Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

What Do You Need to Do If There Has Been a Change in the Details of Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsor But No Change in Your Employer?

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Sometimes, though not very often, the corporate entity sponsoring an employment visa for a foreign national employee working in Hong Kong, may undergo a reorganisation..

What to Do if You Find Yourself in the Hong Kong Visa ‘Twilight Zone’

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Sometimes, Hong Kong residents find themselves changing employers or swapping from a sponsored employment visa to a business investment visa, when their current limit of..

I Worked in Hong Kong for 4 Years – then Left for 2 – and Have a Valid Visa in My Passport – Can I Still Work & then Apply for PR?

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For many foreign national residents, it can take a couple of runs at living in Hong Kong before they catch the bug and realise they..

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The Reality Behind the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s “4 Weeks” Visa Application Consideration Time Frame

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

When you make most any type of Hong Kong visa or immigration application, you will find yourself in the Hong Kong ID’s infamous 4 Weeks..

Do I Automatically Qualify for a Hong Kong Dependant Visa if My Partner Has a Work or Investment Visa Here?

Posted in Family Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The rule for dependant visas in Hong Kong is very simple and easy to understand. In order to qualify, the family members must be either..

I Hate My Boss & Want to Leave My Job – What About My Work Visa for Hong Kong?

Posted in 60 Second Snapshot, Employment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

In actual fact, your employment visa permissions belong to you, not your employer as they are just the sponsor of your immigration status, not the..

What’s the Story When You Hold a Hong Kong Work Visa and Face Redundancy?

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The Hong Kong Immigration Department are highly sympathetic to foreign nationals who find themselves with an employment visa sponsored by an employer that has had..

What’s the Minimum Salary for a Hong Kong Employment Visa Approval?

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This is a vexed question for many visa applicants and their employers but there is a simple rule of thumb that needs to be adhered..

If I Didn’t Graduate from University, Will it Stop Me From Getting a Hong Kong Employment Visa?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

No, you don’t always need a degree to get an employment visa for Hong Kong. Definitely not! But instead, you have to have a lot..

What’s the Basic Income of a Typical Hong Kong Employment Visa Holder?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Many employment visa applicants and the companies which want to hire them struggle with the question of what’s the minimum salary for visa approval? The..