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What Visa Category Do You Think You Need For Hong Kong?

December 18th, 2024

Posted by / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Special Programmes / 11 responses

Choosing the Right Visa Category: What You Need to Know Before Applying for Visa in Hong Kong It is important to understand that Hong Kong is quite different, from an immigration perspective, than most other jurisdictions as residence visas are only available to foreign nationals to accommodate their specific reason for wishing to live in […]

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Work Ended – What Visa Options Do You Have To Stay In Hong Kong For Another 2 Years To Get Your Permanent Residency?

December 13th, 2024

Posted by / in Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, Your Question Answered / 5 responses

This post will provide an overview of the various visa options available, helping you navigate the complexities of visa regulations and ensuring a smooth transition into your next chapter in Hong Kong. QUESTION “I have been working in HK since 2007 on a working visa, which expired in August 2012. Is there any legal status […]

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What’s The Situation About The Need For Business Premises As Part Of Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

December 11th, 2024

Posted by / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 10 responses

The Hong Kong Immigration Department expect that, as part of any application for an investment visa, the entrepreneur will naturally establish a home for his or her business out of which the enterprise will operate. Whilst it often makes financial sense for a brand new start up enterprise to initially work from the spare bedroom […]

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Is The Hong Kong Immigration Department Website Actually Any Use To Visa Applicants?

December 10th, 2024

Posted by / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

The Hong Kong Immigration Department website is good for a few things but not very good at all where it counts – namely, indicting to you your chances of success in getting your Hong Kong residence visa application approved. You see, immigration policy in Hong Kong is governed by highly confidential guidelines which the general […]

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What Does It Take To Get A Hong Kong Investment Visa Approved?

December 6th, 2024

Posted by / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas / 5 responses

Securing an approval for an investment visa is one of the hardest challenges there is in the realm of Hong Kong immigration practice. Your mission is to pass the approvability test and demonstrate definitively to the Hong Kong Immigration Department that you can make a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong as a […]

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How Will Your Employment Visa Application Be Impacted If The Hong Kong Company Employing You Is New?

December 3rd, 2024

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 3 responses

Where your proposed employer is a brand new company you can expect the Hong Kong Immigration Department to look very closely at the enterprise to make sure that it is in fact a suitable sponsor for your working visa permissions. In many ways, the due diligence which the Hong Kong ID undertake is very much […]

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Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… One Year Rule?

November 26th, 2024

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

Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short video, I discuss the One Year Rule as it applies to PRC nationals applicants  for resident visa status in Hong Kong. The one-year rule is where a PRC national who wants to come to […]

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Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… Twilight Zone?

November 15th, 2024

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

Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance.In this short video, I discuss the Hong Kong visa Twilight Zone. The twilight zone is where you’re an existing resident, your current conditions of stay prevail, but because you’ve made an application to the Immigration Department to […]

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Is it Better To Apply For Your Visa Before Or After You Move To Hong Kong?

October 21st, 2024

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 21 responses

When considering whether to apply for your visa before or after relocating to Hong Kong, it’s important to weigh the pros and cons of each option in relation with the type of visa you are applying for As a matter of fact there are some types of Hong Kong immigration status where the rules are […]

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QOTW: What Happens If My Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Extension Application Is Refused?

October 18th, 2024

Posted by / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

What is the story if your Hong Kong entrepreneur visa extension application is refused by the Immigration Department? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK If my Hong Kong entrepreneur visa extension application is rejected, is there a grace period after the visa expiration? If there is a grace period and during which I secure an employee visa, […]

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