Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

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 […]

The Shiny New D-I-Y Hong Kong Visa Kit – Get Yours Today – 100% FREE!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 22 responses

Getting a visa to live in Hong Kong can be a complicated process. Understanding what it takes to get your application approved is not easy to fathom as the Hong Kong Immigration Department website is informative but not especially useful. Instead you can use the free service from the Hong Kong Visa Centre. In the […]

Can I Swap From a Hong Kong Dependant Visa to a Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Your Question Answered / 6 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our foundational practice piece, Applying for a Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa, outlined the end-to-end procedural roadmap for passive capital immigration into Hong Kong under the legacy framework. Historically, applicants navigated a single-tier assessment managed directly […]

7 Years Residence in Hong Kong Under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – What Permanent Residency Options Exist?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original analysis addressed the critical Year 7 milestone for CIES visa holders, examining the dual pathways available under the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115): applying for the Right of Abode (RoA) (Permanent Residency) versus opting for Unconditional Stay […]

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Is the Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Actually Fit for Purpose?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing / 6 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original analytical commentary directly asked whether the legacy Capital Investment Entrant Scheme was truly “fit for purpose.” Historically, the policy faced intense public and economic scrutiny for acting as a speculative conduit: capital flooded passively into liquid […]

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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