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Employment as Professionals or Investment as Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong

Employment as Professionals or Investment as Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong

An application for a visa/entry permit to enter the HKSAR for employment may be favourably considered if: An application for a visa/entry permit to enter the HKSAR for investment may be favourably considered if: These entry arrangements do not apply to: PRC passport holders living overseas, who meet the criteria stipulated in paragraph 4 or…

Europe Visa

Europe Visa

Europe is the world’s second-smallest continent, right after Australia and Oceania. Stretched in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres, it covers a total of 6.8% of Earth’s land area. Europe’s largest country by mass and population is Russia, while the smallest and least populous country is the Vatican.  Since ancient history, Europe has been a centric…

Who Needs a Schengen Visa?

Who Needs a Schengen Visa?

Who Needs a Schengen Visa? If you are from one of the countries below, you must apply for a visa before you travel to one of the Schengen States: Afghanistan Gabon North Korea Algeria Gambia Northern Mariana’s Angola Ghana Oman Armenia Guinea Pakistan Azerbaijan Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea Bahrain Guyana Philippines Bangladesh Haiti Qatar Belarus…

One Visa For Multiple Countries

One Visa For Multiple Countries

We all know it is important to travel – you discover new cultures, meet new people, learn about different lifestyles from your own. You discover that there is so much more to the world than your little corner of it. However, although reading a motivational piece of writing on the importance of traveling can inspire…

Schengen Visa

Schengen Visa

The Schengen Visa is a European short stay visa that allows its holder to travel throughout the Schengen Area. This type of visa is issued by one of the Schengen States and allows you to visit any of the Schengen countries for a duration of up to 90 days in total within a period of 180…

Schengen Area

Schengen Area

The Schengen Area is a territory of 26 European countries that have abolished borders between them. The 26 Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. It covers an area of 4,312,099 square kilometres which is 1,664,911 square miles. 22 of these countries are European Union member states…

EU Member Countries

EU Member Countries

Europe is one of the smallest continents in the world, but it has a significant impact on its politics and economy. Inspired by decades of collaboration, Europe is home to one of the largest global organizations— the European Union.  What is the European Union? The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 member…

EU vs Schengen

EU vs Schengen

As one of the oldest continents and civilizations, Europe has a long, complicated political history. After the end of the Second World War, six countries signed the European Economic Community— later transformed into today’s European Unionto stop future wars from happening and create an economic boom.  Along with an economic treaty, these European countries signed an accord to abolish…

European Economic Area EEA

European Economic Area EEA

What is the EEA? The initialism EEA stands for the European Economic Area, which is a European territory consisting of 30 countries. The area was established as a result of the Treaty of 1992, signed between the member states. EEA Member States The EEA consists of 28 EU member states and the three other EFTA member states. The…