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

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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 […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes – Discussion on RTHK Radio 3 – January 2015

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The timing for my most recent visit to see Phil Whelan on Morning Brew was opportune as it was just a few short days after CY Leung announced there are to be changes in how Hong Kong’s immigration policy is to be configured commencing Q2, 2015. You can listen to our complete discussion of these […]

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2015 Immigration Policy Changes – Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents (ASSG)

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In an initative to make life easier for the foreign born offspring of Chinese permanent residents settled abroad at the time of their birth, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung on November 15, 2015 announced the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents (ASSG) This short Update offers […]

Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Enhancement Measures 2015 – What’s Up?

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How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the historical policy commentary published in Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Enhancement Measures 2015 – What’s Up?, the analysis reviews the significant liberalization package announced by then-Chief Executive C.Y. Leung in January 2015. According to the Hong […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Enhancement Measures Applicable to the Employment Visa and Visas Issued Under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents & Professionals

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, Uncategorized, VG Front Page / 6 responses

In his recent Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung announced the 2015 Hong Kong Immigration Enhancement Measures to the employment visa issued under the General Employment Policy with corresponding tweaks to the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents & Professionals. This short Update offers commentary on these changes. More Stuff You May Find […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes – Enhancement Measures to Make Things a Bit Easier

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / No responses

Now that the dust has settled on the news of the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme as at yesterday, it’s now worth having a look at additional Hong Kong immigration policy changes which await us and serve to lay the foundation for the next phase in Hong Kong’s economic development. PRACTICE UPDATE: How […]

A Brief Overview of the Hong Kong Supplementary Labour Scheme (Importation of Labour)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Special Programmes / 6 responses

Importation of Labour has long been a mainstay of certain facets of Hong Kong’s economy… On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. In this section of the talk, I talk in overview terms about the Supplementary Labour Scheme. More Stuff You […]

Hong Kong Visas – Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates – A Practical Guide

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PRACTICE UPDATE: How to read in light of current ImmD policy: While the historical guidance in Hong Kong Visas – Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates – A Practical Guide correctly identified the student-to-employment progression as an assured, low-friction entry channel for locally educated degree holders, it must now be read through the modern regulatory lens […]

Applying for a Hong Kong Employment Visa Under the Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme

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The Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme provides an immigration mechanism for very well qualified Chinese talents resident on the mainland to come to Hong Kong for employment… On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. In this section of the […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme

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How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the high-level seminar presentation and tactical overview delivered in Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, the analysis breaks down how QMAS fits into the broader matrix of […]