Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong (American Club Talk) – Part 4 of 7 – Maintaining & Breaking Your Continuity of Residence

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 8 responses

On May 29, 2014 The Henley Group sponsored a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club. We originally produced a version of this presentation last year. However, this time we can bring the material to life a bit more with an actively engaged audience and a lovely ambiance to the […]

How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong (American Club Talk) – Part 3 of 7 – Ordinarily Resident?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 2 responses

On May 29, 2014 The Henley Group sponsored a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club. We originally produced a version of this presentation last year. However, this time we can bring the material to life a bit more with an actively engaged audience and a lovely ambiance to the […]

How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong (American Club Talk) – Part 2 of 7 – Do You Qualify?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Long Stay & PR, Musing / 2 responses

On May 29, 2014 The Henley Group sponsored a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club. We originally produced a version of this presentation last year. However, this time we can bring the material to life a bit more with an actively engaged audience and a lovely ambiance to the […]

QOTW: Can You Get PR in Hong Kong if You Have Actually Been Living & Working in China?

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How does time spent living and working in China impact on your eligibility for the right of abode in Hong Kong? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I am a Canadian citizen. I worked and lived in Hong Kong from 2005 to 2007 and then was transferred to Shanghai by my employer which is a Hong Kong […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – No Need to Take Notes!

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 10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application This presentation has been designed to serve as the anchor or reference point in making your own application for a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card. You will find along with each slide, not only my narrative on each segment, but also links […]

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

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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application This 15 segment presentation is designed to empower long term foreign national residents of Hong Kong to remove all their current immigration conditions and go on to become permanent residents. Permanent residency is derived from the Hong Kong Basic Law and, once […]