Hong Kong Visas Made Easy

Can I Look For A Job In Hong Kong And Attend Interviews If I Only Hold A Visitor Visa?

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

Short and sweet this one, just as I like ’em! QUESTION Can I look for a job in Hong Kong and attend interviews if I only hold a visitor visa? ANSWER Under Hong Kong immigration law, it is permitted activity to arrive as a visitor to look for and then interview for employment. It’s also […]

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Will The Hong Kong Immigration Department Tell You Why A Visitor Visa Application Has Been Refused?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Refusals & Appeals, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

One of the more frustrating aspects of dealing with the Hong Kong Immigration Department is the almost total lack of visibility on why applications get refused. No more so when it relates to a ‘limited purpose’ application for a visa to visit Hong Kong. QUESTION Hi I applied for my customer a visitor visa who […]

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How Does Pre-Existing Business Ownership Impact On A Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa Application?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

Will what has been done before impact on a Hong Kong Prolonged Visitor Visa out of policy application now? QUESTION I have a general question regarding conditions of stay for a Hong Kong prolonged visitor visa. On the Hong Kong Immigration website it says: “Subject to the following conditions of stay: (a) he shall not take any […]

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Can I Easily Return To (And Then Remain In) Hong Kong As A Visitor Once My Current Employment Visa Has Expired?

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

Sometimes, people find themselves in a state of ‘administrative flux’ as one employment visa ends and the circumstances for a new employment visa have not yet, for one reason or another, materialised. The question is, however, can you easily return to / be in Hong Kong as a visitor whilst these wrinkles get ironed out […]

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Sometimes, There Is Just NO Possibility For A Hong Kong Residence Visa – No Matter How Earnest You Might Be…

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Investment Visas, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza, Visitor Visas, Your Question Answered /

Hong Kong is such a draw but sometimes it’s just not going to be… QUESTION Hi Stephen, I am 25 Years old Indian National. I don’t have any kind of degree. I own a business from past seven years in India. I am applying for jobs from past 4 months but in most of the […]

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If I Do Volunteer Work For A Charity Based Overseas But Also Operating In HK Whilst Holding A Visitor Visa Am I Breaching My Conditions Of Stay?

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

What is the deal if you help out a charity on a volunteer basis whilst holding a visitor visa in Hong Kong? Volunteer work for a charity based overseas but also operating in HK? QUESTION Hi Visa Geeza, I am  Canadian and I first came to Hong Kong on April under a 3 month training […]

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Long Term Business Visit To Hong Kong – Do I Need An Employment Visa?

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

Business visit to Hong Kong? With Hong Kong having such a liberal visa-upon-arrival regime (with more than 160 nationalities being granted permission to visit for between 7 and 180 days – depending on which passport you carry), it is understandable that there is confusion as to what is permitted activity if you are a ‘business […]

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