Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

I Possess an APEC Business Travel Card – Will It Advantage Me in My Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 5 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this explainer clarified whether holding an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) conferred any special advantage or streamlined treatment when applying for a Hong Kong investment as entrepreneur visa. The Geeza pointed out that while an ABTC demonstrates legitimate regional […]

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Want To Be An Entrepreneur In Hong Kong?

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

Want To Be An Entrepreneur In Hong Kong? Covid19 has been, and continues to be, the bane of Hong Kong but it’s going to end, sooner rather than later, and now is the ideal time to bring forward those long standing plans to ditch the rat race of full time employment and get your entrepreneurial […]

Do You Really Need to Set Up Your Own Office if You Have a Hong Kong Investment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Once you have persuaded the Hong Kong Immigration Department of your ability to make a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong and have been granted an investment visa, can you then argue, after the fact, that actually, you have no practical need to establish office premises of your own after all? PRACTICE UPDATE: […]

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Which is Better – Apply for a Hong Kong Investment Visa Directly or for an Employment Visa First then after Approval Become a Shareholder in Your Own Business?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

It hardly matters how you skin this cat, ImmD will approach it in exactly the same way… as a new business situation.   PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this strategic dilemma examined whether an aspiring business owner should apply directly for an investment as […]

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Should I Change My Hong Kong Visa Category From Sponsored Employment to Business Investment or Seek Permission to Join in a Side Business Instead?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Change my Hong Kong visa? This question is less either / or from an immigration perspective but more an issue of full time entrepreneur or not… PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy:QUESTION This comparative dilemma—weighing whether an employed professional should transition into a full-time entrepreneur visa […]

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As a Visitor Living in Hong Kong Do You Need to Get An Investment Visa if You Freelance Here But All Your Income is Sourced Overseas?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

First Published September 30, 2018 – Updated October 12, 2026 What is the law about visitors working in Hong Kong as freelancers but not engaging in the local economy? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this guide addressed the question of whether an independent freelancer, […]

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I Possess an APEC Business Travel Card – Will It Advantage Me in My Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

This question really is all about the Catch 22 which I have posted on quite a few times previously. However, there is an interesting twist in that the questioner has entered Hong Kong on an APEC Business Travel Card and none of his clients are actually based in Hong Kong. So I am grateful for […]

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What Visa Category Should I Use to Expand My SME Business Operations From Gibraltar to Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 7 responses

First Published January 10, 2017 What Hong Kong visa category should I use to expand my SME business operations from my base in Gibraltar? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This cross-border expansion case study—evaluating whether an established overseas SME should enter Hong Kong via an […]

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Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… Catch 22?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 3 responses

First Published August 29, 2016 The Hong Kong immigration Catch 22 – over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This editorial detailing how ImmD evaluates business creation by […]

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… Administrative Flux?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 1 response

First Published September 6, 2016 Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short video I discuss the notion of Administrative Flux. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this explainer introduced the […]