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

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

The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Enhancement Measures announced by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung on January 15, 2015 ostensibly appear to be opening the door to a wider array of top notch talent and making it easier, in the process, to manage your continuing residence for the first 7 years in Hong Kong […]

2015 Immigration Enhancement Measures Applicable to the Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa (Business Investment Visa)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing, VG Front Page / 9 responses

The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa and the Startup visa comes into being (of sorts). In his recent Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung announced the 2015 Hong Kong Immigration Enhancement Measures to the business investment visa essentially splitting it into 2 streams – the Hong Kong Entrepreneur visa and also the Startup […]

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 2015 – Security Bureau Report to Legco – Rationale for the New Measures

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / 4 responses

More information on the Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015  front is starting to emerge. LEGCO PAPER  LC Paper No. CB(2)654/14-15(05) c  elaborates on the Security Bureau’s initiatives in the 2015 Policy Address and Policy Agenda. The Annex is especially helpful on the rationale for the changes being introduced and I’m starting to get the sense that it’s […]

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. The Immigration Department […]

Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Suspended – Business Investment Visa Gets a Boost!

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

CY Leung in his policy address today announced the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (“CIES” visa) with effect from tomorrow. Current applications are not affected. No new applications will be entertained until further notice. It appears that the government has determined, finally, to focus specific attention on attracting business to Hong Kong, not […]

How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 7 – The Visa Itself

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 1 response

I have given this talk around town for the last couple of years now and so pleased to finally add it to our coverage of the Hong Kong investment visa, specifically discussing how the Hong Kong Immigration Department look at applicants and where the focus of theHong Kong investment visa application consideration exercise falls. The talk […]

Sneak Peak: The Power of Free – A Revolutionary Business Model

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page, Visa Geeza TV / 9 responses

I know that quite a few members of my tribe have been getting out to the Power of Free talks hosted by the good guys at Paperclip these last few weeks. January 22 is the last in the series where I will be talking about market place disruption and how we went about disrupting ours. […]

Hong Kong Visa Geeza Website Caught Up in a Zero Day Word Press Exploit – More Than 100,000 Websites Affected

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks over the holidays and the video below explains why our websites went offline for a while during the Festive Season… Moreover, as we had just launched our new look and feel of the Hong Kong Visa Geeza website and built out a whole array of new features AND […]

Merry Xmas – Let’s Not Forget Those Going Hungry Today (& Every Day)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Uncategorized / No responses

Jason & Janice of  the Sizzle & Fry Show have raised money for Foodlink this year and we were privileged to be a part of it. Watch how they prank call Robin Hwang and deliver a Xmas donation to this especially worthy cause!