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Weird & Wonderful Ways to Get Working Permissions in Hong Kong – Introduction

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Resource / 4 responses

On April 4th I gave a talk at Centre O Connect in Sheung Wan about some of the quirky ways to qualify to work in Hong Kong and delighted to share them with you now in this series of  8 short videos. You can download the slides here. The Rest of the Series Introduction You […]

Russian Club Talk – Hong Kong Residence Visas For 2 Week Visitor Nationals – Presentation For Download

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / No responses

Last night I gave a talk at the Russian Club in Hong Kong. Here is my presentation and other downloads as promised! The video will be posted in about 6 weeks. See also our extensive video presentations More Stuff You May Find Useful Or Interesting Visa Geeza Interviews – Chris Schrader, Co-Founder, The Graduate 10 […]

Fame At Last… the Hong Kong Visa Centre as a Classic Seth Godin Case Study!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / 6 responses

I have 4 intellectual heroes – one of whom is Seth Godin. Image Credit: TED   I was interviewed on the Podcast series TGFx where I talk about how Seth Godin so instrumentally influenced the business which Martyn and I put together when developing the Hong Kong Visa Centre business model. You can listen to […]

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The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio 3 – April, 2016

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

It had been a few weeks since I got to see da mane mann Phil Whelan over at RTHK Radio 3 on Thursday.  As always, we had a good chat, getting to grips with the ramifications of the recent Audit Commission report on certain aspects of ImmD operations. You can listen to our complete discussion here. Phil works […]

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Cyberport Immigration Talk: Hong Kong Visas for Startups, Entrepreneurs & SMEs – Stuff That Counts (With Dragon Law!)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 7 responses

Cyberport Immigration Talk: On Thursday this week (April 28) at Cyberport, I am giving a presentation on visa considerations for business owners along with Chris Sykes from Dragon Law. Our joint session will look at both immigration and labour law issues frequently faced by those in business for themselves and you’re invited. It’s 100% free. […]

Audit Commission Recommends Operational Changes at ImmD – April 2016

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / No responses

The Hong Kong Director of Audit issued Audit Commission Report Number 66 on the 5th of April and has made recommendations, which the government has accepted, to change certain aspects of how ImmD undertake their duties. The Report is a mine of information (and runs to 86 pages long) but here follow some of the changes afoot: […]

Talk at Wynd – 10 Steps To A Successful Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Application

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

I gave a talk entitled 10 Steps To A Successful Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Application at WYND earlier this evening. Here are the download resources promised: My Slides Accredited Startup Programme Cribsheet 10 Must Have Resources For a Successful Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Application

Ladies & Gentlemen – Please Meet Alex Barnes…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

I am hugely privileged to have a talented young filmaker as a nephew. Last week, Alex Barnes joined the Hong Kong Visa Centre /  Video Cha Cha and will be documenting a whole new array of content for our immigration business as well as at least 2 other projects which set out the ongoing story of […]

How To Create A Never Ending Stream of Customers By Building A Monopoly

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Towards the end of last year I was asked to talk about “marketing” at Entrepreneur Conf. at KPMG. I chose the title How To Create A Never Ending Stream of Customers By Building A Monopoly for a very good reason. This is my talk. More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting Visa Geeza Speaks […]

Can You Improve Your Chances of a Successful Hong Kong Work Visa Application By Contriving an Interim Intercompany Transferee Scenario?

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

On December 8, 2015, I was a guest of Startup Grind Hong Kong. . .  In the Q&A session which followed the fireside chat I was asked by Josh Steimle how you might be able to get a Hong Kong work visa application approved by finagling an interim intercompany transferee situation. More Stuff You May Find […]