Visiting Hong Kong For Business Or Leisure

Will The Hong Kong Immigration Department Tell You Why A Visitor Visa Application Has Been Refused?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Refusals & Appeals, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

One of the more frustrating aspects of dealing with the Hong Kong Immigration Department is the almost total lack of visibility on why applications get refused. No more so when it relates to a ‘limited purpose’ application for a visa to visit Hong Kong. QUESTION Hi I applied for my customer a visitor visa who […]

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Can I Easily Return To (And Then Remain In) Hong Kong As A Visitor Once My Current Employment Visa Has Expired?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

Sometimes, people find themselves in a state of ‘administrative flux’ as one employment visa ends and the circumstances for a new employment visa have not yet, for one reason or another, materialised. The question is, however, can you easily return to / be in Hong Kong as a visitor whilst these wrinkles get ironed out […]

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If I Do Volunteer Work For A Charity Based Overseas But Also Operating In HK Whilst Holding A Visitor Visa Am I Breaching My Conditions Of Stay?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

What is the deal if you help out a charity on a volunteer basis whilst holding a visitor visa in Hong Kong? Volunteer work for a charity based overseas but also operating in HK? QUESTION Hi Visa Geeza, I am  Canadian and I first came to Hong Kong on April under a 3 month training […]

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Hong Kong Visas For Aged Parents – What Options Exist For Elderly Parents Of Temporary Residents Here?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Special Programmes, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 8 responses

Hong Kong visas for aged parents – the options for long stay visas for elderly parents of non-permanent residents here are quite limited… First Published October 8, 2013 – Still of Interest Today QUESTION Hi, I’m married (Singaporean) and working for a major financial institution here in Hong Kong right now. I have a working visa. […]

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HIV Health Checks & Your Hong Kong Visa Application

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 24 responses

More than 20 years in the business of Hong Kong immigration and this is the first time I can remember this question ever being raised. So, now you know how to go about HIV Health Checks Hong Kong Visa Application! QUESTION Hi Stephen, I do not see this issue addressed on your web site (which, […]

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What Chance Is There That ImmD Will Grant A Visa To A Foreign National Who Previously Overstayed In Hong Kong By Five-And-A-Half Years?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response

Overstayed in Hong Kong for a very long time previously…? Great question this, not so much because the answer is mostly quite obvious, but because it gives me a chance to have a discussion about overstaying generally. QUESTION I was looking for a male helper and found a suitable one for our family. However, he […]

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Can I Come To Install Equipment In Hong Kong Without An Employment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 9 responses

Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Under Hong Kong immigration law, foreign commercial vendors and technical specialists face an acute compliance trap when arriving to commission machinery, deploy proprietary software, or assemble complex hardware. In Can I Come to Install […]

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Can You Study In Hong Kong If You Only Possess A Visitor Visa Here?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

What kind of activity is permitted if you are in Hong Kong on a Visitor visa? Does this include informal study? QUESTION My wife and I are spending some time here in Hong Kong. We do not work here and we do not intend to. We just enjoy living here, enjoying the city. We have […]

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Will Extended Time Spent In Hong Kong As A Visitor Between Employment Visas Negatively Impact Any Future Application I Make To Work Here Again?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

What do ImmD make of foreign nationals who hold an employment visa for a period of time, then remain here as Visitors again for a protracted time, then apply once again for an employment visa? QUESTION I was previously employed in Hong for a number of years, but have been not been working here for […]

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If You Start A Company Based In Hong Kong Do You Always Need To Have An Investment Visa To Be Able To Run It?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response

The question of investment visa or not is actually quite straight forward. It’s all about ‘living’ in Hong Kong… PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This piece delineating the boundary between permissible passive ownership (shareholding, attending shareholder meetings) and unlawful management (direct operational control without a […]

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