that it is hard for Chinese nationals to secure an employment visa in Hong Kong moving […]

How to Get a Hong Kong Working Visa Automatically – With No Questions Asked!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says… / 26 responses

Until only just a few short years ago, it was nigh on impossible for foreign nationals studying for an undergraduate or post graduate degree at a university in Hong Kong to secure an employment visa upon their graduation. However, since the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates came into effect in 2008, any student visa holder […]

The 4 Essential Aspects of a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa Application Approval

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says… / 4 responses

If you’re applying for a visa under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, it is vitally important that four specific issues be addressed positively before you submit your application. Firstly, you need to have a minimum of ten million Hong Kong dollars to lock into certain Hong Kong dollar denominated permissible investment asset classes which, at […]

Why Do Some Hong Kong Visa Applications Take Months to Finalise (if Ever)?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 41 responses

If your application for a Hong Kong visa is taking a very long time to process any number of things could be going on to cause the delay. For example, the Immigration Department may be doing deep background checks on you or any of your accompanying family members to assess your bona fides in respect […]

Is the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Just Too Competitive to Be Realistic?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Special Programmes / 9 responses

So, here’s the rub. You’re assessing your chances for a Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa and you think you’re on to a solid chance of approval. You’ve got a good points score, a clean record, connections in Hong Kong and enough funds to live for the first 12 months without needing to find a job. […]

The Shiny New D-I-Y Hong Kong Visa Kit – Get Yours Today – 100% FREE!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 22 responses

Getting a visa to live in Hong Kong can be a complicated process. Understanding what it takes to get your application approved is not easy to fathom as the Hong Kong Immigration Department website is informative but not especially useful. Instead you can use the free service from the Hong Kong Visa Centre. In the […]