Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

Can I Get a Hong Kong Dependant Visa for My Same Sex Partner Now That We Are Legally Married?

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

Hong Kong dependant visa for my same sex partner? How is a legal marriage between same sex partners considered by the Hong Kong Immigration Department? QUESTION I am a Hong Kong permanent resident but not currently living in the HKSAR.  I am considering re-locating to Hong Kong and would like to bring my husband with […]

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Can I Actually Submit a Hong Kong Same Sex Partner Visa Application Via the Extension of Stay Process These Days?

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

Hong Kong same sex partner visa application – changes as to how ImmD consider extension of stay applications effectively mean that same sex partner visa applications need to be submitted on an entry visa basis using form ID1003 A/B and not via the ID91. QUESTION First, can you please clarify what form/s should be submitted […]

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Hong Kong Schools For Your Kids – Applicable Visas – Defacto Spouses

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Hong Kong schools for your kids – applicable visas – defacto spouses Are you moving to Hong Kong soon and worried about schooling options for your children? This short series of talks sets out the visas applicable and which provide suitable to cover to enable your children to be educated during your residence in the […]

How Important Are Photographs When Documenting Relationship Bona Fides in a Same Sex Partner Visa Application for Hong Kong?

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

It’s quite rare in most types of family visa applications that a single supporting document will definitively determine success or refusal. Of course, if you claim to be married or a legal parent (for example) and seeking a legal dependant’s visa, marriage and birth certificates are an absolute prerequisite to establish proof of legal relationship. But […]

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What Visa Options Exist For A Trailing Girlfriend Where There is No Possibility of a Hong Kong Defacto Spouse Visa?

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

The pickings are slim where there is no possibility of a Hong Kong defacto spouse visa (otherwise known as a prolonged visitor visa)… QUESTION I have looked over your website and found lots of good information. However, I think I have a question that may not have been answered on the site. I have been […]

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10 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Same Sex Partner Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Extension of Stay

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

On March 5, 2015 at WYND co-working space, I gave a presentation on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong same sex partner visa. In this segment I discuss how to go about getting an extension of stay which is a essentially a routine procedure these days. The Complete Series 1 – How to Apply for […]

9 – How to Apply for a Hong Kong Same Sex Partner Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – Managing Change

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Family Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

On March 5, 2015 at WYND co-working space, I gave a presentation on how to go about applying for a Hong Kong same sex partner visa. In this segment I discuss the options if, after visa grant, you wish to take up employment, study or join in a business. The Complete Series 1 – How to Apply […]