Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong (American Club Talk)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing, VG Front Page / 12 responses

On May 29, 2014 The Henley Group sponsored a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club. We originally produced a version of this presentation last year. However, this time we can bring the material to life a bit more with an actively engaged audience and a lovely ambiance to the […]

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 […]

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, […]

Britcham Spills the Beans on the Hong Kong Visa Centre’s Deepest Secret…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / 14 responses

Not really. There’s nothing revealed here that I haven’t disclosed many times previously. Just looking for a catchy headline! In the My Story video (part 3), I explain why and how my professional practice is configured in the way it is and, in the form of an Infographic, I answered the question that I get […]

How Can Presently Unemployed Investment Bankers Reorganize Their Careers in Order to Remain in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / 5 responses

These are trying times for investment bankers with the global financial crisis continuing to lead to career uncertainties for these professionals with seemingly no end sight. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This advisory piece—which historically suggested that redundant finance executives could bridge career transitions by […]

What Happens if You Inadvertently Breach Your Conditions of Stay by Taking Up an Unauthorised Employment in Hong Kong Without First Applying for a Change of Sponsorship?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas, VG Front Page / 10 responses

Under Hong Kong immigration law, foreign nationals are granted employment visa permissions to undertake work for a specific employer on the nominated terms and conditions of the employment agreement which underpins the work permissions granted on the issue of the initial visa, any subsequent change of sponsorship approval or your last employment visa extension. Any […]

IT’S OFFICIAL: The Quality Mainland Migrant Admission Scheme – 77% of All QMAS Visas Go to Chinese Nationals!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / 6 responses

How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the empirical analysis published in IT’S OFFICIAL: The Quality Mainland Migrant Admission Scheme – 77% of All QMAS Visas Go to Chinese Nationals!, the core commentary exposes the dramatic statistical disparity defining Hong Kong’s flagship talent […]

How Important is the Support of InvestHK in Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, VG Front Page / 9 responses

InvestHK Letter of Support? InvestHK do a really good job of promoting economic opportunities which Hong Kong offers to foreign individuals and companies seeking to set up shop in the HKSAR. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: InvestHK Endorsement as a Persuasive Administrative Makeweight […]