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How Can a Defacto Spouse Gain Approval to Work Under a Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa?

December 22nd, 2023

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

Work Under A Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa | Benefits | Limitations | Requirements Learn about the requirements, ImmD policy and how to qualify for an employment visa while holding such a prolonged visitor visa as a defacto spouse So, what happens if a defacto partner ‘trailing spouse’ wants to take up employment in Hong […]

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Is 50 Days a Particularly Long Time to Process a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application?

December 21st, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

Hong Kong Employment Visa Application How Long Should It Take Generally? How long should a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application take to finalize – especially in light of the 4 weeks cited on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website? QUESTION My working visa application is now almost into its 7th week (49 days and counting). There were […]

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Got An MPF Refund | Impact On A PR Application | Are You Now Disqualified?

November 23rd, 2023

Posted by / in Long Stay & PR, Your Question Answered / No responses

I Have Sworn A Declaration That I Am Leaving Hong Kong To Receive An MPF Refund … Am I Now Precluded From Making an Application for the Right of Abode Here? QUESTION I have been resident in Hong Kong for 5 and a half years on a working visa. I lost my job over 6 […]

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Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa| One Year Only | Work Full Time?

November 21st, 2023

Posted by / in Special Programmes, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa What are the conditions of work under a Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa? I just love the easy Hong Kong immigration questions – gives me a break from thinking too hard! QUESTION Hi there! I’m Australian and I have an approved Working Holiday Visa, but am wondering if I can […]

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50 Days | A Long Time To Process A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application?

November 20th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Your Question Answered / 12 responses

How Long To Process A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application | Q4 2023? How long should a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application take to finalize? (Especially in light of the 4 weeks cited on the Hong Kong Immigration Department website?) QUESTION My working visa application is now almost into its 7th week (49 days and counting). There […]

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How Is The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Process Actually Experienced By The Typical Foreign National Visa Applicant?

October 23rd, 2023

Posted by / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas / 17 responses

The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Process Undertaking the Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa process is one of the hardest single challenges when dealing with the Hong Kong Immigration Department. The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Process – Approvability Test The approvability test of substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong is somewhat nebulous and the immigration Department’s website […]

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How to Gee Up A Hong Kong Visa Application That Is Taking A Long Time To Process

October 16th, 2023

Posted by / in Family Visas, Your Question Answered / 6 responses

Hong Kong Visa Application That Is Taking A Long Time To Process – What Can You Realistically Do? Updated July 2023 How to gee up a Hong Kong visa application that is taking a long time to process? Whilst this question (along with the answer provided) discusses a dependant visa application, it does set the […]

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Hong Kong Employment Visa – The Newcomer’s Guide – At-A-Glance

October 2nd, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Infographic, VG Front Page / 10 responses

Hong Kong Employment Visa – Looking To Get One? A Hong Kong employment visa can be had if you both qualify and know how to navigate the eligibility assessment and application process system itself. This info-graphic provides you all you need to know – at a glance.  Hong Kong Employment Visa – What’s Involved? Hong […]

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Baby Born In Hong Kong To A Foreign National Temporary Resident | How To Complete the Dependant Visa Process

September 27th, 2023

Posted by / in Family Visas, Feature Article, Musing / 3 responses

Arranging The Visa For A Baby Born In Hong Kong To A Foreign National Temporary Resident How To Complete the Dependant Visa Process Once You Have Baby’s Passport When a baby born in Hong Kong to a temporary (i.e. non-permanent) resident gets his passport, you need to consider finalising the immigration (dependant visa) formalities associated […]

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Do You Have A Business Plan Template I Can Use For My Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

September 3rd, 2023

Posted by / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 6 responses

Is There A Business Plan Template I Can Use For My Hong Kong Investment Visa To Help Get My Case Approved? Updated September, 2023 A Business Plan Template? A Common Question Do you have a business plan template I can use for my Hong Kong investment visa application is a question that we get asked […]

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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 / 10 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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Does A Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Need An Extensive Business Plan?

August 20th, 2023

Posted by / in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas / 6 responses

Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa Need An Extensive Business Plan – Say 60 Pages Long? Not massively so. In fact you can get away without one altogether if writing such a document doesn’t fall readily within your existing skill set. There are other ways to skin this particular cat … Does A Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa […]

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How Important Are A Good Set of Financial Projections In A Hong Kong Business Investment Visa Application?

August 15th, 2023

Posted by / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response

The Importance Of A Good Set of Numbers In A Business Investment Visa Application Educating The Immigration Department is Your Responsibility Applying for a business investment visa? ImmD expect to be able to take a view of a proposed new from 39,000 feet and for this, a good set of financial projections are expected to […]

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Case Studies

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

August 15th, 2023

Posted by / 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 […]

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The Impact of Brain Drain on Hong Kong and Resulting Immigration Policy Development

August 4th, 2023

Posted by / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes / 5 responses

The Impact of Brain Drain on Hong Kong First Published On May 25, 2012, Updated (A Bit) August 4, 2023 The Impact of Brain Drain on Hong Kong: the term “brain drain” first appeared in 1957 in a novel called Atlas Shrugged and the term refers to the loss of skilled researchers, analysts, the accomplished […]

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