Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Can You Continue To Work If You Find Yourself In The Hong Kong Visa Extension Twilight Zone?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

This post helps you understanding your employment rights and options during visa extension status in Hong Kong You may, on occasion,  find yourself in that strange situation where your current employment visa has expired, you are still employed by your employer of record but your employment visa extension application has not yet been finalized. So, […]

I Hate My Boss & Want To Leave My Job – What About My Employment Visa For Hong Kong?

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In actual fact, your employment visa permissions belong to you, not your employer as they are just the sponsor of your immigration status, not the final arbiter of whether you can remain in Hong Kong or not. Only the Hong Kong Immigration Department hold this power. If you find your position with your employer untenable […]

What About Your Hong Kong Employment Visa If You’re Thinking Of Changing Jobs?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

It happens all the time. You get an employment visa to work in Hong Kong for one employer – then your circumstances change and you want to take up a position with another. The question is – what about your visa? Is it OK just to swap jobs without doing anything down at Immigration Tower? As […]

I Know The Immigration Department Website Is A Black Hole For Denied Hong Kong Visa Applicants So How Can I Appeal A Decision?

Posted in Hadley Says…, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

So, your Hong Kong visa application has been refused, no matter the type – and the letter you received from the Immigration Department says nothing about opportunities to appeal. So you go to the Hong Kong ID website. But shock, horror, even that is silent – so what can you do now? Certain types of […]

I Will Only Be Working In Hong Kong For 6 Weeks – Should I Bother Getting An Employment Visa?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong immigration law is very clear about the need for foreign nationals to secure permission to work in Hong Kong via applying for an employment visa. If you intend to come here to take up employment, paid or unpaid, for long or short duration, for a local or an overseas employer, you need to […]

What’s The Deal About Advertising Your Job Locally Before You Can Apply For An Employment Visa In Hong Kong?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The question is often asked if it is absolutely necessary to undertake a local advertising campaign in respect of a job to be offered to a foreign national who needs an employment visa to take up a job in Hong Kong. The answer is, it all depends. In the case of intercompany transferees, certainly not. […]

How Will Your Employment Visa Application Be Impacted If The Hong Kong Company Employing You Is New?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Where your proposed employer is a brand new company you can expect the Hong Kong Immigration Department to look very closely at the enterprise to make sure that it is in fact a suitable sponsor for your working visa permissions. In many ways, the due diligence which the Hong Kong ID undertake is very much […]

Sometimes Large Employers Experience Hong Kong Employment Visa Refusals Too – Why Might This Be So?

Posted in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Most sizeable employers in Hong Kong have in house expertise when it comes to applying for employment visas for their foreign national staff. And, unless they specifically outsource their immigration service needs to professional advisors, they are typically very comfortable in making and managing work visa applications when the need arises. But sometimes, these applications […]

Is It Possible For An SME To Sponsor An Employment Visa For A Foreign National Employee In Hong Kong?

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Even if your business is relatively small, it is not totally impossible for you to serve as an immigration sponsor for a foreign national staff who you might wish to take up employment for you here in the HKSAR. In these circumstances, not only must the visa applicant him or herself pass the approvability test […]

What’s The Minimum Salary For A Hong Kong Employment Visa Approval?

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Understanding the Minimum Salary Requirements for a Hong Kong Employment Visa This is a vexed question for many visa applicants and their employers but there is a simple rule of thumb that needs to be adhered to. The Hong Kong Immigration Department expect that a foreigner seeking employment visa permissions to work in Hong Kong […]