Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Is There Any Special Visa Type For Foreign National Media Professionals Seeking To Live & Freelance In Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 2 responses

Is There Any Special Visa Type For Foreign National Media Professionals Seeking To Live & Freelance In Hong Kong? Independent media professionals often occupy a round-pegs-in-square-holes situation when it comes to being able to practice their trade in Hong Kong and this question discusses how they might go about being able to do so. PRACTICE […]

Can You Freelance Or Start Your Own Business Under A Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa?

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

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This article’s guidance explaining that a Working Holiday Visa holder who decides to freelance or launch a business must promptly regularize their status by applying for an Entrepreneur Visa must now highlight the impossibility of a casual transition. Working holidaymakers […]

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What Do Both Hong Kong Employment & Investment Visa Applications Share In Common?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 15 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this explainer examined the shared legal DNA between General Employment Policy (GEP) employment and investment visas, emphasizing their common statutory roots under Section 11 of the Immigration Ordinance. Both routes were presented as flexible, narrative-driven exercises governed by administrative […]

The Challenge Of Visa Approvability For Freelance Writers & Reporters In Hong Kong

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

Freelance writers & reporters in Hong Kong are often faced with a round-pegs-in-square-holes visa situation that is not easily resolved. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This article’s examination of the classic “round-peg-in-a-square-hole” dilemma for freelance foreign journalists, authors, and reporters must now be read as […]

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Hong Kong Business Investment Visas – The Catch 22 For Foreign National Entrepreneurs

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

    PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This installment breaks down the systemic procedural conflict where a visitor is legally prohibited from working or managing a company, yet ImmD demands evidence that an enterprise is viable before granting an entrepreneur visa. The historical strategy of […]

How Can An Overseas Company Temporarily Sponsor Employment Visa Permissions For Hong Kong?

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

Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Under Hong Kong immigration law, foreign corporations dispatching staff to execute local assignments encounter a fundamental jurisdictional hurdle: an overseas entity cannot directly sponsor a conventional work visa without establishing an approved local operational […]

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What Compliance Obligations Do I Have If I Hold A Hong Kong Employment Visa And Want To Start Freelancing After I Stop Working For My Employer-Sponsor?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Investment Visas, Your Question Answered / 1 response

I hold a Hong Kong employment visa and want to start freelancing…   As a foreign national temporarily resident in Hong Kong on a sponsored employment visa, there are a number of different compliance issues that need to be addressed if you lose your job and you fancy embarking down the path of freelancing on […]

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I Am An Independent Contractor Not An Employee – Can I Get An Employment Visa As An Intercompany Transferee?

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

I Am An Independent Contractor Not An Employee – Can I Get An Employment Visa As An Intercompany Transferee? Sometimes, round-pegs-in-square-holes situations crop up which make the challenge of securing a Hong Kong employment visa especially daunting! This question raises a very interesting set of circumstances which make for an interesting visa application experience ahead! […]

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 […]

The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa – Is It Good For A Single Client Business Only?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Musing, VG Front Page / No responses

Have you got an opportunity to be an independant contractor rather than serving as a full time employee and wondering if you can get a Hong Kong entrepreneur visa with a single client only? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: This article’s warning against using an […]