Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Can You Expect ImmD to Readily Approve a Hong Kong Work Visa Application Just Because the Applicant is a Child of the Owner of the Sponsoring Business?

Posted in Employment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong work visa application. What do ImmD make of applications for employment visas where the sponsoring business is owned by the visa applicant’s parent? QUESTION I have a limited company and I would like to bring my son up from Australia to be my right hand man. He is well qualified for the role […]

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The Evolution of the Hong Kong Business Investment Visa: How the Now Defunct Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Inevitably Led to the Startup Visa

Posted in Investment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

In October 2015, I was invited to give a short presentation at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Baker Tilly Signature series of talks held at Regus Central Plaza in Wanchai. I spoke about the evolution of the ability for foreign nationals to secure immigration status in Hong Kong by investment and how the failing Capital […]

LIFTING THE LID: The Hong Kong Visa Centre Fee Discounting Philosophy

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In this occasional series of commentary, I provide a peek inside our professional practice and offer a glimpse of what it’s like to be part of the Hong Kong Visa Centre team. In this short piece, I discuss our philosophy in relation to professional fee discounting here at the Hong Kong Visa Centre. More Stuff […]

Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – D-I-Y Without Any Professional Help!

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On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. In this final segment at o Connect in Sheung Wan, I discuss how you go about applying for and getting approved a Startup Visa without paying for any professional help! The Rest of […]

Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – Can You Tick the Box?

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On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. In this segment at o Connect in Sheung Wan, I discuss how a Startup visa applicant ‘ticks the box’ with the Hong Kong Immigration Department and goes on to be approved. The Rest […]

Hong Kong Visa Geeza – My Story in 10 Parts – 8 – The Losing It All Years

Posted in Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

 In the connection economy, to show you are authentic, transparent and vulnerable you need everyone to know your story. So here’s mine (in ten parts!) continuing with … In part 8, I talk about the lessons I learned between 2000 and 2010 in what I have couched as the Losing It All Years. My Story […]

Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – Accompanying Family

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On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. In this segment at o Connect in Sheung Wan, I discuss the arrangements in play for family members and other loved ones accompanying an applicant for a Hong Kong Kong Startup visa. The […]

Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – The Catch 22

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On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. In this segment at o Connect in Sheung Wan, I discuss the conundrum known as the Catch 22 in the Hong Kong Kong Startup visa arrangements. The Rest of the Series 1 – […]

Building a Business that Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger Would Love – Interview Tomorrow in Wanchai

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“I am a better investor because I’m a businessman and a better businessman because I’m an investor.” (Warren Buffett) Tomorrow (Saturday, November 7) in Wanchai I will be interviewed by Carlo Gioja, curator of the Value Asia Forum, a group of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and value investors based in Hong Kong. Carlo says… “I first […]

Is the Hong Kong Startup Visa All That It’s Cracked Up to Be? – Getting One!

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On August 11, 2015 I gave a presentation discussing the so-called Hong Kong Startup visa that everyone is getting so excited about. In this segment at o Connect in Sheung Wan, I set out what it takes to get approved under the Hong Kong Startup visa arrangements. The Rest of the Series 1 – Introduction […]