Paid Or Unpaid Work In Hong Kong

Understanding and Rectifying a Change of Sponsorship for Hong Kong Employment Visa

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Fixing A Change of Sponsorship For Hong Kong Employment Visa What will be the consequences of being employed illegally for almost a year without having a change of sponsorship for Hong Kong employment visa? When new owners took over the company sponsoring a visa, with the limit of stay up for renewal soon, they terminated […]

Hong Kong Employment Investment Visa | Unsual Case Study | One Man Contractor Business | Flexible Policy Example

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How Our Client Leveraged A Hong Kong Employment Investment Visa To Enter Our Cyber-Security Market An employment visa for a one-man consulting concern initially before going on to convert his status into a fully-fledged investment visa subsequently PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this case […]

Hong Kong Visitor Visa Facilitation Plan | Short Term Employment Allowed | In Certain Circumstances Only

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Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Hong Kong’s longstanding, strict prohibition against visitors undertaking paid or unpaid employment has undergone a deliberate structural evolution through targeted facilitation rather than wholesale deregulation. Writing as Stephen Barnes, the Hong Kong Visa Geeza, […]

Work Visa | The 7 Responsibilities Of A Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor | What Your Employer Needs To Know

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Here Are The 7 Responsibilities Of A Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor … Everything The Sponsor Of Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Needs To Know Responsibilities Of A Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor Responsibilities of a Hong Kong employment visa sponsor? In this short video, Hadley sets out the seven issues that every sponsor of […]

Hong Kong Immigration | Training Visa Second Job | Is It Possible To Have 2 Jobs | What Limitations Exist?

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Can I Hold a Second Job While in Hong Kong Working Under a Training Visa? Hong Kong training visa second job – is it possible to hold down 2 positions whilst in Hong Kong working under a training visa? QUESTION I am waiting on my training visa and am wondering: can I hold a second […]

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How To Apply For A Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help | 10 Must Have Resources

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Apply For A Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help The Newcomer’s Guide to Getting a Hong Kong Work Visa Some time ago, I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying […]

The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Out to Deny – Not Approve – Visa Applications (Aren’t They?)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Visitor Visas / 39 responses

Are The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Out to Deny Rather Than Approve Visa Applications? It is often said that the Hong Kong Immigration Department are out to refuse visa applications rather than approve them. Updated October 2023 the October 2026 PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD […]

Your Employer Must Help You Get Your Hong Kong Employment Visa!

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Employer Flicking You Off? Your Employer Must Help You Get Your Hong Kong Employment Visa! As we continue to finalise the programming of our large language model VisaGeeza.Ai, I am taking the opportunity to give a whole array of long-published, yet still totally accurate and relevant Hong Kong immigration content a fresh lick of paint […]

Flexible Hong Kong Work Visa | Is There Such An Animal | If So Where Might You Find It?

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Does A Flexible Hong Kong Work Visa Exist? Flexible Hong Kong work visa? Like the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster, I’ve heard mention of this mythical beast several times over the years … The Employment Visa Is Not Flexible QUESTION Is there a flexible Hong Kong work visa? Because we are going to employ […]

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50 Days | A Long Time To Process A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application?

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How Long To Process A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application | Q4 2023? How long should a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application take to finalize? (Especially in light of the 4 weeks cited on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website?) QUESTION My working visa application is now almost into its 7th week (49 days and counting). There […]

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