Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – Capital No Longer Required – Why Was the CIES Suspended ?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / No responses

CIES suspended! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme and some of the machinations that went on which meant that the programme was destined […]

2015 Immigration Policy Changes – the Inevitable Suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

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

Long past its sell-by date and way beyond the ken of its originally intended constituency, CY Leung announced the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme from the 15th of this month and at a swoop said ‘enough’ to the 20,000 moneyed mainlanders who lent the economy USD600 million over the course of the last […]

Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Suspended – Business Investment Visa Gets a Boost!

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

CY Leung in his policy address today announced the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (“CIES” visa) with effect from tomorrow. Current applications are not affected. No new applications will be entertained until further notice. It appears that the government has determined, finally, to focus specific attention on attracting business to Hong Kong, not […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – The HKD10 Million Capital Investment Visa

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 7 responses

On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. The Rest of the Talk Introduction Visa to Work Own-Business Visa Top Notch Talent Visa 10 Million Dollar […]

Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

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If you have at least HKD10 million and are attracted to a life in Hong Kong, then the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme could be a great immigration solution for you… On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. This segment discusses how […]

InvestHK Israel Roadshow – the Hong Kong Visa Geeza Does It Tough!

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It’s a tough life helping to promote inward investment to Hong Kong, but someone has to do it… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting 1. INFOGRAPHIC – One Man Investment Visa for Hong Kong 2. PDF – Information on the Hong Kong Business Investment Visa 3. PLAN – The Hong Kong Visa Application Roadmap 4. CASE […]

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

Posted by The Visa Geeza / 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 […]

Do You Need to Spend a Minimum Number of Days Per Year in Hong Kong In Order to Maintain a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa?

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Does the rationale of the CIES dictate that you spend a certain amount of time in the HKSAR each year in order not to lose the status? QUESTION After grant of  a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme visa, say if you live overseas, how many days/weeks or months/year, will you have to prove you have stayed […]

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Interview: Do You Think the Relatively Low Number of Foreigners Coming to Live and Work in Hong Kong is Due to it Being Hard to Get a Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes / 12 responses

Coming to live and work in Hong Kong – 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 […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Session Q&A

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

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The Delegation was hosted by my good friends at Rosemont Hong Kong and I covered in a total of 50 minutes the whole sweep of employment and investment based visas as well as […]