How to Immigrate to Canada: A Guide for Hong Kong Residents
There are many options for Hong Kong residents to immigrate to Canada, to obtain Canadian citizenship and to become Canadian permanent residents
Overview
Immigration
Our immigration lawyers help private clients, high net worth individuals and international businesses with Hong Kong and Canadian immigration law matters as well as other immigration related matters, including the setup of new businesses, investments into businesses, hiring staff, employment agreements, home purchases, tax planning and tax compliance as well as estate planning.
Canadian Immigration Law
Our Canadian immigration lawyers and professionals help clients to identify and take advantage of pathways for our clients to immigrate to Canada from Hong Kong as well as the Asia Pacific region. With offices located in Central, Hong Kong, we offer immigration assistance to clients within an Asia Pacific time zone and with an understanding of the perspective of Hong Kong residents and other citizens of Asia Pacific countries looking to obtain Canadian permanent residency and ultimately, Canadian citizenship.
The scope of immigration assistance provided by our Canadian immigration lawyers includes:
Advising on temporary resident status as a member of the worker class, including employer-specific work permits and open work permits, applications under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program, and applications for Labour Market Impact Assessments (“LMIA”)
Advising on temporary resident status as a member of the student class, including study permits
Advising on Canadian permanent residency on the basis of family reunification, including spousal visas to Canada as well as through Express Entry programs, including as a member of the Federal Skilled Workers Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class, the Canadian Experience Class and the Start-up Business Class.
Hong Kong Immigration Law
Our Hong Kong immigration lawyers and professionals help clients interested in moving to Hong Kong or setting up business operations in Hong Kong or Hong Kong based businesses looking to recruit foreign workers for their Hong Kong operations. The scope of our immigration assistance in this regard includes applications for work visas in Hong Kong and investment visa in Hong Kong.