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Can You Improve Your Chances of a Successful Hong Kong Work Visa Application By Contriving an Interim Intercompany Transferee Scenario?

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On December 8, 2015, I was a guest of Startup Grind Hong Kong. . .  In the Q&A session which followed the fireside chat I was asked by Josh Steimle how you might be able to get a Hong Kong work visa application approved by finagling an interim intercompany transferee situation. More Stuff You May Find […]

How To Extend the Exit-Entry Permit Endorsement for a Chinese National Temporary Resident of Hong Kong

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 2 responses

I recently received an email from a client who’s wife is Chinese (PRC passport holder) and had to go through an extension process for her Hong Kong/Macau Exit-Entry Permit Endorsement (blue book) as it was up for renewal. As this is a China immigration document/process and not a Hong Kong immigration document process, we have […]

QOTW: Will My Hong Kong Work Visa Change of Employer be Denied If My Fixed Compensation is Significantly Less Than in My Current Role?

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What happens to your Hong Kong work visa change of employer application if your new job pays much less than your old one? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I currently hold an employment visa with a Hong Kong company where I am receiving a monthly salary of HK$50,000 (fixed salary, no bonuses), and have been working with this […]

The 7 Things to Tell Your Employer About Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsorship

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas / 10 responses

If you have a job offer in hand and now need to secure an employment visa, just how much help can you expect from your prospective employer? Sponsors of Hong Kong employment visas may actually have no idea of what’s expected of them so this short video sets it all out in just 7 points. More […]

Can the Sponsor of Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Hold Your Residence to Ransom?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas / 3 responses

Many foreign nationals holding Hong Kong work visas labour under the misapprehension that their employer somehow controls their immigration destiny by virtue of the fact that they sponsor their residence in Hong Kong. Nothing could be further from the truth!  More Stuff You May Find Useful or Relevant Hong Kong employment visa – teenage high […]

Can You Expect ImmD to Readily Approve a Hong Kong Work Visa Application Just Because the Applicant is a Child of the Owner of the Sponsoring Business?

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Hong Kong work visa application. What do ImmD make of applications for employment visas where the sponsoring business is owned by the visa applicant’s parent? QUESTION I have a limited company and I would like to bring my son up from Australia to be my right hand man. He is well qualified for the role […]

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Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – Job Offer Work Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing / 5 responses

On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. In this segment at o Connect in Sheung Wan, I set out the difference between securing an employment visa on the basis of investing in Hong Kong versus the idea you have opened […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio 3 – September, 2015

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Caught up with captain fantastic Phil Whelan over at Broadcast Drive yesterday and talked about entertainer visas and the recent sixes and sevens down at ImmD Tower! You can listen to our complete discussion here. Phil works real hard on his Morning Brew Facebook page which I recommend you check out and Like! More Stuff You Might Find […]

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4 Realistically Achievable Visas to Live, Work or Establish a Business in Hong Kong – Policy

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On the 6th of August 2015, I was invited by the good guys at WYND to give a talk about the Hong Kong visas that are the most realistically achievable to live, work or establish a business in Hong Kong, all things considered. The Rest of the Series 1 – Introduction 2 – Policy 3 […]

4 Realistically Achievable Visas to Live, Work or Establish a Business in Hong Kong – Introduction

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

On the 6th of August 2015, I was invited by the good guys at WYND to give a talk about the Hong Kong visas that are the most realistically achievable to live, work or establish a business in Hong Kong, all things considered. The Rest of the Series 1 – Introduction 2 – Policy 3 […]