Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Hong Kong Work Visa Rejection Reasons | When All Else Failed We Appealed to the Chief Executive | And Won!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Case Study, Employment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, VG Front Page / 14 responses

Hong Kong Work Visa Rejection Reasons? If an application for a case Reconsideration has played itself out without the Hong Kong work visa rejection reasons being overturned, where does that leave you in the appeal process?   Hong Kong Work Visa Rejection Reasons – Until 1999 … Until 1999, section 53 of the Immigration Ordinance […]

If I Stop Working for My Current Employer Will My Hong Kong Employment Visa Remain Valid?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 4 responses

Will My Hong Kong Employment Visa Remain Valid If I’ve Lost My Job? First Published March 5, 2013 QUESTION Help with my Hong Kong employment visa please! For the last few years I’ve been working for an American company with an American contract of employment. I am under an employment visa for this position and […]

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Getting Professional Help With Your Hong Kong Visa Application – On the Cheap!

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Professional Help With Your Hong Kong Visa Application? What I love about Hong Kong is our free market, bags of competition and loads of choices. Of course, this also applies to my profession too. I just love this picture and can’t resist sharing it here. Says it all really! Navigating the complexities of immigration and […]

Please Don’t Ask Me To Advise You On How To Break Hong Kong Immigration Law!

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

First Published Years &  Years Ago! How To Break Hong Kong Immigration Law – I’m Not Going To Help You! I get loads of great questions to answer and it’s my genuine pleasure to help. How To Break Hong Kong Immigration Law – Innocent Requests Are Often Unlawful In Their Execution Sometimes, though, people don’t […]

Can I Employ Myself Via A Hong Kong Business Investment Visa (Or Any Other Way)?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 13 responses

Can I Employ Myself? Updated July 2023 Can I employ mself? This is a typical question about what is really a Hong Kong business investment (entrepreneur) visa application – but most often people don’t know, understandably enough, how to couch it… Can I Employ Myself? – QUESTION “Hello, I’m interested in getting HK residence permit […]

Ensuring Your Staff Are Lawfully Employable in Hong Kong: How To Check & See

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What steps should an employer take to ensure a job seeker is lawfully employable in Hong Kong?  What documents should an employer inspect for job seekers who do not hold a Hong Kong permanent identity card and what are the consequences for an employer who fails to check if a job seeker is lawfully employable […]

Hong Kong Employment Visa Leaving Your Job – What Happens To Your Immigration Status?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, VG Front Page, Your Question Answered / No responses

Hong Kong employment visa leaving your job – discover the implications of leaving your job on your Hong Kong employment visa, and learn how to reinstate your work privileges and navigate the visa sponsorship changes.   QUESTION Hong Kong Employment Visa Leaving Your Job: Will my Hong Kong employment visa be compromised if I leave […]

Getting A Working Visa For Hong Kong Is A Simple Matter Of Filling In The Forms – Right?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says… / 13 responses

Getting A Working Visa For Hong Kong – Easy Or Hard? I am in the process of updating a whole raft of content in anticipation of the launch of VisaGeeza.Ai at some stage next month and am coming across a lot of  ‘oldies but goodies’. Here’s one! Getting A Working Visa For Hong Kong Is A […]

What Happens If You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa Limit of Stay?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 167 responses

What Happens If You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa? Updated July 2023 The Immigration Department are very strict about people who overstay their visa in Hong Kong. What Happens If You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa – Report Immediately If you are a visitor here and find yourself a day or 2 accidently overstaying, and […]

Overcoming Employment Obstacles in Hong Kong: Finding a Credible Visa Sponsor

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A credible visa sponsor? What is the best way for someone to prove their expertise in a unique musical instrument without formal certification, in order to obtain a work visa and open a school in Hong Kong? This question as regards finding a credible visa sponsor relates to a highly unique musical instrument that I […]