Answers To All Your Hong Kong Immigration Questions

Has the Hong Kong Immigration Department Tightened Up On Applicants With Criminal Records Recently?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Update February 27, 2023 The question of criminal records and how they impact on Hong Kong visa applications keeps cropping up… QUESTION Hi, I have previously lived in Hong Kong, once as a student so obviously held a student visa and then a couple of years later working there so had an employment visa. I’m […]

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How Much & What Type of Work Experience Post-Graduation is Actually Needed to Get a Hong Kong Work Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

First Published February 13, 2015 At least 2 years post-graduation working experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity is required to be deemed a Professional in order to qualify for a Hong Kong work visa under the General Employment Policy…. Dear Visa Geeza, Thank you for maintaining such an informative site! It has been a […]

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Iranian National Studying in China – Does He Need A Visa to Visit Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

A Visa to Visit Hong Kong? Does A Residence Visa In China Afford Privileges To Visit Hong Kong Visa-Free?     There is quite often confusion surrounding the interplay between China and Hong Kong immigration laws and processes so this question from an Iranian national studying in Beijing, provides an opportunity to address this issue […]

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Will The Hong Kong Immigration Department Extend Your Visitor Visa If You Ask Them?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 29 responses

Extend Your Visitor Visa – Will They Or Won’t They? What Is The Disposition of ImmD To The Grant Of Visitor Visa Extensions?     Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Extend your visitor visa? Under Hong Kong immigration law, […]

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Is It Possible to Get an Extension to My Hong Kong Visitor Visa to Stay With My Girlfriend Here?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 10 responses

Sometimes people have solid, genuine reasons for spending extended periods of time in Hong Kong as a visitor as in the case of this question from a Kiwi who wants to spent time with his girlfriend here. But the patience of the Hong Kong Immigration Department can extend only so far and eventually time runs […]

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Hong Kong Investment Visa – Case Which Would Not Get Approved Today But Will Be Approved 9 ~ 12 Months From Now

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, Your Question Answered / No responses

First Published December 13, 2012 PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: The classic strategic guidance in this case study—advising under-resourced founders to spend 9 to 12 months trading quietly, proving their concept, and accumulating organic cash flow before formally applying—must be completely reassessed against the strict […]

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Iranian National Studying in China – Does He Need a Visa to Visit Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

There is quite often confusion surrounding the interplay between China and Hong Kong immigration laws and processes so this question from an Iranian national studying in Beijing, provides an opportunity to address this issue here on the Visa Geeza blog. QUESTION “Hi, this is Danush from Iran. I’m studying in Beijing and I plan go […]

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I Want to Live in Hong Kong With My Boyfriend – Is the Working Holiday Visa A Viable Option?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Special Programmes, Your Question Answered / No responses

Sometimes, the sun and the moon align beautifully on a set of circumstances to allow an unmarried couple to spend time together in Hong Kong when ordinarily visa circumstances conspire against them. Not on this occasion, however! QUESTION “Hi there, I have just recently returned from Hong Kong to Canada where I am a citizen. […]

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Can I Come To Hong Kong As A Visitor Find A Job Then Change To An Employment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

Employment Visa From A Visitor Visa? Can You Swap One For The Other In Hong Kong Without Leaving First?   Employment visa? Down the years a great many foreign nationals arrive in Hong Kong as visitors ‘on spec’ and are able to successfully change their immigration status in order for them to take up employment […]

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7 Years Residence in Hong Kong Under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – What Permanent Residency Options Exist?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our foundational analysis of the Year 7 milestone under the legacy Capital Investment Entrant Scheme detailed the strategic distinction between the Right of Abode (RoA) and Unconditional Stay (UCS) under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115). That legal baseline […]

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