Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Hong Kong Immigration – The Long Stay Visitor’s Awkward Predicament

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

Long Stay Visitor? Been In Hong Kong More Than 180 Days In A One Year Given Period …     Practice Update 2026 – This content must be read in light of changes to ImmD practice since it was first published Under Hong Kong immigration control, foreign nationals who repeatedly enter the territory to maintain […]

Can I Work In Shenzhen On My Hong Kong Employment Visa?

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

Can I work in Shenzhen on my Hong Kong employment visa? So, just what is the deal with being employed ex Hong Kong but actually working in China? QUESTION I just graduated with a Master’s degree from a Hong Kong university. I am still a Hong Kong resident with student status. My university allows me […]

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Losing Your Right of Abode in Hong Kong & Then Using eChannels

Posted in Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

QUESTION “Can I ask a simple question – do you know of anyone (not Chinese) who has actually lost the right of abode after 36 months absence? I do know the theory and the provisions in the Ordinance but how about in practice? I ask because my (Australian) daughter may have lost hers after 38 […]

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I Have Technically Overstayed My Hong Kong Employment Visa by One Day But Have No Job – What Happens Now?

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

Interesting and not at all unusual situation this one … how to deal with a technical overstay conundrum… QUESTION I have been living and working..

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The ‘Shenzhen Shuttle’ – A Good Way to Extend Your Hong Kong Visitor Visa?

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Many people chose to shuttle between Hong Kong and Shenzhen in order to secure a defacto extension to their visitor visa? The question, however, is..

Losing Your Right of Abode in Hong Kong & Then Using eChannels

Posted in Long Stay & PR, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Your Question Answered /

  QUESTION Can I ask a simple question – do you know of anyone (not Chinese) who has actually lost the right of abode after..

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