Answers To All Your Hong Kong Immigration Questions

Can I Look For A Job In Hong Kong And Attend Interviews If I Only Hold A Visitor Visa?

Posted in Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

Short and sweet this one, just as I like ’em! QUESTION Can I look for a job in Hong Kong and attend interviews if I only hold a visitor visa? ANSWER Under Hong Kong immigration law, it is permitted activity to arrive as a visitor to look for and then interview for employment. It’s also […]

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How Can I Convert My Foreign Domestic Helper Visa To A Dependant Visa After Marriage To A Hong Kong Permanent Resident?

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Can you swap from a foreign domestic helper visa to a dependant visa whilst in Hong Kong? QUESTION My domestic helper, from the Philippines, is married to a Hong Kong Permanent Resident. Her contract with me expires in April and they want to apply for a dependent visa for her. Is this possible, what are […]

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Will The Hong Kong Immigration Department Tell You Why A Visitor Visa Application Has Been Refused?

Posted in Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

One of the more frustrating aspects of dealing with the Hong Kong Immigration Department is the almost total lack of visibility on why applications get refused. No more so when it relates to a ‘limited purpose’ application for a visa to visit Hong Kong. QUESTION Hi I applied for my customer a visitor visa who […]

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If You Stay In Hong Kong For 7 Years As A De-facto Spouse Holding A Prolonged Visitor Visa Will You Qualify For Permanent Residency?

Posted in Family Visas, Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

Could a prolonged visitor hope to get Permanent Residency in Hong Kong? Short and sweet question today, but an important answer so worthy of a PodCast answer (I get loads of questions each day and I answer all of those capable of an answer (many are not – eg “I want to work in HK […]

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How Does Pre-Existing Business Ownership Impact On A Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa Application?

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Will what has been done before impact on a Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa out of policy application now? QUESTION I have a general question regarding conditions of stay for a Hong Kong prolonged visitor visa. On the Hong Kong Immigration website it says: “Subject to the following conditions of stay: (a) he shall not take any […]

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Hong Kong Employment Visa – Can I Transfer To Malaysia For Work Yet Leave My Family Behind In Hong Kong To Carry On Our Lives Here?

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Is it possible to stop working in Hong Kong under an employment visa, move to another country to work yet leave your family behind to continue their lives in here without you day to day? QUESTION Hi, I have got valid Hong Kong employment visa and i am living in Hong Kong since last 4 […]

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Can I Easily Return To (And Then Remain In) Hong Kong As A Visitor Once My Current Employment Visa Has Expired?

Posted in Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

Sometimes, people find themselves in a state of ‘administrative flux’ as one employment visa ends and the circumstances for a new employment visa have not yet, for one reason or another, materialised. The question is, however, can you easily return to / be in Hong Kong as a visitor whilst these wrinkles get ironed out […]

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I Have A Hong Kong Employment Visa To Take Me Through To 7 Years But Now I’m Unemployed – Can I ‘Cruise’ The Last Year Without Working And Still Qualify For Permanent Residency?

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

Is it possible to lose your job (your Hong Kong Employment Visa), cruise through 12 months without working here, spend three months away in China studying then make an application for the right of abode with no questions asked? First Published October 6, 2013 – still of interest today QUESTION Hello, I have lived and worked continuously  […]

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