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Hong Kong Visa Centre Refunds 200% Fee to Client Who’s Application Was Refused by the Hong Kong Immigration Department

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing / No responses

The inevitable finally occured… Today, my professional practice, the Hong Kong Visa Centre, honoured our 200% Fee Refund Guarantee to an investment visa applicant who’s case was refused by ImmD recently. This is the first time in the three years since we introduced this policy that we have had to honour our commitment and just goes to show that fabled 100% Hong Kong visa application success rates are quite a fickle metric of…

Will Extended Time Spent In Hong Kong As A Visitor Between Employment Visas Negatively Impact Any Future Application I Make To Work Here Again?

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

What do ImmD make of foreign nationals who hold an employment visa for a period of time, then remain here as Visitors again for a protracted time, then apply once again for an employment visa? QUESTION I was previously employed in Hong for a number of years, but have been not been working here for the past 2 years, so have had to make multiple re-entries into Hong Kong as a Visitor (consecutive re-entries over a span of 2 years). Hong Kong…

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Interview: Do You Think that IANG Allows a Loophole for Foreign Graduates to Game the Immigration System Here?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 8 responses

On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over the last 20 years. We covered a great deal of ground in the 90 minutes we spent together and over the next few weeks I will be posting the interview broken down into 31 different segments, covering almost every Hong Kong related visa and immigration topic there is. The students were: Dickens…

Hong Kong Employment Visa – Can I Transfer To Malaysia For Work Yet Leave My Family Behind In Hong Kong To Carry On Our Lives Here?

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

Is it possible to stop working in Hong Kong under an employment visa, move to another country to work yet leave your family behind to continue their lives in here without you day to day? QUESTION Hi, I have got valid Hong Kong employment visa and i am living in Hong Kong since last 4 years with my family. Now for work I might have to shift to Malaysia. But as my daughter has recently started school, I want my family to stay in Hong Kong. So…

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Will I Still Qualify for the Right of Abode if I Worked Temporarily in Macau Yet Lived in Hong Kong for the Full 7 Years?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Refusals & Appeals, Your Question Answered / 17 responses

I may be the middle of my NYC break but immigration stops for no man! Just before I left, I received the following question in regards to a Right of Abode application – which required me also taking a look at her documents. I’m grateful for the questioner’s permission to include our dialogue here on the Visa Geeza blog. QUESTION Hi, I got your details through Phil Whelan on RTHK Radio 3. I just had my PR refused by Immigration…

WRAP UP: Hong Kong Investment Visas – Talk by Stephen Barnes on Monday November 26th, 2012 at the Hive

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 7 responses

Went along and met a very interesting crowd at the Hive this Monday; both clients and new friends alike. I was there to give a talk about how to go about getting a visa to start or join in a business in Hong Kong. My 17 minute presentation quickly morphed into a fascinating 2 hour rapid-fire Q&A session on the intricacies and challenges of Hong Kong investment visa applications which really kept me on my toes. Thanks guys, you were…

Hong Kong Visa Geeza | VisaGeezaAi vs ChatGPT | Who To Trust With Your Visa Problems?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Feature Article, Musing, VG Front Page / No responses

VisaGeezaAi vs ChatGPT – Who To Trust? We’re just in the final stages of pre-launch tweaking … VisaGeezaAi vs ChatGPT: Precision and Expertise in Hong Kong Visas VisaGeezaAi vs ChatGPT? In the evolving landscape of Ai-driven solutions, VisaGeeza.Ai and ChatGPT might appear, at first blush, to be rival contenders, each offering unique capabilities. However, when it comes to specialized services such as Hong Kong visa and…

What Happens If You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa Limit of Stay?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 167 responses

What Happens If You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa? Updated July 2023 The Immigration Department are very strict about people who overstay their visa in Hong Kong. What Happens If You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa – Report Immediately If you are a visitor here and find yourself a day or 2 accidently overstaying, and have a good reason for this oversight, you may very well be able to sort it out at the airport as you depart. But don’t…

How To Start A Business In Hong Kong As A Foreigner – Three Elements To Approval

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 1 response

I recently gave a talk at Campfire Collaborative Space on the topic of how to start a business in Hong Kong as a foreigner, which in essence is the journey of getting a Business Investment Visa as an Entrepreneur after the implementation of the Enhancement Measures in 2015 and the Audit Commission Report Number 66 from 2016. In this segment I talk about the 3 themes that present themselves in all approved Business Investment Visas as an…

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…