Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

The Very Real Value a Hong Kong CPA Adds to a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Application

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The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme is, conceptually, a relatively simple visa application to manage. However, as is very often the case in situations dealing with..

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How Can Mainlanders Establish Businesses in Hong Kong Under the General Employment Policy?

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Under current immigration policy, Chinese Nationals seeking to come to Hong Kong to establish businesses can do so by way of the Admission of Mainland..

What Happens if You Inadvertently Breach Your Conditions of Stay by Taking Up an Unauthorised Employment in Hong Kong Without First Applying for a Change of Sponsorship?

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Under Hong Kong immigration law, foreign nationals are granted employment visa permissions to  undertake work for a specific employer on the nominated terms and conditions..

How to Engage the Hong Kong Visa Centre if Your Application Has Been Refused by the Immigration Department

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It is a terrible feeling to have your Hong Kong visa application rejected by the Immigration Department and you may by now, be wishing that..

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

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

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..

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

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3 or 4 times a week I receive a call from people who have exactly the same problem. It happens so often now, that I..

Hong Kong Employment Visa – Teenage High School Graduate Gets Approved!

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There are about 15,000 Hong Kong employment visas granted each year. Every one of these applications is unique with its own particular qualities and circumstances…

How to Ensure You Are Not Breaking the Law by Operating a Business in Hong Kong as a Visitor

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The fabled Catch 22 applies if you are a visitor to Hong Kong, have started a business here and have become defacto resident without the..

Hong Kong Investment Visas & Joseph Heller – What’s the Connection?

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If you’re in Hong Kong as either a Visitor or a resident and you want to start your own business you need to make an..

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

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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..