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How Does Hong Kong Right Of Abode Downgrade To The Right To Land Materialize And What Are The Immigration Implications Of This?

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How Does Hong Kong Right Of Abode Downgrade To The Right To Land Materialize And What Are The Immigration Implications Of This? First Published January 17, 2013 If you are a foreign national permanent resident of Hong Kong you will hold a permanent identity card and, as a result, will possess the Rolls Royce immigration status of what is called the right of abode. The right of abode provides you with, effectively, defacto citizenship of the…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Qualifying Residence

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application As we have seen, in order for a long stay foreign national resident to be able to qualify for the right of abode in Hong Kong, he or she must have held a residence visa throughout all of the 7 years claimed. This means, for the most part, employment, investment, dependent, student, QMAS, CIES and Unconditional Stay. However, on occasion, there may have been an…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – The Approvability Test

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application For long stay foreign nationals in Hong Kong, the approvability test for the right of abode is to show that you have been continuously and ordinarily resident here for a period of not less than 7 years. You also need to demonstrate that you have taken Hong Kong as your only place of permanent residence and that any absences from Hong Kong during those 7 years have…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – “Continuous Ordinary Residence”?

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application By definition, continuous ordinary residence is exactly that. For the purposes of the right of abode in Hong Kong, continuity of residence, at the very least, anticipates back to back residence visas of any such kind that qualify. This excludes certain types of temporary residents of Hong Kong such as foreign domestic helpers, workers admitted under the Supplementary…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – 7 Years… Starting When?

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application Given that the approvability test for “continuous ordinary residence” is essentially so flexible, it is reasonable to assume that the commencement date of the 7 years runs from the time that you first landed in Hong Kong and can objectively be assessed to have taken steps to lay down the foundations of your long term stay in the HKSAR. For many foreign nationals, that…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Are You Truly Settled in Hong Kong?

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application At the time the Hong Kong Immigration Department are asked to verify your eligibility for a permanent identity card, not only must you have been continuously and ordinarily resident in the HKSAR for at least 7 years, but you also need to be able to demonstrate to their satisfaction that you are now permanently settled here. Settlement in Hong Kong is simply an enquiry…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Order of Business

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application There are essentially 7 areas of consideration when making an application for the right of abode in Hong Kong and the cut and thrust of this talk will address each of these in turn. Naturally enough you need to know exactly what kind of rights you’re getting once you’ve received your golden ticket and know what it actually takes to qualify in the process. So we’ll…

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – 10 Must Have Resources

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application To properly start off the presentation you need to appreciate that on the home page of our Blog, the Hong Kong Visa Geeza, you will find this resource – it’s called TEN MUST HAVE RESOURCES FOR A SUCCESSFUL HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENCY APPLICATION. So, once you’ve worked your way through this presentation and you’re ready to start work on your own application,…

If I Have Spent Less Than 180 Days In Hong Kong During The Last Three Years Will It Affect My Application For The Right of Abode?

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Less Than 180 Days in Hong Kong During the Last Three Years – Impact On PR Eligibility What happens if you work for a Hong Kong company but are stationed the majority of your time outside of Hong Kong? Less than 180 days in Hong Kong during the last three years – impact on PR eligibility? The answer may be somewhat different from what might you expect, especially given the challenges Covid19 had on folks’ ability to spend time…

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How Can I Regain The Right Of Abode In Hong Kong If I Have Been Downgraded To The Right To Land?

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Getting from the Right to Land to the Right of Abode is the same as coming from a temporary visa to a permanent identity card. It’s all about the magic seven years in Hong Kong… QUESTION I am a UK Citizen with the Right to Land. I understand that with Right to Land, I have no restriction in staying in Hong Kong apart from I can’t vote. After 7 years, I would like to apply for permanent residency again – how do I prove…

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