How Do You Go About Changing Your Hong Kong Employment Visa Sponsorship at Immigration Tower?

If you have left the employ of your current employment visa sponsor, or even just thinking of doing so, you need to undergo what is..

Can I Get a Hong Kong Dependant Visa for My Chinese Spouse Presently Resident on the Mainland?

If you are a foreign national permanent resident of Hong Kong or live in Hong Kong unconditionally you have 2 choices to secure immigration permissions..

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

It happens all the time. You get an employment visa to work in Hong Kong for one employer – then your circumstances change and you..

Why Don’t Immigration Consultants Typically Help Aspiring Employees Find Jobs in Hong Kong?

Given that some countries, like Australia, organise their immigration policy to address skills gaps in their economies with specific temporary visa types, you might expect..

How Can Mainlanders Establish Businesses in Hong Kong Under the General Employment Policy?

Under current immigration policy, Chinese Nationals seeking to come to Hong Kong to establish businesses can do so by way of the Admission of Mainland..

What to Do if You Find Yourself in the Hong Kong Visa ‘Twilight Zone’

Sometimes, Hong Kong residents find themselves changing employers or swapping from a sponsored employment visa to a business investment visa, when their current limit of..

How Can a Foreign National Permanent Resident of Hong Kong Get a HKSAR Passport?

The HKSAR passport is an excellent travel document affording visa free privileges to travel to and visit some 150 countries worldwide. If you are a..

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

Hong Kong immigration law is very clear about the need for foreign nationals to secure permission to work in Hong Kong. If you intend to..

What Happens if You Overstay Your Hong Kong Visa Limit of Stay?

The Immigration Department are very strict about people who overstay their visa in Hong Kong. If you are a visitor here and find yourself a..

What Do Both Hong Kong Employment & Investment Visa Applications Share In Common?

The approvability tests for both employment visas and investment visas, whilst fundamentally different, call for an examination of the applicant’s special skills, knowledge and experience which..

Why Do the Immigration Department Prefer a Limited Liability Company to Underpin a Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

Conceptually, it is possible to promote an application for a Hong Kong investment visa if you have entered into either a partnership at will or..

The Reality Behind the Hong Kong Immigration Department’s “4 Weeks” Visa Application Consideration Time Frame

When you make most any type of Hong Kong visa or immigration application, you will find yourself in the Hong Kong ID’s infamous 4 Weeks..

How Onerous is the Sponsorship Role in a Hong Kong Investment Visa Application?

When a foreign national intends to start a new – or join in an existing – business in Hong Kong he needs a sponsor for..

Statistically, What Are the Chances of Your Hong Kong Investment Visa Application Being Approved?

Each year, there are between  250 and 400 business investment visas approved in Hong Kong. This compares with the approximately 1,600 Capital Investment Entrant Scheme..

The Perils of Contriving a Job Offer Just for the Purposes of a Hong Kong Employment Visa Application

Sometimes foreign nationals in Hong Kong take the view that it is acceptable to collaborate in the conjuring up of a job offer just for..

Is it Ever Possible to Extend a Hong Kong Training Visa?

An application to enter Hong Kong for a limited period of training (meaning not more than 12 months) to acquire or deliver special skills and knowledge..

How Flexible is the Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme in Enabling Chinese Nationals to Come & Work in Hong Kong?

The Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme can be used in a number of creative ways to facilitate the entry of suitably qualified mainland..

How to Get a Hong Kong Working Visa Automatically – With No Questions Asked!

Until only just a few short years ago, it was nigh on impossible for foreign nationals studying for an undergraduate or post graduate degree at..

What Are the Chances of Swapping from a Training Visa to an Employment Visa For the Same Employer Once the Period of Training is Over?

Many foreign nationals and the companies which bring them to Hong Kong to receive or deliver training on a short term basis, believe that it..

The 4 Essential Aspects of a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Visa Application Approval

If you’re applying for a visa under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, it is vitally important that four specific issues be addressed positively before you..