Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

If My Hong Kong Training Visa Application is Denied Will I be Precluded From Visiting the HKSAR Subsequently?

Posted in Employment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

What happens if your application for a Hong Kong training visa gets refused – will you be able to arrive and visit Hong Kong subsequently – or not? QUESTION I’ve been accepted into a startup accelerator in Hong Kong. It’s not one of the “pre-approved” ones for the so-called Start-up visa so I’ve been recommended […]

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I Was Convicted of a Crime and Removed From Hong Kong – How Do My Visa Options Look Now?

Posted in Employment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

First Published December 7, 2012 Life in Hong Kong can throw up many challenges, none too much greater than the following: QUESTION Hello, and thank you for the opportunity to ask my question! I have questions, but I will frame my situation first. In June of this year, I made a big mistake and got […]

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How A Hong Kong Employment Visa Application Can Go Completely Wrong if You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

Posted in Case Study, Employment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

How a Hong Kong employment visa application can go completely wrong! Last week, a very good client of ours asked if I would be prepared to take a look at the file of an applicant who had been denied an employment visa a few weeks previously.   First Published on  October 3, 2012 This applicant […]

Must Read: True Story of a Deluded Foreign National Trying to Sue His Way to a Hong Kong Employment Visa

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

First Published August 27, 2012 Note: I am presently fully engaged on the launch of Hong Kong Visa Sherpa so time’s a bit tight to publish new content on this website for the moment. Consequently I am surfacing some interesting posts from down the years, giving them a lick of paint and showing them the […]

QOTW: What Happens if Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Extension Application is Refused by the Immigration Department?

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

So what happens if, after slogging your way through the Hong Kong investment visa extension process ImmD decide not to grant you an extension…? QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK Thank you for sharing great resources on the web. I have a question regarding Hong Kong investment visa extension risk. If the renewal application is rejected, is […]

7 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Work Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Why Cases Get Denied

Posted in Employment Visas, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, 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 why applications get denied and what you can […]

The Sorry Saga of Hong Kong Employment Visas for the Food & Beverage Industry Here

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

I was delighted to be invited onto the Sizzle & Fry show with Jason and Janice recently… We talked in detail about the perennial problem of staff shortages in the food and beverage industry here and why the situation never seems to get any better… More Stuff You May Find Useful or Interesting The Hong Kong […]

Hong Kong Visas From 39,000 Feet @ General Assembly – So Your Application Was Refused?

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On July 10, 2014 I was invited by the good folks at General Assembly to give an overview talk on the opportunities for their foreign national Alumni seeking to remain in Hong Kong after graduating from their excellent programmes. This segment discussed in overview terms what you can do if your Hong Kong visa application was refused […]

How to Go About Applying for the Reconsideration of a Refused Hong Kong Visa Application

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The HKID will only entertain an application for a Reconsideration of a decision to refuse an application if there is significant additional, new information adding..

Why Do Hong Kong Investment Visas Get Denied?

Posted in 60 Second Snapshot, Investment Visas, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The approvability  test for a Hong Kong investment visa is that you have to show you are in a position to make a substantial contribution..