Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

What Happens if You Inadvertently Breach Your Conditions of Stay by Taking Up an Unauthorised Employment in Hong Kong Without First Applying for a Change of Sponsorship?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas, VG Front Page / 10 responses

Under Hong Kong immigration law, foreign nationals are granted employment visa permissions to undertake work for a specific employer on the nominated terms and conditions of the employment agreement which underpins the work permissions granted on the issue of the initial visa, any subsequent change of sponsorship approval or your last employment visa extension. Any […]

WRAP UP: How to Apply for a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Public Talk by Stephen Barnes on January 17, 2013

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 34 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Consolidating the Philosophy of Self-Directed Discretionary Approval Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Wrap Up – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Public Talk by Stephen […]

Statistically, What Are the Chances of Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application Being Approved?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 15 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: High Statistical Approval Rates in the Discretionary Era Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Statistically, What Are the Chances of Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application Being Approved?, this analysis evaluated published Immigration Department […]

How Important is the Support of InvestHK in Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, VG Front Page / 9 responses

InvestHK Letter of Support? InvestHK do a really good job of promoting economic opportunities which Hong Kong offers to foreign individuals and companies seeking to set up shop in the HKSAR. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: InvestHK Endorsement as a Persuasive Administrative Makeweight […]

Is It Actually Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment or Investment Visa Approved?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas / 10 responses

Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment or Investment Visa Approved? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Dispelling Perceptions of Administrative Hardening Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in Is It Actually Becoming Harder to Get Your Hong Kong Employment […]

The Economy at Home is Very Bad – So What Investment Visa Options Exist for You in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas / 11 responses

What Investment Visa Options Exist for You in Hong Kong? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Hong Kong as a Discretionary Safe Haven for Distressed Foreign Entrepreneurs Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in The Economy at Home is Very Bad […]

Why Do Hong Kong Investment Visas Get Denied?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, VG Front Page / 19 responses

Why Do Hong Kong Investment Visas Get Denied? The approvability  test for a Hong Kong investment visa is that you have to show you are in a position to make a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical […]

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – May 2012

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

On May 3rd Phil Whelan had me back on his Morning Brew show on Radio Three to talk about Hong Kong visa and immigration matters. It had been a while since I had seen him and spoken on the show, but it was as though almost nothing had changed (not least the stunning decor of […]

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How to Ensure You Are Not Breaking the Law by Operating a Business in Hong Kong as a Visitor

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, Investment Visas / 4 responses

Operating a Business in Hong Kong as a Visitor? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Navigating Preparatory Acts Versus Operating as a Visitor Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in How to Ensure You Are Not Breaking the Law by Operating […]

60 Pages or 7 Pages for Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Plan? It’s Your Choice…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 3 responses

Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Plan? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: Narrative Economy and Discretionary Persuasion Historically, as published by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza in 60 Pages or 7 Pages For Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Plan – Your Choice!, this advisory […]