My Daily Happenings

Why I Hate the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (& You Should Too)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Special Programmes / 116 responses

The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme sucks. It really does. Granted, for those fortunate souls who go on to finagle a QMAS result out of the Director of Immigration, the programme is a complete godsend. And all power to them. If it gets them a visa to make a contribution to our fine city, that’s all […]

InvestHK Israel Roadshow – the Hong Kong Visa Geeza Does It Tough!

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

It’s a tough life helping to promote inward investment to Hong Kong, but someone has to do it… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting 1. INFOGRAPHIC – One Man Investment Visa for Hong Kong 2. PDF – Information on the Hong Kong Business Investment Visa 3. PLAN – The Hong Kong Visa Application Roadmap 4. CASE […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – May 2014

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing / 1 response

Quick visit to see uncle Phil at RTHK Radio 3 yesterday before I head off to Israel on the InvestHK Roadshow today… Quick pit stop with Phil yesterday morning and covered quite a bit of ground on ordinary residence, dependant visas and living in China yet working in Hong Kong. You can listen to our […]

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How Does An American Get Citizenship in China?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 3 responses

Sometimes I get the strangest emails… Work is drying up here in the United States. I’m a born US Citizen. I’m Native American. I have my BA Degree in Criminal Justice and almost done with my Masters. Yet I can’t get work here in the United States. How do I find work in China? How […]

Startup Grind – Intrepid Entrepreneur Jong Lee Shares His Wisdom On Doing Business in Hong Kong

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

My ‘other’ business Video Cha Cha proudly sponsors Startup Grind here in Hong Kong. Jong Lee is the Managing Director of RGL Holdings Limited and has spent over 15 years building businesses in various roles, ranging from private equity, to venture capital and angel investment, and entrepreneurship. Jong specializes in technology, media, traditional industries, and special […]

Top Secret! If You Really Want to Know How the Hong Kong Visa Centre Business Model Works, Here It Is, All Laid Out!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 8 responses

This work of Rand Fishkin of Moz.com is seminal. Martyn and I knew this stuff back in 1996 when the first version of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook was placed on the internet for free (at a time when HSBC still only had dial-up email accounts.) We have been developing our websites and service offerings […]

Sneak Peek: Footage of Me Practicing My TV Presenter Technique at Pinewood Studios Last Week

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

This was a script I wrote for an autocue talk-to-camera piece. The training at Pinewood was excellent and highly recommended for anyone thinking about telling stories via the internet in a direct and engaging way.

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – April 2014

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

Back with Mr Whelan at RTHK Radio 3 yesterday… Phil and I had a good old chat about how Wanchai’s finest are the toast of immigration agencies worldwide yesterday and also a discussion on how things are tightening up down at Immigration Tower. You can listen to our complete discussion here. Phil’s dulcet tones, great interviewing […]

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The Hong Kong Immigration Department Really Are Getting Tougher Across the Board Now…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 3 responses

It has taken me 21 years to make this claim…  I have been practicing in Hong Kong immigration advisory matters since 1993. All down those years, I have been asked countless times “is Immigration getting harder?’ and unflinchingly I have answered ‘no’. It has always been my experience that if you have an approvable case […]

My Week At Pinewood Studios Learning TV Presenter Skills & Programme Production Techniques

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / 10 responses

I spent the last week in the UK learning how to be a television presenter… What has that got to do with Hong Kong visas and immigration, I hear you asking? As you may recall, late last year Martyn and I established Video Cha Cha. This investment on our part is intended to empower us […]