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Do You Need Degree To Get A Hong Kong Work Visa?

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

This post deals with the importance of a degree in getting a Hong Kong work visa The short answer is no, not necessarily. Having said that, having a degree certainly helps on the road to visa approval, especially if you have post graduate qualifications as well. The Hong Kong employment visa approvability test calls for […]

What You SHOULD NOT DO When Renewing Or Extending Your Hong Kong Working Visa!

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

Extending your Hong Kong working visa? The beauty of the Hong Kong immigration services professio is that there is a ready pool of customers for both our professional services and also our free-of-all-cost information resources (on both this Blog and also our flagship D-I-Y  Guide Hong Kong Visa Handbook.) Some foreign nationals come, some go […]

Hong Kong Expats Get Hong Kong Passports – Why?

Posted in Feature Article, Long Stay & PR, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong Expats Get Hong Kong Passports Why Some Hong Kong Expats Relinquish Their Citizenship-of-Origin and Become Chinese Citizens Hong Kong Expats Get Hong Kong Passports – Why? In recent years, a growing number of expats in Hong Kong have made the decision to relinquish their citizenship-of-origin and become Chinese citizens. This trend is fueled […]

Your Hong Kong Visa Application Status Can Be Checked Online…..Yeah Right!

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

This article deals with the option for an applicant to check online their visa application status. If you’ve made an application for a residence visa here, the Hong Kong Immigration Department provide you with a website URL and login credentials so that you can ‘track’ the progress of your case as it travels its way […]

Do I Need To Work For the Same Employer For 7 Years To Get The Right Of Abode In Hong Kong?

Posted in Long Stay & PR, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The Right of Abode in Hong Kong is not (solely) based on the length of employment with a single employer. This entitlement is primarily determined by factors such as continuous ordinary residence in Hong Kong for a period of not less than 7 years and other specific eligibility criteria set by the Hong Kong Immigration […]

How Easy Is It To Secure A Work Visa Issued Under The Immigration Arrangements For Non-Local Graduates On The Basis Of Freelance Employment?

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

Can you realistically expect to work for yourself if your employment permissions have been granted under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)? QUESTION Hi Stephen, thanks a lot for answering the questions on this website. I must say that all the information on visageeza.com is of immense value. I would like to pose a […]

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Hong Kong Business Investment Visas – The Catch 22 For Foreign National Entrepreneurs

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

  There are 2 pathways you can follow to apply for a business investment visa for Hong Kong. 1. You can be in Hong Kong as either as resident or a visitor seeking to adjust your immigration status to join in an existing, or establish a new, business; or 2. You can apply prospectively for […]

Mainland Travel Permits for Non Chinese PRs | RTHK3 Backchat

Posted in Long Stay & PR, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Mainland Travel Permits for Non Chinese PRs China Introduces 5-Year Mainland Travel Permit for Foreign Permanent Residents of Hong Kong and Macau Unless you’re a PR of Hong Kong and have been living under a rock this last week, you will no doubt have caught the buzz around Hong Kong at the moment about visa-free […]

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

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

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 in the HKSAR. Over the last 20 years or so I have coined a number of phrases in Hong Kong immigration parlance. ‘Roof-Over-Head-Food-On-Table’ describes […]