As a Visitor Living in Hong Kong Do You Need to Get An Investment Visa if You Freelance Here But All Your Income is Sourced Overseas?
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First Published October 2, 2019 – Advice Still Valid Today
What is the law about visitors working in Hong Kong as freelancers but not engaging in the local economy? Whilst this question was first asked 4 years ago, I have received three very similar quiestions in the last week so nows the time to republish it. So ..
Do you need an investment visa if all your income is sourced overseas?
QUESTION
Hi Stephen,
I’ve lived in Hong Kong for 2 years and now I’m freelancing and getting all of my income from overseas.
I wish to stay in HK, so am I required to get a work / investment visa even if I generate no income here?
Thank you so much for your help.
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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.
