A Visa For Entrepreneurs

Stephen Barnes What’s Up Hong Kong Interview: Immigration, Visas, the Universe, Life & Everything

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

Yours Truly was interviewed by What’s Up Hong Kong in my favourite corner of Pacific Coffee (Fenwick Street / Lockhart Road in Wanchai)  last week and today the session was posted on their website for download and listening. Travis Jones, the founder of the site, has a vision to interview folks in Hong Kong who have something […]

19 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Factsheet

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 18 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this installment in the DIY Visa Guide served as the core factsheet and structural briefing for self-represented applicants, condensing the procedural lifecycle, statutory criteria, and operational expectations of an Investment as Entrepreneur visa under the General Employment Policy (GEP). […]

18 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Infographic

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 18 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this visual installment delivered an accessible, quick-reference infographic mapping the end-to-end journey of securing an Investment as Entrepreneur visa under the General Employment Policy (GEP) without professional representation. The infographic distilled the application workflow into a clean, navigable sequence: […]

17 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – 10 MUST USE Resources

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 18 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This comprehensive index of lecture materials and self-help tools must be recalibrated so DIY founders do not structure their applications around outdated benchmarks. Historical references across these materials suggesting that a few hundred thousand dollars in initial funding and a […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – March 2013

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Refusals & Appeals / No responses

Phil Whelan welcomed me back to MorningBrew@RTHK  yesterday and we had a good chat about Hong Kong investment visas, employment visas, immigration policy generally and the case we had approved after an appeal to the Chief Executive way back when. We also talked generally about how the immigration process works and what happens if you […]

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16 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Trying Again

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 18 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this installment in the DIY Visa Guide directly confronted the bitter pill of receiving an initial refusal from the Immigration Department on an Investment as Entrepreneur visa application, detailing how an unassisted founder could regroup, salvage the situation, and […]

15 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Why Do Cases Get Denied?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 20 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Procedural Pitfalls in the Discretionary Era Historically, as examined in 15 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Why Do Cases Get Denied?, this installment analyzed the primary failure modes […]

14 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Accompanying Family

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 19 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Family Sponsorship and Holistic Dependency Historically, as examined in 14 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – What About Your Family?, this installment of the Centre O presentation series addressed […]

Will Redundancy Impact Your Eligibility for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 8 responses

QUESTION Hi there, you provide a very helpful advice service, so thank you for that!  I have a few questions which I would like your advice on: 1. I have 1.5 years left towards my Right of Abode in Hong Kong application (been working in Hong Kong 5.5 years), but was recently laid off. Still […]

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Hong Kong Investment Visa Processing Times – Current Residents Much, Much (Much!) Faster Than Non Residents

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 3 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Procedural Velocity for Existing Residents Historically, as examined in Hong Kong Investment Visa Processing Times – Current Residents Much, Much, Much Faster Than Non-Residents, this advisory post highlighted a marked operational disparity in how the Immigration Department (ImmD) […]