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Dec 2023

Hong Kong Entrepreneur | Opening A New Restaurant | What Is Mission Critical? | What Visa Do I Need?

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

Hong Kong Chef Opening A New Restaurant | What Visa Do I Need | How To Guarantee Approval? You’re presently working in a restaurant – you’ve got an employment visa sponsored by your full-time employer and you have an interest in opening a new restaurant of your own … Immigration Considerations Opening a new restaurant […]

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Dec 2023

Hong Kong Visa Geeza | Going Back to Blackburn | Chinese New Year 2018

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

The Journey of the Hong Kong Visa Geeza: From Blackburn to Hong Kong At Chinese New Year 2018 I went back to Blackburn, Lancashire the town of my birth in northern England. Updated September 2023 Childhood Memories in Blackburn Hong Kong Visa Geeza? After many years away, I returned to my hometown of Blackburn, Lancashire, […]

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Dec 2023

How Can I Address the Issue of Immigration Officers Repeatedly Stopping My Girlfriend At The Airport In Hong Kong

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

I got this email in from a website visitor yesterday about “Immigration Officers repeatedly stopping my girlfriend” when she arrives at Hong Kong airport. This is often the case in specific circumstances so I am grateful for the opportunity to address the matter in this short question and answer post.   QUESTION Immigration Officers Repeatedly […]

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Dec 2023

My Employment Visa Expires Before My Change of Employer Application Will Be Finalised – Help!

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

If your employment visa expires before your change of employer application is finalised, all is not lost. The key thing is to have your change of employer application active in Immigration Department’s system and then you’ll slip into what I have couched as the Twilight Zone. It can be an administrative nightmare when you find […]

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10

Dec 2023

IANG Visa PR In Hong Kong – Impact Of Working Abroad

Posted in Feature Article, Long Stay & PR, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

One of the key components of eligibility for IANG Visa PR (Permanent Residency in Hong Kong whilst holding an IANG visa) is to demonstrate that you’ve ordinarily resided here for seven years for a settled purpose. Your settled purpose is a function of the visa type that you hold. So if you hold an IANG visa […]

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09

Dec 2023

Understanding and Rectifying a Change of Sponsorship for Hong Kong Employment Visa

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

Fixing A Change of Sponsorship For Hong Kong Employment Visa What will be the consequences of being employed illegally for almost a year without having a change of sponsorship for Hong Kong employment visa? When new owners took over the company sponsoring a visa, with the limit of stay up for renewal soon, they terminated […]

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Dec 2023

Hong Kong Visitor Visa Facilitation Plan | Short Term Employment Allowed | In Certain Circumstances Only

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

Hong Kong Visitor Visa Facilitation Plan – Short-Term Employment Allowed Some helpful changes for short-term work purposes. Until 2024 A Hong Kong visitor facilitation plan was launched by the Hong Kong Government on the 1st of June 2022 for a period of two years. Immigration Facilitation The measure is due to provide immigration facilitation for visitors […]

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