February 2012 Archives - The Shafin - Hong Kong Visa Consultant

I moved to Hong Kong from Australia and my employer sponsored my employment visa. My employer has just informed me that my position is being eliminated and my employment will be terminated in a month. What happens to my visa status? You may continue living in Hong Kong until the expiration of your employment visa, even if your employment is terminated before that date. In fact, your employer is required to notify the Hong Kong Immigration Department of your employment termination and to cancel its sponsorship...

Part of Common Law is that constitution be subject to legislative refinement: Judge The High Court on Wednesday heard arguments that the government does not retain the power to define the Basic Law, or to make provisions violating its articles, for the purpose of immigration control. Counsel for appellant Evangeline Banao Vallejos, Gladys Li Chi-hei, submitted that if the government is able to "address the application of the concept of ordinary residence", it would not be an issue of "interpretation",...

By Ed Flanagan, NBC News BEIJING – Earlier this week my colleagues Adrienne Mong and Bo Gu reported on the growing issue of mainland Chinese women crossing the border into Hong Kong to give birth and the subsequent tension that has been brewing in the former British colony.  Well, Hong Kong’s courts made news yesterday when they sentenced a mainland agent to 10 months in jail after she was found guilty of two charges of “making a false representation to an immigration officer” and “breach...

South China Morning Post The government on Tuesday began its bid to overturn a landmark court ruling that gives foreign domestic helpers the controversial right to apply for permanent residence in Hong Kong.In the Court of Appeal, lawyers for the government argued that Mr Justice Johnson Lam Man-hon erred in three point of law when he found that immigration law was unconstitutional in denying domestic helpers the right to settle in the city after seven years of uninterrupted residency. Lam made...

Canada is a very popular destination for Indian immigrants. An increasing number of Indians are immigrating to Canada to attend university and work in skilled professions. Many emigrate to Canada under permanent immigration programs. Others who do not qualify for skilled immigration right away may qualify for a permanent visa at a later date. "In 2012, Canada plans to admit between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents. We have maintained the immigration levels despite the recession because...

UK immigration has announced new measures to make it easier for foreign students who have shown entrepreneurial flair while studying for their UK university degrees to remain in the UK following graduation. The new measures, announced by Immigration Minister Damian Green, are to be brought in to address the criticism that was received following the decision to close the post-study work visa route. The Tier 1 Post-study Work Visa, which allows graduates to work in the UK for two years after the completion...