Setting up a Business in Hong Kong
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
PART F - EMPLOYMENT VISAS
Foreign companies often wish to transfer certain of their employees to Hong Kong in
connection with setting up business operations in Hong Kong. Unless such
employees have the right of abode or unconditional stay in Hong Kong they will need
to obtain a Hong Kong employment visa to work in Hong Kong.
In order to qualify for a Hong Kong employment visa, a person must possess skills and
experience relevant to the job that are unavailable locally. This test can generally be
satisfied in the case of an intra-company or intra-group transfer. The applicant will also
be required to nominate a sponsor, which must be a Hong Kong company or a foreign
company registered in Hong Kong. Accordingly, the sponsor will usually be the
employer company.
Under normal circumstances, an employment visa application may be lodged with the
Hong Kong Immigration Department by post or in person. The Immigration
Department prefers that employees obtain visas before coming to Hong Kong but in
some cases it is prepared to consider processing an application made after the
employee has arrived in Hong Kong.
See also: Hong Kong Visas and Work Permits
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