QOTW: What’s the Exact Rule About Losing the Right of Abode After Three Years Away From Hong Kong?
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Whilst the right of abode is called what it is, in actual fact, a long stay foreign national of Hong Kong gets something less than a “right” as discussed in this question this week…
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
I have a Hong Kong permanent ID card and it is coming up to 3 years since I last returned to Hong Kong.
Do I need to return 3 years from the date I last left or 3 years from the date I last entered?
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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.
