Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

5 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – The 3 Applicant Scenarios

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

On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this segment I discuss the three typical ‘applicant scenarios’ which present themselves […]

4 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Are You a Professional?

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On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this section of the talk I discuss what the Hong Kong Immigration Department […]

3 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – The Test for Visa Approval

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On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this section of the talk I discuss the Hong Kong work visa […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – Earthquake or Tremor?

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

On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this final segment I ponder whether the changes slated are essentially good, bad or indifferent for the average visa applicant… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting 2015 […]

TODAY: How to Apply for a Same Sex Partner Visa for Hong Kong Without Needing Any Professional Help – Public Talk by Stephen Barnes, March 5 @ WYND in LKF

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

Tonight, I will be giving a talk on the challenges faced by gay partners in Hong Kong who are seeking immigration permissions to remain with their formally resident loved ones here. It is scheduled for Tonight,  Thursday March 5,  2015  between 7 pm and 9 pm in  LKF. This is a free session (i.e. no $$ […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – Upgraded Hong Kong Visa Limit of Stay

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

Upgraded Hong Kong visa limit of stay! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss the new patterns of limit of stay which will be introduced from Q2 this year. More Stuff You […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – New ASSG Visa for A-B-Cs

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New ASSG Visa for A-B-Cs! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss what we know about the new visa programme designed for foreign born, second generation offspring of Hong Kong Chinese permanent […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – How Most Mainlanders Screwed Up Under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

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

Those Mainlanders! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss how the original objectives of Mainland applicants to use the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme actually failed to materialise for the vast majority of them […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – Capital No Longer Required – Why Was the CIES Suspended ?

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CIES suspended! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme and some of the machinations that went on which meant that the programme was destined […]

2 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Need For a Job Offer

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On November 28, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly in Hong Kong to discuss the opportunities for their graduates to go about making an application for a Hong Kong work visa without paying for any professional help. In this segment I discuss the issue of a job offer and its […]