Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Interview: Is the Hong Kong Immigration Website Actually Fit For Purpose?

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

On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over..

I Possess an APEC Business Travel Card – Will It Advantage Me in My Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

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

This question really is all about the Catch 22 which I have posted on quite a few times previously. However, there is an interesting twist..

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Will the Fact of 2 Previous Visits to Hong Kong Help or Hinder a Prolonged Visitor Visa Application for My Same Sex Partner?

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Procedural question about same sex partner visa applications today – yet an important one all the same. QUESTION Hi Stephen, I am in a loving..

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Is It Possible to Cancel a Hong Kong Visa Application and, If So, How Do You Go About Doing It?

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

It happens sometimes. For one reason or another, an application for a Hong Kong visa, of any type really, may need to be cancelled mid..

What About Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You’re Thinking of Changing Jobs?

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

It happens all the time. You get an employment visa to work in Hong Kong for one employer – then your circumstances change and you..

Hong Kong Visitors No Longer Get Visa Stamps In Their Passports

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

As of March 19, 2013 the Hong Kong Immigration Department have changed the way they process and record Visitors entering into Hong Kong. According to..

Hong Kong Investment Visa Processing Times – Current Residents Much, Much (Much!) Faster Than Non Residents

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Something quite amazing happened earlier this week. Here follows the story… We submitted a change of category application for a current Hong Kong foreign national..

Help!! All My Family Are Permanent Residents of Hong Kong and I’m Stuck as a Visitor Due to My Time Spent Studying Abroad – Is There Any Way Forward?

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Sometimes the sun and the moon simply doesn’t align on your Hong Kong immigration situation and, with the system working against you, find yourself orphaned..

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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..

UPDATE: Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visas for British Nationals – the Jury is Still Out After All

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

I am really grateful to Paula Walker of Crown Mobility for engaging last week on the topic of prolonged visitor visas for British nationals seeking to..