[freeier]

well, teach the kids not to scream too loud into their mobile phones in buses as well ok.. 8-P

anyway, serious talks, i don't think u are allowed to work without having your visa validated. get the school or the immigration to dhl the visa sticker to u, pay for it its not much. if the school is helping u in that it shld not be an issue. then u can get to use the 'HK resident' queue when u enter hk instead of the very long foreign passport one.

[brat]

Originally Posted by Canadian Steve

Hey everyone,

I just have a question for all of you. Did most or all of you guys come here on a visitor's visa and found employment here? Thanks.

Steve

i don't know if my experience counts as I'm still waiting for my work visa to be approved but i was offered the job from my own country and have yet to go to Hong Kong. Everything was done via the internet and some conference calls. Had the company not been an established one, i might've considered it dodgy. hehe But HR has been quite efficient so far and very tolerant of all my follow-ups. They prefer for me to fly over once my papers are already approved. I agree with this too, to simplify matters.

[nation]

Originally Posted by sunniefaith

Haha....will be spreading bad English to kids in HK....oh no...emb might want to rethink about hiring me!!!

Haha cool . Teach them Singlish. A tonne more character and flavour than boring old English

[freeier]

Originally Posted by brat

i don't know if my experience counts as I'm still waiting for my work visa to be approved but i was offered the job from my own country and have yet to go to Hong Kong. Everything was done via the internet and some conference calls. Had the company not been an established one, i might've considered it dodgy. hehe But HR has been quite efficient so far and very tolerant of all my follow-ups. They prefer for me to fly over once my papers are already approved. I agree with this too, to simplify matters.

hahaa..
that's nothing.
i was interviewed all through phone, offered the job, contract sent to me, signed and returned, quit my job, etc.etc.. without having seen any one of my bosses/colleagues.

and worst, i have never even travelled to hk...

[Canadian Steve]

Hi Freeier,

What industry are u in anyways? Just curious. Thanks

Steve

Originally Posted by freeier

hahaa..
that's nothing.
i was interviewed all through phone, offered the job, contract sent to me, signed and returned, quit my job, etc.etc.. without having seen any one of my bosses/colleagues.

and worst, i have never even travelled to hk...

[sunniefaith]

Originally Posted by freeier

well, teach the kids not to scream too loud into their mobile phones in buses as well ok.. 8-P

anyway, serious talks, i don't think u are allowed to work without having your visa validated. get the school or the immigration to dhl the visa sticker to u, pay for it its not much. if the school is helping u in that it shld not be an issue. then u can get to use the 'HK resident' queue when u enter hk instead of the very long foreign passport one.

All settled!!!! My visa came in the mail. So happy now....No more complications!!!

[peaches]

Originally Posted by sunniefaith

All settled!!!! My visa came in the mail. So happy now....No more complications!!!

congratulations!!!!!

[sunniefaith]

Thanks so much! So elated! HK here I come!

[peaches]

Originally Posted by PDLM

Did an ImmD official actually explicitly tell you that? I ask because I and many other people have reported here that we never had to do this - ImmD put the visa in our passports and we were good to start working immediately.

My colleagues did the same. It was HR who advised me to do so. I didn't enter HK with work permit.

[freeier]

Originally Posted by Canadian Steve

Hi Freeier,

What industry are u in anyways? Just curious. Thanks

Steve

hi hi..
banking, capital market equity derivatives