Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Applying for a Hong Kong Employment Visa Under the Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme

Posted in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

The Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme provides an immigration mechanism for very well qualified Chinese talents resident on the mainland to come to..

QOTW: Swapping to a Hong Kong Employment Visa from a Working Holiday Visa – Possible?

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

The Working Holiday Visa is an excellent addition to the options young people of certain nationalities have to come to Hong Kong to work; but..

QOTW: Can I Easily Swap Back to a Hong Kong Investment Visa from an Employment Visa Once Again?

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

Entrepreneur to employee and then back to being an entrepreneur again – what will the Hong Kong Immigration Department make of this scenario…? QUESTION  OF  THE..

If You No Longer Work for Your Sponsoring Employer What Impact Will This Have on Your Hong Kong Right of Abode Application?

Posted in Employment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

On May 29, 2014  I gave a talk on How to Apply for the Right of Abode in Hong Kong at the American Club. The following question was asked:..

Appealing a Hong Kong Visa Refusal – Video Presentation by the Hong Kong Visa Geeza

Posted in Feature Article, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

What can you do if your residence visa application for Hong Kong has been denied? On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the..

QOTW: Can I Still Work if My Hong Kong Employment Visa Extension is Under Processing But My Previous Limit of Stay Has Expired?

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

What’s the story if you hold an employment visa which has expired and your extension application has not yet been approved – can you still work? QUESTION  OF..

QOTW: How Easy (or Hard) Is It to Swap From a Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa to a Full Employment Visa?

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The working holiday visa and the Hong Kong employment visa are 2 completely different animals… QUESTION  OF  THE  WEEK I’m an Australian citizen in Hong..

From Eel Farms to Chicken Sexing – All In a Day’s Work for the Hong Kong Visa Geeza!

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

Last month I delivered a CPD Course on Business Immigration to Hong Kong. I have just received a short piece of footage from the organisers..

The Hong Kong Immigration Department Really Are Getting Tougher Across the Board Now…

Posted in Employment Visas, Family Visas, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR, Musing, Refusals & Appeals, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas /

It has taken me 21 years to make this claim…  I have been practicing in Hong Kong immigration advisory matters since 1993. All down those..

Interview: We Have 20,000 Vacancies in the F+B Industry But We Don’t Have People to Fill These Jobs – What Are the Hong Kong Immigration Department Doing About It?

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On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over..