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Sneak Peek – New Things Happening With The Hong Kong Visa Geeza!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / No responses

Never a dull moment at the Hong Kong Visa Centre… Just a quick line today about our latest development. We have just opened dedicated video studio facilities in Wanchai. Back in 2011, when I started producing videos for the Hong Kong Visa Centre, video was seen as an important yet still an emerging content type […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Why Do Visa Applications Get Denied?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 4 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]

How to Go About Applying for the Reconsideration of a Refused Hong Kong Visa Application

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Refusals & Appeals / 54 responses

The HKID will only entertain an application for a Reconsideration of a decision to refuse an application if there is significant additional, new information adding weight to the original application or relevant and important new facts which have come to light since the refusal – with comprehensive verifying documentation to support. This means that you […]

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Hong Kong Investment Visas – Public Talk by Stephen Barnes on Thursday November 28, 2013 @ 7 pm

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

I have been invited by the good guys at The Hive to talk about the challenges faced by foreign national entrepreneurs in securing the necessary immigration permissions to join in or establish businesses here in Hong Kong. This is a free session (i.e. no $$ required) and a great opportunity to network with like-minded souls […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Family Visas

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

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 6 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]

Starting Up in Hong Kong & Need to Know How Deals Get Done? Meet VC Jong Lee…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / No responses

Important plug for VC Jong Lee in his Hong Kong Commons Meet and Learn event in Kowloon this coming Friday… When A Deal Is Not A Deal – By VC Jong Lee EntrepreneurHK.Org – A Non-Profit For Entrepreneurs Friday, November 15, 2013 7:00 PM SME Creativity Center Room 917 Kwong Loong Tai Building, 1016 – 1018 […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Investment Cash Required & the Catch 22

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 11 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as […]

I Have Technically Overstayed My Hong Kong Employment Visa by One Day But Have No Job – What Happens Now?

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

Interesting and not at all unusual situation this one … how to deal with a technical overstay conundrum… QUESTION I have been living and working in Hong Kong for the past three years on a valid employment visa which has expired yesterday (2/11/2013). I finished my employment earlier in the month (I am not continuing […]

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Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Business Investment Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 5 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]