In Hong Kong is it Possible to Get an Employment Visa to Work For Yourself and Also a Full Time Employer Both at the Same Time?
Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 3 responses
How can you have your cake AND eat it in Hong Kong – working for both yourself AND also a third party employer at the same time?
QUESTION
Hi,
I’ve read (or I think I read) that with an employee visa we can transform it to an investor visa with the agreement of the employer.
I don’t find this anymore on the immigration website. Is it right?
What is the procedure to follow (my employer told me he agrees to make what is needed).
Thank you for your help.
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Hi, I am about to relocate to HK for a full time offer which my company will sponsor my employment visa (under GEP). There were some conversations between me and a foreign company (foreign to HK) about working for them on a part-time basis while I am in HK. I did some research and found there were two legal pathways of going at this,
1. Being employed as an independent contractor of the foreign company
2. Form a sole proprietorship to act as consultant for the foreign company
I’ve gone through your past podcasts and understand that for the 2nd pathway, applying for a so-called side line visa is a must.
For the 1st pathway though, does the same rule applied?
Many thanks!
The Visa Geeza
Makes no difference. Under your employment visa you are permitted ONLY to work for your sponsoring employer while your feet are terra firma HK. Any work outside of that requires the permission of your employment visa sponsor in writing AND the permission of the Immigration Department BEFORE you engage in any side activities however couched and remunerated