Renewing status
And I make sure the seven-year clock doesn’t get broken
In Hong Kong, renewal is no formality. TTPS grants 24 months without employer, but it is renewed only for those who demonstrated employment or your own business. And the gap between visas breaks the continuity of residence and resets the years you have already lived there. We monitor tracking dates and maintaining a dossier.
Who it suits. For everyone whose Hong Kong status is nearing its end, and for those working toward permanent residence.
What is included
- We check what you have to support your basis
- We compile the set and submit
- We manage the process through to a decision
- We check whether your seven-year clock has been broken
What the package does not include
Paid separately and directly, with no markup from us.
- Hong Kong government fees: 230 HKD (approx. 30 $) for a visa or renewal, initial HKID identity card — free. Paid directly to the authority
- Guaranteed approval: the decision rests with the Hong Kong Immigration Department
Russian nationals enter Hong Kong visa-free for 14 days. Entry is free — and that is exactly where people lose money. A long-term visa is processed before entry: a tourist already in Hong Kong cannot change their status on the spot. Coming for a scouting trip and applying from abroad won’t work, and leaving for a day trip to a neighbouring city and back — the border officer notices and asks questions. We work out this calendar before you buy your first ticket.
The second thing the market doesn’t tell you: permanent status in Hong Kong is granted after seven years of continuous ordinary residence, and that period resets easy. Time spent as a tourist does not count, time as a dependent or student — goes on, and any gap between visas resets the time already served. The Talent Visa for 24 months does not renew itself: to renew, you must show employment or your own business, and someone who arrives and doesn’t settle loses two years. Proving seven years will require lease agreements, tax files and bank statements that are impossible to find by year seven — they need to be collected from the start, not recalled at the end.
From 1 March 2026, renewal applications can be submitted up to three months in advance before expiry — across all talent schemes: GEP, ASMTP, TechTAS, IANG, QMAS, and TTPS. The window used to be narrower.
TTPS is not renewed automatically. The first 24 months are granted without employer, but renewal requires proof of employment or your own business in Hong Kong. Those who arrive without a plan lose two years counter.
The right of abode is granted to anyone who has lived in Hong Kong for at least seven years continuously. Time spent as a tourist does not count toward this period, nor does time spent as a dependent and as a student — it works, but a gap between visas breaks continuity. We have been tracking this counter from day one, not recalling it in year seven.
The exact amount for your situation is stated before we begin and confirmed in writing in the agreement. If it changes, you will be informed before payment, not after.
Grounds check, document package, filing, and case management through to a decision and verification of continuous residence.
Everything in the renewal package plus annual support: we store and top up your evidence file, we alert you to deadlines and count the days absence.
- Annual maintenance of a habitual residence evidence file
- We give advance notice of deadlines
- We track your absence days
Prices are in US dollars and are all-inclusive — nothing is added on top. Hong Kong government fees are paid separately and directly to the authority: visa or extension — 230 HKD (approx. $30), initial HKID card — free. There is no VAT in Hong Kong. SVOY initial consultation — 100 $, credited in the cost of support — the same as for Mexico and Argentina. It is paid from the first minute: a breakdown of the Chilean case — these are two dates that must align, a category matching your income and an honest answer on whether you can make it in time. We hand over the roadmap with a schedule and budget, even if the conclusion is negative.
Other points
Housing rental and purchase, documents, bank accounts and taxes, schooling, driving licence — 39 services in Hong Kong, each has its own price.
Package «Renewing status» · Hong Kong
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