Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Interview: Is the Hong Kong Immigration Department Website Actually Fit For Purpose?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 16 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 […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – August 2013

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing / 1 response

  Phil Whelan was on holiday in Bali  last week when we coordinated my visit to him on his Morning Brew show over at RTHK Radio 3 yesterday. It was clear that he’d been thinking about a few things visa and immigration related whilst sunning himself by the pool as no sooner had I sat […]

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The Remarkable Tale of a Hong Kong Investment Visa Approval – Buying a Restaurant, Maintaining Jobs & Managing Remotely

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Case Study, Investment Visas / 5 responses

On Friday last week, our client Mike Chapin very graciously invited my colleagues and I to have dinner at his restaurant JAR in Central. He asked us along as his guests to celebrate the approval of his and his wife Natalia’s Hong Kong investment and dependant visa applications a few weeks earlier. Due to travel and other (family) […]

Starting a Business in Hong Kong

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in / 5 responses

If you’re not yet resident, but intend to start a new business or join in one. Visitor Starting A Business Must Have Resources Hong Kong Visa Handbook       If you’re a current resident and wish to go into business for yourself. Resident Starting A Business Must Have Resources Hong Kong Visa Handbook   […]

Can an Offshore Company Sponsor a Hong Kong Employment or Business Investment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 6 responses

You may be a director, shareholder or an employee of a company which is not incorporated in Hong Kong but thinking about the possibility of setting up shop here. In such a case, is it possible for the overseas incorporated entity to sponsor employment or business investment visa permissions for one of their officers or […]

Are Such Facilities as Virtual Offices, Incubators, Serviced Offices & Co-working Spaces Deemed ‘Suitable Business Premises’ for the Purposes of a Hong Kong Business Investment Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 4 responses

Hong Kong has an incredibly dynamic economy with the reality that the Hong Kong Immigration Department has recognized that entrepreneurs today have a wide variety of options in which to home their start up and early stage businesses. Consequently, incubators, serviced offices and co-working spaces are generally acceptable to the Immigration Department as early homes […]

How Can Presently Unemployed Investment Bankers Reorganize Their Careers in Order to Remain in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / 5 responses

These are trying times for investment bankers with the global financial crisis continuing to lead to career uncertainties for these professionals with seemingly no end sight. Many such bankers are here in Hong Kong on employment visas sponsored by their last investment bank employer. If you, as many indeed have, been laid off – what […]

24 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Your Questions Answered!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 5 responses

On January 17, 2013 I gave a talk at Centre O in Wanchai on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong business investment visa without the need to pay for any professional help. The 30 minute talk was broken down into 24 very easy to digest segments and each of these segments is presented here. The talk […]

23 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – All Good Stuff!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

On January 17, 2013 I gave a talk at Centre O in Wanchai on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong business investment visa without the need to pay for any professional help. The 30 minute talk was broken down into 24 very easy to digest segments and each of these segments is presented here. The talk […]

22 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Templates

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

On January 17, 2013 I gave a talk at Centre O in Wanchai on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong business investment visa without the need to pay for any professional help. The 30 minute talk was broken down into 24 very easy to digest segments and each of these segments is presented here. The talk […]