Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

How Can I Convert My Foreign Domestic Helper Visa To A Dependant Visa After Marriage To A Hong Kong Permanent Resident?

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Can you swap from a foreign domestic helper visa to a dependant visa whilst in Hong Kong? QUESTION My domestic helper, from the Philippines, is married to a Hong Kong Permanent Resident. Her contract with me expires in April and they want to apply for a dependent visa for her. Is this possible, what are […]

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Hong Kong Employment Visa – Can I Transfer To Malaysia For Work Yet Leave My Family Behind In Hong Kong To Carry On Our Lives Here?

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Is it possible to stop working in Hong Kong under an employment visa, move to another country to work yet leave your family behind to continue their lives in here without you day to day? QUESTION Hi, I have got valid Hong Kong employment visa and i am living in Hong Kong since last 4 […]

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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?

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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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Dependant Visa Proof Of Means – A Chicken & Egg Situation For A Couple Relocating A Business To Hong Kong

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Thankfully, Hong Kong immigration is not overly bureaucratic or legalistic so what appears to be an intractable problem more often than not is not such a big deal after all… This post details the Dependant Visa Proof of Means First Published August 24, 2017 – Still of interest today QUESTION Hello, My wife and I […]

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How Can My Chinese Girlfriend And I Create The Immigration Circumstances To Allow Us To Relocate To A New Life Together In Hong Kong?

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Being a Chinese national resident on the Mainland makes it difficult to relocate to Hong Kong… QUESTION I’m a British and Australian citizen (dual nationality) living in Australia and I have a mainland Chinese girlfriend, presently living in China. We wish to move to Hong Kong to live together and I want to start a […]

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I Have A PRC National Spouse Resident On The Mainland – Can She Get A Dependant Visa For Hong Kong?

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The question of immigration status for mainland resident spouses of current or aspiring Hong Kong residents is a bit of a hot potato. As this PodCast answer sets out, there is a dual track system in place in the immigration system which makes for winners and losers – and for once, those with the Right […]

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Hong Kong Visas For Aged Parents – What Options Exist For Elderly Parents Of Temporary Residents Here?

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Hong Kong visas for aged parents – the options for long stay visas for elderly parents of non-permanent residents here are quite limited… First Published October 8, 2013 – Still of Interest Today QUESTION Hi, I’m married (Singaporean) and working for a major financial institution here in Hong Kong right now. I have a working visa. […]

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