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Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – Questions & Answers

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on Hong Kong visas detailing the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. Here follow the questions raised on Hong Kong visas at the end of the session. The Rest of the Talk Introduction Visa to Work Own-Business Visa Top Notch Talent Visa 10 Million Dollar Visa…

Can I Get a Hong Kong Investment Visa if I’m Presently An Employee Seeking to Go Into Business With a New Partner?

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

First Published September 20, 2017 What’s the differentiating line between a Hong Kong investment visa and an employment visa when investing in the company that is seeking to sponsor-employ you? QUESTION I’m from Australia and have been living and working, as a language teacher, in Hong Kong since December 2014. I am currently starting up a business with a partner. I have an employment visa and my business partner has no visa…

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LIFTING THE LID – Why The Hong Kong Visa Centre Doesn’t Take On Every Prospect Client Opportunity

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 / No responses

In this occasional series of commentary, I provide a peek inside our professional practice and offer a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of the Hong Kong Visa Centre team. In this short piece, I discuss the reason why, here at the Hong Kong Visa Centre, we end up only ever acting for between 60-70% of the prospect clients who come our way. More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting Paying for Visa Help? The Who’s-Who of the Hong…

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015 – Security Bureau Report to Legco – Rationale for the New Measures

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, VG Front Page / 4 responses

More information on the Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015 front is starting to emerge. LEGCO PAPER LC Paper No. CB(2)654/14-15(05) c elaborates on the Security Bureau’s initiatives in the 2015 Policy Address and Policy Agenda. The Annex is especially helpful on the rationale for the changes being introduced and I’m starting to get the sense that it’s going to be hereafter business as usual down at Immigration Tower after…

How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 8 – Approvability Test

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / No responses

I have given this talk around town for the last couple of years now and so pleased to finally add it to our coverage of the Hong Kong investment visa, specifically discussing the specific requirements of what it takes to get a Hong Kong investment visa approved. The talk was graciously hosted at WYND Co-working Space, ran by a group of great people for whom I have a great deal of time. The Complete Talk in Logical Segments 1 –…

8 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Trying Again

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing, Refusals & Appeals / 3 responses

On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this segment I discuss how you can go about constructing an ‘appeal‘ seeking to try again when your first application has been denied. The Complete Series 1-How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa…

Will Civil or Non-Criminal Penalties Accruing to a Business Impact the Hong Kong PR Application of One of its Directors?

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

How is an application for Hong Kong PR (permanent residency or the right of abode) impacted as a result of non-criminal litigation and Court sanctions? QUESTION My partner and I run a company (LTD) in Hong Kong. We’ve been a bit behind on our bills and most likely the company will be taken to court to pay late fees and penalties. My partner is due to receive his Right of Abode in July. Would such court cases affect his Hong Kong PR status…

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My Intellectual Heroes… Reading List & Presentations to Watch!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Feature Article, Musing, Resource / 10 responses

These four gentlemen are my Intellectual Heroes. I have been circulating a reading and watching list via email for a couple of years now and increasingly people are asking me to send it to them. So, here we go… For background on the deeper thinking that went into the development of our business model please start off by watching this talk by Canadian futurist Don Tapscott: Please also find 2 books by Kevin Kelly that you really MUST read….

4 Realistically Achievable Visas to Live, Work or Establish a Business in Hong Kong | The Working Holiday Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Feature Article, Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / 1 response

Unlocking Opportunities With The Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa Discover the benefits of the Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa and how it can serve as a pathway to full employment visas for eligible professionals. The working holiday visa? Some time ago, I was invited by the good guys at WYND to give a talk about the Hong Kong visas that are the most realistically achievable to live, work or establish a business in Hong Kong, all things…

Why Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala Was Denied Entry Into Hong Kong Today

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Visitor Visas / No responses

In the next 24 hours, you’ll hear a lot of noise about why this French maverick was denied entry into Hong Kong today. Putting aside the controversy surrounding his material and also his political views, there is a solid immigration justification for ImmD to refuse him entry. They had reasonable grounds to suspect that he was going to be committing an immigration offence in giving the shows that were planned during his time here. Most…