Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

What Happens to My Girlfriend’s Hong Kong Employment Visa if She Quits Her Job and We Get Engaged – Can She Carry on Working on the Strength of Our Relationship?

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

Does being formally engaged to be married to a Hong Kong Permanent Resident materially impact the work permissions available to an employment visa holding fiance? QUESTION I am a permanent resident of Hong Kong working here and I met my girlfriend who is currently employed and on a working visa. However she no longer wants to […]

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Hong Kong Employment Visa – How to Go About Changing Employers & Managing the Immigration Implications

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

First Published March 27, 2014 This question comes up all the time (and is actually answered on the home page of our Blog) but I am grateful for the opportunity to revisit it again now… QUESTION Hi, I’m currently working in Hong Kong with a valid working visa but have been offered a job with […]

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How Much & What Type of Work Experience Post-Graduation is Actually Needed to Get a Hong Kong Work Visa?

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

First Published February 13, 2015 At least 2 years post-graduation working experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity is required to be deemed a Professional in order to qualify for a Hong Kong work visa under the General Employment Policy…. Dear Visa Geeza, Thank you for maintaining such an informative site! It has been a […]

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Interview: Do Mainlanders Typically Enjoy the Same Kind of Immigration Experience as Other Foreign Nationals Do in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 19 responses

First Published July 24, 2013 – Updated October 2026 PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the Updated IANG (Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates) Policy Historically, the video commentary and analysis published on the Hong Kong Visa Geeza at Do Mainlanders Typically Enjoy The Same Kind Of Immigration Experience […]

How Does a Prior Bankruptcy Impact on Getting a Hong Kong Employment Visa?

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

Will previous financial difficulties experienced ‘in another life’ outside of Hong Kong impact on your ability to secure an employment visa here? QUESTION I’ve dreamed of living in Hong Kong for much of my life, but I have a bankruptcy in my past and don’t know if it will affect my plans to find a […]

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Do You Need a Visa to Operate a Business in Hong Kong if You Are Not Yet Resident Here?

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

Great question today with a simple answer and an opportunity to shed some more light on the Catch 22 and  your ‘intention to reside’… PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this guidance addressed the fundamental legal distinction between owning a Hong Kong enterprise and actively operating […]

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Telecommuting From a Job in China AFTER a Hong Kong Employment Visa Refusal…?

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

Hong Kong Employment Visa Refusal … Can You Easily Visit If You’ve Previously Been Denied An Employment Visa? What’s the situation if you’ve been refused an employment visa in Hong Kong and your employer then decides to engage you in China instead?     Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light […]

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QOTW: Will My Hong Kong Work Visa Change of Employer be Denied If My Fixed Compensation is Significantly Less Than in My Current Role?

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

What happens to your Hong Kong work visa change of employer application if your new job pays much less than your old one? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I currently hold an employment visa with a Hong Kong company where I am receiving a monthly salary of HK$50,000 (fixed salary, no bonuses), and have been working with this […]

Can You Expect ImmD to Readily Approve a Hong Kong Work Visa Application Just Because the Applicant is a Child of the Owner of the Sponsoring Business?

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

Hong Kong work visa application. What do ImmD make of applications for employment visas where the sponsoring business is owned by the visa applicant’s parent? QUESTION I have a limited company and I would like to bring my son up from Australia to be my right hand man. He is well qualified for the role […]

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What Visa Options Exist for a Presently Employed Writer to ‘Go Solo’ Whilst Holding an Employment Visa ‘Cruising’ to the Right of Abode in Hong Kong in 2018?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

Freelance writers always struggle to secure investment visas here…   PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this guide addressed foreign professionals who, several years into their seven-year ordinary residence journey toward Right of Abode (PR), were eager to break out of corporate employment and “go […]

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