Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

How Can Presently Unemployed Investment Bankers Reorganize Their Careers in Order to Remain in Hong Kong?

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These are trying times for investment bankers with the global financial crisis continuing to lead to career uncertainties for these professionals with seemingly no end..

What Happens if You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa Limit of Stay?

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The Immigration Department are very strict about people who overstay their visa in Hong Kong. If you are a visitor here and find yourself a..

IT’S OFFICIAL: The Quality Mainland Migrant Admission Scheme – 77% of All QMAS Visas Go to Chinese Nationals!

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Last week, just before the end of the year, the Government of the HKSAR put out a flurry of information on the performance of the..

It Took Me Almost 12 Months to Settle in Hong Kong After My QMAS Approval – When Does the 7 Year Clock Start Ticking for the Right of Abode?

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The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme provides the successful applicant with a window of time after approval to make arrangements to move to Hong Kong and,..

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Hong Kong Visa Handbook 2025

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Hong Kong Visa Handbook 2025 First written in 1996, I am greatly pleased to bring the Hong Kong Visa Handbook back as a 100% free resource for everyone seeking to secure a Hong Kong residence visa or to upgrade their HKSAR immigration status generally. It has been over 25 years since the Handbook was first […]

Finally the HKID Shed Some Light on What Constitutes ‘Talent’ in a QMAS Application (3 Case Studies’ Video)

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Either the Hong Kong Immigration Department are ‘on the sell’ or word has finally gotten back to them that its time to let prospective applicants..

Is the Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Just Too Competitive to Be Realistic?

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So, here’s the rub. You’re assessing your chances for a Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa and you think you’re on to a solid chance of..

The Visa Geeza on RTHK Radio Three – May 2012

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On May 3rd Phil Whelan had me back on his Morning Brew show on Radio Three to talk about Hong Kong visa and immigration matters…

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Realistically, What is the Minimum Number of Points for a Shot at a QMAS Approval?

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The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme attracts a lot of interest from the Asian subcontinent, ostensibly because of the ‘if-you-don’t-try-you’ll-never-know’  nature of the programme along with..