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How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 2 – Policy

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

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. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Editorial Standard: This lecture dissects the statutory foundation of the […]

How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 1 – Introduction

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing, Resource, VG Front Page / 2 responses

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. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Editorial Standard: This foundational introductory lecture sets the stage […]

A Superb Example of Highly Engaging Satirical Content Marketing…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 1 response

I can only aspire to produce content like this… Really encourage you to watch it.

The Sorry Saga of Hong Kong Employment Visas for the Food & Beverage Industry Here

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

I was delighted to be invited onto the Sizzle & Fry show with Jason and Janice recently… We talked in detail about the perennial problem of staff shortages in the food and beverage industry here and why the situation never seems to get any better… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting The Hong Kong […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – Questions & Answers

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE OCTOBER 2026 When reviewing the principles laid out in the 2012 General Assembly session, Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet, the core immigration framework has experienced a fundamental realignment. In that era, the advice delivered to startup founders, creative professionals, and aspiring expatriates was anchored around strict structural boundaries: the rigid binary of […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – So Your Application Was Refused?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Refusals & Appeals / 5 responses

On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. This segment discussed in overview terms what you can do if your Hong Kong visa application was refused […]

ROADWORKS UPDATE…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / No responses

It’s all coming together… So, it’s been 5 full days since we started building the next generation of our websites live before your very eyes. Martyn and I have always iterated our website propositions live on the fly so this time is more of the same for us. We’re probably about 85% done at the […]

Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – Right of Abode in Hong Kong

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 8 responses

On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. This section covers the Right of Abode in Hong Kong. The Rest of the Talk Introduction Visa to […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – October 2014

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

Phil wanted to talk about Hong Kong visas for Freelancers on RTHK Radio 3  yesterday and this is what passed during our lunchtime chat… We also talked about the state of the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s public facing use of technology. You can listen to our complete discussion here. Phil works real hard on his Morning Brew Facebook page […]

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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 […]