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Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

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DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Tips on How to Apply For a Hong Kong Visa – Public Talk @ WYND on June 17, 2014 From 7 ~ 8 pm

June 15th, 2014

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Not everyone needs a business investment visa to start your own business in Hong Kong… This Tuesday evening, the good guys at WYND co-working space right in the heart of SOHO and LKF have asked me to come and have a fireside chat about the types of immigration status available if you are a foreign […]

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The Hong Kong Immigration Department Really Are Getting Tougher Across the Board Now…

April 16th, 2014

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 3 responses

It has taken me 21 years to make this claim…  I have been practicing in Hong Kong immigration advisory matters since 1993. All down those years, I have been asked countless times “is Immigration getting harder?’ and unflinchingly I have answered ‘no’. It has always been my experience that if you have an approvable case […]

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Interview: What’s Actually Involved in Getting a Hong Kong Investment Visa Approved?

February 6th, 2014

Posted by / in Investment Visas, Musing / 3 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 […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Documents Required

September 2nd, 2013

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 4 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application In the main, the documents required for a successful Right of Abode application speak to the actuality of your last seven years of life in Hong Kong. Of course, not everyone keeps  complete and accurate records over time and most right of […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Losing It!

August 27th, 2013

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application Alas, the Right of Abode for foreign nationals is not strictly speaking a full and complete right as such – in one respect it is only a partial right. Essentially as a non Chinese citizen, once you have secured PR in Hong […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Paperwork, Process & Patience

August 16th, 2013

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 4 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application You must apply to verify your eligibility for a Permanent Hong Kong Identity Card via form ROP145. This is submitted to the HKID at Immigration Tower via the Right of Abode section along with the completed the declaration on Form ROP146. Alternatively […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Security Objections & Outstanding Taxation Liabilities

August 12th, 2013

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application Some foreign national applicants for permanent residency are extremely concerned that certain transgressions of the law during their time in Hong Kong could serve as a barrier to them qualifying for the right of abode here. Namely, will a criminal conviction in […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Is Hong Kong Your Only Place of Permanent Residence?

August 2nd, 2013

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 11 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application In determining how to implement the provisions of the Basic Law relating to right of abode for long stay foreign nationals in 1997, ImmD adopted a pragmatic approach to determining if Hong Kong has indeed become your only place of permanent residence. […]

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WRAP UP: How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Public Talk by Stephen Barnes – July 25, 2013

July 26th, 2013

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It was a full house last night at Centre O when I gave a talk on how to apply for the right of abode in Hong Kong without the need to pay for any professional assistance. Centre O owner and compatriate-in-arms Josephine Lau provided, as she always does, a convivial atmosphere  and we kicked off with everyone in their seats […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Are You Truly Settled in Hong Kong?

July 23rd, 2013

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application At the time the Hong Kong Immigration Department are asked to verify your eligibility for a permanent identity card, not only must you have been continuously and ordinarily resident in the HKSAR for at least 7 years, but you also need to […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Qualifying Residence

July 16th, 2013

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 7 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application As we have seen, in order for a long stay foreign national resident to be able to qualify for the right of abode in Hong Kong, he or she must have held a residence visa throughout all of the 7 years claimed. […]

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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza – What Forbes Thinks…

July 13th, 2013

Posted by / in Feature Article, Musing / 4 responses

  Rarely, in the lifespan of any commercial enterprise, do you have the privilege of learning that the hypothesis behind the configuration of your carefully developed business model was, after all, absolutely spot on. Especially in a very public way. Consequently, it came as a great surprise to me this weekend when I learned that […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – 7 Years… Starting When?

July 9th, 2013

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 9 responses

 10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application Given that the approvability test for “continuous ordinary residence” is essentially so flexible, it is reasonable to assume that the commencement date of the 7 years runs from the time that you first landed in Hong Kong and can objectively be assessed […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – “Continuous Ordinary Residence”?

July 5th, 2013

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application By definition, continuous ordinary residence is exactly that. For the purposes of the right of abode in Hong Kong, continuity of residence, at the very least, anticipates back to back residence visas of any such kind that qualify. This excludes certain types […]

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How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – The Approvability Test

June 28th, 2013

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 5 responses

10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application For long stay foreign nationals in Hong Kong, the approvability test for the right of abode is to show that you have been continuously and ordinarily resident here for a period of not less than 7 years. You also need to demonstrate […]

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