Visas For Legal Dependants

LIFTING THE LID – What’s it Like Operating the Hong Kong Visa Centre as a Virtual Business?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / No responses

In this occasional series of commentary, I provide a peek inside our professional practice and offer a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of the Hong Kong Visa Centre team. In this short piece, I discuss the ins and out of running the Hong Kong Visa Centre professional practice as a virtual business […]

How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 11 – Your Loved Ones

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

I have given this talk around town for the last couple of years now and so pleased to finally add it to our coverage of the Hong Kong investment visa. This segment discusses the immigration arrangements for accompanying family members of a Breadwinner seeking to get a Hong Kong investment visa as the principal applicant. The […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – Questions & Answers

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on Hong Kong visas detailing the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. Here follow the questions raised on Hong Kong visas at the end of the […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – Family Visas

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing / 8 responses

On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. The Rest of the Talk Introduction Visa to Work Own-Business Visa Top Notch Talent Visa 10 Million Dollar […]

Visas for Accompanying [Legal] Dependants – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

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Here is the lowdown on dependant visas for certain types of family members seeking residence in the HKSAR… On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. This segment discusses the availability of dependant visas for accompanying family members to avail family reunion […]

QOTW: Can a Gay Married Couple Get a Hong Kong Dependant Visa?

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

You’d think so, right? Alas… QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I am a Hong Kong permanent resident but not currently living in the HK SAR.   I am considering re-locating back to Hong Kong and would like to bring my husband with me. We are a same-sex married couple.  We have a Civil-Partnership from London and were […]

Hong Kong Defacto Spouse Visa – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

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

If you and your defacto spouse life partner (heterosexual couple) are thinking about making an application for a Hong Kong Defacto Spouse Visa, you may find this video useful. On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. This segment discusses how to go about […]

QOTW: Do You Need to Have a Job in Hong Kong to Be Able to Sponsor a Dependant Visa for Your New Spouse?

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

If you hold an employment visa and are between jobs what impact would this have on being able to sponsor a dependant visa for your spouse? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK Hi Stephen, I am in between jobs (currently on an employment visa in HK) and plan to get married soon. Can you tell me if being […]

QOTW: Can I Get PR in Hong Kong if My Child Was Born There And He Has Right of Abode by Birth?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing / No responses

Does Hong Kong permanent residency accrue automatically to parents of children born with the right of abode in the HKSAR? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK Hi, My son (1 year old) has a Hong Kong Passport. My wife and I are not PRs. Would it be possible to apply for Hong Kong PR through my son? Thanks […]

How to Extend a Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa for a Defacto Spouse or Same Sex Partner

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

I am really grateful to a client of mine whom we assisted in securing a prolonged visitor visa sponsored by his same sex life partner in 2013. This morning he very kindly sent me the following synopsis of the extension experience he underwent down at Immigration Tower recently, which I am delighted to share: Extension […]