Changing jobs

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  1. #1

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    Changing jobs

    My current work sponsored me for a working visa. I have handed in my resignation there and now have a contract with another company. Does this affect my visa? Can my current employer cancel my visa?


  2. #2

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    Yes, it does affect your current visa - in fact, it negates it.

    A work visa is not a visa to work in Hong Kong - it's a visa to work at a particular job in Hong Kong. If you change jobs, you need to apply for a new visa to cover the new job. It may or may not be easier/quicker to get the new visa, but your new company will still have to go through the whole thing of proving that they tried and failed to hire a local and therefore need to hire an expat.

    The above may be nonsense - I'm not a lawyer, never mind an immigration lawyer - and it's not like I have a huge amount of personal experience...


  3. #3

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    Part Time Job

    For application for working visa to teach English in Hong Kong, does the job need to be Full Time?

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  4. #4

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    Yep -- full time .. at a certain salary level (not sure what that is for english teachers).