Staying in Hong Kong

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:32:36 +0000

Apologies for adding to the queries re visa issues but... here's my situation:-

I've been working for some months in Hong Kong. My visa/work permit is about to expire, my boss has not taken any real action to get it renewed (he's a bit of a procratinator, shall we say?) and matters are coming to a head in the office anyways that makes it so that I don't want to work much longer for him.

If it comes down to it: can I stay in Hong Kong until one week or so before my present work visa expires, leave Hong Kong for a couple of weeks, come back on a tourist visa and look for work anew? My fear is of not being let back in -- which would be awful since, if nothing else, I have a lot of stuff here that I have to transport, etc.

Also, officially, if I quit my job, I should tell the immigration people, right? Or is it my employer who should and what if he never does?

Thanks in advance to any one who responds with concrete information and/or helpful advice!

Batgung - working in Hong Kong

Staying in Hong Kong