How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Are You A Foreign National?
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10 Must Have Resources for A Successful Hong Kong Right of Abode Application
There are in fact several categories of individuals under the basic law who are eligible for consideration for the right of abode in Hong Kong (relating mostly to Chinese nationals) but this presentation is limited to just one type of person, namely, foreign nationals who have lived lawfully in Hong Kong continuously for a minimum period of time.
To qualify the right of abode such foreign nationals must be a person not of Chinese nationality who has entered Hong Kong with a valid travel document, has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years and has taken Hong Kong as his place of permanent residence.
On the face of it, this seems straight forward enough but, as we shall see, there can be wrinkles which can make for uncertainties so in the next segments we shall look closely at the complete approvability test for the right of abode and learn how it breaks down and what does and does not pass muster en route to the golden ticket.
More In This Series
1. How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Introduction
3. How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Order of Business
5. How To Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Are You a Foreign National?
10. How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Are You Truly Settled in Hong Kong?
11. How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help - Is Hong Kong Your Only Place of Permanent Residence?
12. How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help - Security Objections & Outstanding Taxation Liabilities
13. How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help - Paperwork, Process, Patience
14. How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Losing It!
15. How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong – Without Any Professional Help – Documents Required
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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.
