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Hong Kong Visa Information In Less Than 60 Seconds

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Case Study, Resource, VG Front Page, Your Question Answered / No responses

From my new YouTube Shorts channel. Perhaps you can Subscribe please? Once this channel gets to 100 Subscribers, I can name it officially the Visa Geeza channel! I have historically never given much thought to YouTube but in recent times have figured out how it really works to help connect with folks who need answers to Hong Kong visa questions. So here we are! If you’re looking for critical Hong Kong visa information in bite sized…

Hong Kong Work Visas-Criminal Record Declaration Now Needed

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, Sherpa, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / No responses

Hong Kong Work Visas-Criminal Record Declaration Applicable to New CIES Visas Too Wider Applicability Starting in February last year, the government announced that various immigration programmes in Hong Kong would be modified, requiring applicants to declare their criminal record status before obtaining an entry visa to come and live in the HKSAR (and not just those arriving for employment). With the recent launch of the New Capital Investment…

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VisaGeeza.Ai | Hong Kong Immigration Ai | Coming Very Very Soon

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Ai, Hadley Says…, Musing, Resource, VG Front Page / 2 responses

Over the Last 8 Months we Have Moved Our Hong Kong Immigration Ai Activities Forward Significantly Resulting in what we have called VisaGeeza.Ai, our Hong Kong Immigration Ai has turned out to have been a huge endeavour. It was much more involved that we original anticipated as it’s all new and there’s no one to copy or emulate (yet). VisaGeeza.Ai – Our Hong Kong Immigration Ai Will Encompass the Following 3 Components: (1) A…

Postgraduate Students In Hong Kong Allowed 20-Hour Weekly Work Limit

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Special Programmes / No responses

Postgraduate Students Can Now Work Freely 20 Hours Weekly in Hong Kong Postgraduate Students in Hong Kong – Good News On October 26, a significant announcement was made by the Hong Kong Government concerning international students in Hong Kong. Postgraduate Students in Hong Kong – Now Free To Work Effective from November 1 (today), there will be a provisional exemption for full-time non-local postgraduate students from the…

Global From Asia Video PodCast: More on the Recent Toughening Up By ImmD on Hong Kong Investment Visa Applications

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 4 responses

A couple of weeks ago, Michael Michelini interviewed me for his Global From Asia PodCast show… This was my second interview with Mike (first one here), so this time I invited him to come along to the Video Cha Cha studio so we could capture the session on video too. Two birds with one stone! He was keen to explore further the implications of my recent Update for foreign national entrepreneurs seeking to start up in Hong Kong. I hope you…

How Can I Get The Approval Of The Immigration Department To Change My Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsorship Without My Current Employer Learning About It?

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

Changing jobs in Hong Kong requires the permission of the Director of Immigration… Dear Stephen, How can I get the approval of the Immigration Department to change my Hong Kong employment visa sponsorship without my current employer learning about it? I have a stable job in Hong Kong and am finalizing an offer with a potential new employer here. Since there is always a risk of immigration refusal, and I don’t want to lose my current…

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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…

UPDATE! If You Are Applying For a Hong Kong Business Investment Visa You Must See This!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing, Resource / 6 responses

An occasional important update from the Hong Kong Visa Centre Two weeks ago, we had 3 business investment visas all refused on the same day. It is clear that the Hong Kong Immigration Department have recently gotten a lot tougher. If you intend to apply for a Hong Kong business investment visa, you must watch this update. More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting A step-by-step guide to securing a Hong Kong investment visa Relocating to…

Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visas No Longer Available to British National Trailing Life Partners

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

It has recently become apparent that British Citizens can no longer receive Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visas to stay in Hong Kong with their defacto spouses and Life Partners… Update: the issue remains open, after all… QUESTION Hi I moved here with my partner two years ago for his job and since then have been on a student visa. Unfortunately I’ve had to leave my course due to illness. I used your excellent free resources to…

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Hong Kong Employment & Same Sex Partner Visas – A Joint Application Strategy

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Case Study, Employment Visas, Family Visas / 14 responses

Our clients were a same sex partner couple from Australia. Susan was a Forex trader working for a boutique trading concern in Sydney and her Life Partner, Judith, owned and operated a small graphics design firm. Susan was a senor executive in her employer’s organisation and had been tasked with relocating to Hong Kong to establish a new satellite operation in the HKSAR. Judith was planning to accompany Susan for the duration of her…