Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Foreign National Entrepreneurs Starting Up in Hong Kong or China – Where is Better for Visas?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

   Image Courtesy of China Daily Mail     PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this comparative advisory piece tackled the strategic dilemma faced by international founders weighing whether to base their operations in Hong Kong versus Mainland China (the PRC), specifically contrasting the visa […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – Immigration Policy

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 9 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this policy-level overview established the macro framework of Hong Kong immigration […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Last 20 Years

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / 8 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. The presentation delivered to the Monaco Trade Delegation in mid-2012 surveyed the preceding twenty years of Hong Kong immigration practice, defining a landscape marked by administrative gatekeeping, […]

Relocating to Hong Kong For Work or Business – The Visa Question (Introduction)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Resource, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 15 responses

On June 13 I was invited to address the 2013 Monaco Trade Delegation to Hong Kong & China on the question of visas to live and work in Hong Kong. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy regarding Entrepreneur visas: The post introducing the presentation to the […]

A Public Thank You to the Hong Kong Immigration Department

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, Visitor Visas / 1 response

A few weeks ago we received instructions from a client who was needing to extend a Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa on the strength of a new business she was in the process of implementing here in Hong Kong (after a few years of working as an employee under the QMAS programme). Still relatively new, […]

The Remarkable Tale of a Hong Kong Investment Visa Approval – Buying a Restaurant, Maintaining Jobs & Managing Remotely

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Case Study, Investment Visas / 5 responses

On Friday last week, our client Mike Chapin very graciously invited my colleagues and I to have dinner at his restaurant JAR in Central. He asked us along as his guests to celebrate the approval of his and his wife Natalia’s Hong Kong investment and dependant visa applications a few weeks earlier. Due to travel and other (family) […]

Are Such Facilities as Virtual Offices, Incubators, Serviced Offices & Co-working Spaces Deemed ‘Suitable Business Premises’ for the Purposes of a Hong Kong Business Investment Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 4 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: The legacy position explored here—that serviced business suites, executive desks, or shared co-working memberships can serve as acceptable business premises for initial entry clearance—is now outright obsolete. Adjudicating officers have systematically eliminated accommodation for flexible, unsegregated office arrangements; ImmD now […]

24 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Your Questions Answered!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 5 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this concluding installment in the flagship DIY Visa Guide series served as the interactive capstone: “How to apply for a Hong Kong investment visa without any professional help – your questions answered.” The Geeza tackled real-world queries from aspiring […]

23 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – All Good Stuff!

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this cornerstone installment was the ultimate manifesto of the DIY Visa Guide philosophy: an explicit, step-by-step masterclass titled “How to apply for a Hong Kong investment visa without any professional help (all good stuff).” In that era, the Geeza […]

22 – How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Any Professional Help – Templates

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 2 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this installment in the flagship DIY Visa Guide series served as the practical engine room of the entire self-filing curriculum: providing open-source, downloadable templates for business plans, representation letters, financial projections, and document checklists for an Investment as Entrepreneur […]