Answers To All Your Hong Kong Immigration Questions

What Happens to Your Hong Kong Right of Abode if, as a UK Citizen, You Choose to Naturalise as a Taiwanese National?

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

One of the really neat things about running this Blog, is the incredibly varied type of Hong Kong visa and immigration question I receive. Like this one today, which is a definite first for me! QUESTION Hello, I am a white British person considering applying for Taiwanese Citizenship. I also have PR in Hong Kong. […]

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Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example of a Foreign SME That Could Expect Immigration Approval to Relocate to the HKSAR

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Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Discretionary Case Studies and Lean SME Relocation Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Hong Kong Investment Visa – An Excellent Example of a Foreign SME That […]

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How Important Are Employment Testimonials in a Hong Kong QMAS Visa Application?

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How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the foundational advisory Q&A published in How Important Are Employment Testimonials In A Hong Kong QMAS Visa Application?, the analysis focuses on the pivotal evidentiary role played by previous employers’ reference letters during the assessment process. […]

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Hong Kong Unconditional Stay Status vs. the Right of Abode for CIES Visa Holders

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 9 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: October 2026 Summary of Legacy Position: This piece tackles the classic question of whether merely holding a CIES visa for seven years automatically guarantees the Right of Abode (Permanent Residency). It clarifies that holding the visa is insufficient on its own if an investor has not satisfied the continuous “ordinary residence” test under […]

Can I Swap From a Hong Kong Dependant Visa to a Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa?

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PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our foundational practice piece, Applying for a Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa, outlined the end-to-end procedural roadmap for passive capital immigration into Hong Kong under the legacy framework. Historically, applicants navigated a single-tier assessment managed directly […]

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

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PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original analysis addressed the critical Year 7 milestone for CIES visa holders, examining the dual pathways available under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115): applying for the Right of Abode (RoA) (Permanent Residency) versus opting for Unconditional Stay […]

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Hong Kong Investment Visa – Case Which Would Not Get Approved Today

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Hong Kong Investment Visa – Case Which Would Not Get Approved PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Organic Incubation and the Staged Readiness Runway Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Hong Kong Investment Visa Case Which Would Not Get Approved […]

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Realistically, What is the Minimum Number of Points for a Shot at a QMAS Approval?

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How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated QMAS (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) Policy In the strategic advisory piece published in Realistically, What Is the Minimum Number of Points You Need for a Shot at a QMAS Approval?, the discussion tackles the widespread misconception that achieving the bare statutory passing threshold […]

Losing Your Right of Abode in Hong Kong & Then Using eChannels

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QUESTION “Can I ask a simple question – do you know of anyone (not Chinese) who has actually lost the right of abode after 36 months absence? I do know the theory and the provisions in the Ordinance but how about in practice? I ask because my (Australian) daughter may have lost hers after 38 […]

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You Accidentally Overstay Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Yet Need to Change Employer – What Happens Now?

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First Published February 8, 2015 Accidentally overstay your Hong Kong employment visa?- What happens to you when  seek to change your employment visa sponsor but realise you have accidentally let your current visa expire without seeking an extension of stay? QUESTION Hi Stephen, I ended my employment in Hong Kong at the beginning of January. […]

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