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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. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this foundational piece served as the introductory guide to the two-part […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – October 2013

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

Thanks to Uncle Phil Whelan, I was back on the hallowed ground of RTHK Radio 3 on Broadcast Drive yesterday… As always, we covered heaps of topics, including foreign domestic helpers, job seeker visas, investment visas – and even the rather sexy facilities of the Blue Room over at Cyberport! You can listen to our […]

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Interview: Do You Think that IANG Allows a Loophole for Foreign Graduates to Game the Immigration System Here?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 8 responses

On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over the last 20 years. We covered a great deal of ground in the 90 minutes we spent together and over the next few weeks I will be posting the interview […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Job Offer Based Employment Visa

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

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

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

Eventually Relocating to Hong Kong For Work? How Can The Visitor Visa Help Out In The Meantime … 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. Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read […]

Foreign National Entrepreneurs Starting Up in Hong Kong or China – Where is Better for Visas?

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

   Image Courtesy of China Daily Mail     PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this comparative advisory piece tackled the strategic dilemma faced by international founders weighing whether to base their operations in Hong Kong versus Mainland China (the PRC), specifically contrasting the visa […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Immigration Policy

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 9 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. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this policy-level overview established the macro framework of Hong Kong immigration […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Last 20 Years

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 / 8 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 presentation delivered to the Monaco Trade Delegation in mid-2012 surveyed the preceding twenty years of Hong Kong immigration practice, defining a landscape marked by administrative gatekeeping, […]

Corporate Immigration in Hong Kong From 39,000 Feet

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

Useful summary of  Hong Kong’s corporate immigration programmes recently uploaded to Slideshare by Hong Kong law firm  OLN. FAQ on Corporate Immigration 10 Sept 2013 by OLN from linkedincontent_f16   More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting The reality behind the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s ’4 Weeks’ visa application consideration time frame How onerous […]