Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

What does the Sign Off & Manage Service mean when offered by the Hong Kong Visa Sherpa?

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Sign Off & Manage Service: A Hong Kong Visa Sherpa service that helps corporate clients oversee and manage their employees’ visa applications, ensuring compliance with regulations and providing support throughout the process. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does side employment mean?

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Side employment refers where a Hong Kong employment visa holder has secured the permission of his employment visa sponsor to work ‘on the side’ for another employer for a few hours a week. Often the Immigration Department are happy to approve this arrangement on the basis the side employment activity complementing the main employer’s business […]

What does side business approvability test mean?

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Side business approvability test refers to the criteria and requirements assessed by the Immigration Department when determining whether to approve a visa application for running a side business. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does side business activity mean?

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Side business activity refers to the tasks and operations involved in running a side business. HERE ARE 5 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does side business mean?

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Side business refers to a secondary business or income-generating activity pursued by an individual in addition to their primary occupation which will in most instances require the permission of the Immigration Department pro-forma starting the side business HERE ARE 4 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does the Sherpa 300% Service Guarantee mean in the context of the 100+ Platinum Service?

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Sherpa 300% Service Guarantee: A Hong Kong Visa Sherpa guarantee offered with the 100+ Platinum Service, promising a 100% refund of the service fee and two additional 100+ Platinum Service cases free of charge if the initial employment visa application is refused. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does Shenzhen shuttle mean?

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Shenzhen shuttle is a colloquial term for the frequent cross-border travel between Hong Kong and Shenzhen/Macau, often done by individuals who are seeking to ‘refresh’ their visitor visa status when it is set to expire. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does settled purpose mean?

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Settled purpose means being in Hong Kong for a specific reason such as employment, education, or business purposes. This is important for determining ordinary residence when applying for permanent residency. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does seeking PR mean?

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Seeking PR means applying for permanent residency in Hong Kong, typically after residing in the territory for at least seven years. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …

What does roof-over-head-food-on-table mean?

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Roof-over-head-food-on-table describes the fundamental requirements of the dependant and prolonged visitor visa approvability test, assuming the relationship of the parties can be proven as genuine and not just contrived for visa purposes. HERE ARE 7 MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER …