Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

LIFTING THE LID – The Nature of Our Competition in the Hong Kong Immigration Services Market

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

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 the nature of our competition in the Hong Kong immigration services market. More Stuff You May Find […]

5 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – The 3 Applicant Scenarios

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On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this segment I discuss the three typical ‘applicant scenarios’ which present themselves […]

4 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Are You a Professional?

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On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this section of the talk I discuss what the Hong Kong Immigration Department […]

3 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – The Test for Visa Approval

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On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this section of the talk I discuss the Hong Kong work visa […]

Why I Love Dragonlaw

Posted in Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Daniel Walker and the guys at Dragonlaw are the real deal. A triumvirate of lawyers, techies and entrepreneurs, their on-line legal services business allows you establish a company, document your business deals and maintain a legal record of your corporate affairs simply, easily and very cost effectively. What it takes to get a Hong Kong business […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – Earthquake or Tremor?

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this final segment I ponder whether the changes slated are essentially good, bad or indifferent for the average visa applicant… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting 2015 […]

TODAY: How to Apply for a Same Sex Partner Visa for Hong Kong Without Needing Any Professional Help – Public Talk by Stephen Barnes, March 5 @ WYND in LKF

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

Tonight, I will be giving a talk on the challenges faced by gay partners in Hong Kong who are seeking immigration permissions to remain with their formally resident loved ones here. It is scheduled for Tonight,  Thursday March 5,  2015  between 7 pm and 9 pm in  LKF. This is a free session (i.e. no $$ […]