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Can You Use the Foreign Domestic Helper Visa to Employ Your Mother in Hong Kong?

Posted in Employment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

The Hong Kong Immigration Department are not especially receptive to what can appear to be family reunion via the back door… Can you use the Foreign Domestic Helper visa to employ your mother in Hong Kong? QUESTION Hello, My wife and I are on work visas in Hong Kong and are expecting a baby in […]

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Immigration Department Service At Immigration Tower Return To Normal

Posted in Feature Article, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The Immigration Department (ImmD) announced an update on service arrangements as follows:

All Services Back To Normal In Wanchai Except For ID Card Replacement Initiative

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… Contrived Employment?

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

First Published September 9, 2016 Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short piece I discuss  the old chestnut of contrived employment (fake job offers). More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting What does it mean… Twilight Zone? What does […]

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… One Year Rule?

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

First Published July 11, 2015 Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short video, I discuss the One Year Rule as it applies to PRC nationals applicants  for resident visa status in Hong Kong. More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting […]

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean…Roof-Over-Head-Food-On-Table ?

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

First Published July 27, 2015 Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short piece I discuss how the Hong Kong Immigration Department assess the bona fides of a sponsor seeking Hong Kong dependant visa permissions for his/her family to join him/her […]

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… Suitable & Credible Sponsor?

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

First Published July 20, 2015 Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short piece I discuss how the Hong Kong Immigration Department assess the bona fides of a Hong Kong company seeking to sponsor the employment visa permissions of a foreign […]

Hong Kong Immigration… What Does It Mean… Approvability Test?

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

First Published August 24, 2015 Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. In this short piece, I discuss  how the Hong Kong Immigration Department position their internal test for visa application approval via, what I have couched, as their Approvability Test. More Stuff […]