Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Can I Come to Hong Kong as Visitor, Find a Job, Then Change to an Employment Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 9 responses

First Published June 20, 2012 Down the years a great many foreign nationals arrive in Hong Kong as visitors ‘on spec’ and are able to successfully change their immigration status in order for them to take up employment when a job offer manifests itself here. This question discusses this very issue and provides the answer […]

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Hong Kong Dependant Visa: How Can You Prove Your Relationship is Genuine If You Marry in Hong Kong But Have Been Together Only About a Year?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / 14 responses

How do you go about demonstrating to the Hong Kong Immigration Department that your relationship is a genuine one as you apply for a Hong Kong dependant visa? QUESTION I have a question about the interplay between marriage and subsequently obtaining a Hong Kong dependant visa. Our situation is as follows: I am professional with […]

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Freelance Investment Visa For Hong Kong Where All Your Income is Sourced Overseas (A Digital Nomad Visa)??

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Freelance Investment Visa For Hong Kong? Can You Freelance In Hong Kong As A Visitor Digital-Nomad Style … First Published September 30, 2018 – Updated October, 2026     What is the law about visitors working in Hong Kong as freelancers but not engaging in the local economy? PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now […]

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Can I Study Online for a UK Tertiary Qualification while Staying in Hong Kong with a Visitor Visa?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

This question gets to the heart of permitted activity as a Visitor and the ability to remain here on an indefinite basis on that status. QUESTION Hi, I am a New Zealander currently staying in Hong Kong with my partner who is a permanent HKID card holder. I do not have a HKID card, just […]

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The Hong Kong Immigration Department Are Still Allowing Visitors Into Hong Kong Again (Mostly)

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Sherpa, VG Front Page, Visitor Visas / 2 responses

The Hong Kong Immigration Department are still allowing visitors to Hong Kong again (mostly). After a tumultuous 48 hours of  COVID19 boffin flip-flopping and the HKSAR Government now sending everyone to a minimum of 14 days virus jail to enter our hallowed shores here are the new arrangements for folks, residents and not residents alike, […]

Can I Come To Hong Kong As A Visitor Find A Job Then Change To An Employment Visa?

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

Employment Visa From A Visitor Visa? Can You Swap One For The Other In Hong Kong Without Leaving First?   Employment visa? Down the years a great many foreign nationals arrive in Hong Kong as visitors ‘on spec’ and are able to successfully change their immigration status in order for them to take up employment […]

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Telecommuting From a Job in China AFTER a Hong Kong Employment Visa Refusal…?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered / No responses

Hong Kong Employment Visa Refusal … Can You Easily Visit If You’ve Previously Been Denied An Employment Visa? What’s the situation if you’ve been refused an employment visa in Hong Kong and your employer then decides to engage you in China instead?     Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light […]

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What Do The Immigration Department Say About Permitted Activity as a Visitor to Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Visitor Visas / No responses

Permitted Activity As A Visitor to Hong Kong? Straight From The Horses Mouth …     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, the statutory boundary defining what an arriving foreign national can and cannot lawfully […]

Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – What Can You Do as a Visitor?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 6 responses

On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historically, this tactical piece mapped the legal boundaries of what prospective founders could legitimately do in Hong Kong […]

4 Realistically Achievable Visas to Live, Work or Establish a Business in Hong Kong – Permitted Activity as a Visitor

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Musing, Visitor Visas / No responses

Permitted Activity as a Visitor To Hong Kong What Can / Can’t You Do?   On the 6th of August 2015, I was invited by the good guys at WYND to give a talk about the Hong Kong visas that are the most realistically achievable to live, work or establish a business in Hong Kong, […]