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Musing

Redundancy | Expiring Hong Kong Employment Visa | Process Pitfalls | How To Manage

September 2nd, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Musing / 145 responses

What To Do If You’ve Lost Your Job And Have An Expiring Hong Kong Employment Visa? Do You Have To Leave? What About Your Eligibility For PR?   Introduction Experiencing an expiring Hong Kong employment visa after being made redundant can be a stressful situation. Hong Kong’s visa and immigration processes can range from being […]

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Your Questions Answered

Half Way Through the Process | Cancel One Hong Kong Employment Visa Application | Start A Second One Instead?

September 1st, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 8 responses

Cancel One Hong Kong Employment Visa Application to Start a Second One? It sometimes happens that 2 job offers emerge in quick succession and you prefer to accept the 2nd one but the visa application for the first one has already started … So What Happens In A Situation Like This? Cancel one Hong Kong […]

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Immigration Hong Kong Visa For Unpaid Charity Work | It Is Allowed | What Kind Of Visa Is Needed?

August 31st, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 3 responses

Does Volunteering for a Good Cause Represent Unpaid Work That Requires the Specific Permission of the Hong Kong Director of Immigration? Immigration Hong Kong visa – the law here is clear – work, paid or unpaid requires the permission of the Hong Kong Director of Immigration Immigration Hong Kong Visa –  the question of volunteering […]

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Musing

Hong Kong Visa Requirements | Type Of Visa You Will Need To Live Or Work | Considering The Top Talent Pass?

August 29th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / No responses

Hong Kong Visa Requirements To Take Up Residence Here’s What You Need To Consider If You Want To Live Or Work In HK What Are The Hong Kong Visa Requirements Applicable To You? To live and work in the HKSAR you need to know the Hong Kong visa requirements; there are various visa types available. […]

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Musing

Work Visa Hong Kong | How To Apply For Free Without Any Professional Help | Updated August 2023

August 27th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Musing / 3 responses

Work Visa Hong Kong – 100% For Free All about Hong Kong employment visas issued under the General Employment Policy – updated as of August 2023 Work Visa Hong Kong Oldie But Goodie Work visa Hong Kong presentation. On November 28, 2014, I was invited by the good folks at the General Assembly in Hong Kong […]

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Musing

Application For Employing Professionals In Hong Kong | Declaration As To Local Recruitment Efforts

August 26th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Musing, Special Programmes, VG Front Page / No responses

Application For Employing Professionals In Hong Kong – How About The ‘Hire-Locals-First’ Policy? (Original Change Due To Audit Commission Report) Learn About The Need To Source Talent Locally … As a result of the Audit Commission Report Number 66 when making an application for employing professionals in Hong Kong ImmD were forced to change one critical aspect […]

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Musing

General Employment Policy vs Admission Scheme For Mainland Talents & Professionals (GEP vs ASMTP)

August 25th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 12 responses

How Does The Admission Scheme For Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP) Differ From GEP? Over 10 years ago, on June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over the last 20 years. More than 10 years on, in 2023 as I […]

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Your Questions Answered

Flexible Hong Kong Work Visa | Is There Such An Animal | If So Where Might You Find It?

August 24th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 24 responses

Does A Flexible Hong Kong Work Visa Exist? Flexible Hong Kong work visa? Like the Yeti and the Loch Ness Monster, I’ve heard mention of this mythical beast several times over the years … The Employment Visa Is Not Flexible QUESTION Is there a flexible Hong Kong work visa? Because we are going to employ […]

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Case Studies

Hong Kong Investment Visa Wrongly Applied For | Clearing Up the Confusion & Getting the Correct Employment Visa Instead

August 23rd, 2023

Posted by / in Case Study, Employment Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, VG Front Page / 7 responses

Hong Kong Investment Visa Wrongly Applied For This case study looks at the problems which arise when an applicant for a Hong Kong employment visa mistakenly applies for an investment visa in light of the fact he is an intercompany transferee establishing his employer’s business operations in Hong Kong from scratch 1. Hong Kong Investment […]

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Hadley Says

The Perils of Contriving a Job Offer Just for the Purposes of a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application

August 22nd, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says… / 17 responses

Pretending You Have A Job Offer To Get A Hong Kong Employment Visa? Updated August 22, 2023 What are the consequences of providing false information to an Immigration Officer in Hong Kong? Is it worth the risk to pretend you have a job offer for a Hong Kong employment visa?  Is It Worth The Risk? […]

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