QOTW: Can I Get an Employment Visa Again if I Still Owe Taxes From the Last Time I Worked in Hong Kong?
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What is the interplay between unpaid taxes and a Hong Kong employment visa application subsequently?
QUESTION
Hi,
I worked in Hong Kong last year, 2013, and left the city mid year after my work terminated.
When I left, my company filed a IR56G “leaving Hong Kong” tax form for me with the IRD.
However, I never followed up to see how much remainder taxes I owed for salary in 2013.
Now, I have just received an offer to come back to Hong Kong and the employer will be applying for a work visa for me.
Will my visa have difficulty being approved if I may have IRD payments to make?
I do not wish to delay my work visa from being approved.
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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.
