Work permit Application

Hi everyone,


I just got a job in Marketing in a local company. I applied for a work permit, I gave them all the papers they requested. When one week later, the company received a paper with tons of documents to provide; like the tenancy agreement, invoices, bank statements, and also a letter saying why the position cannot be filled locally and why is my presence essential in the KHSAR...


I prepared all the documents but for the letter, my boss does not know what to say, it is the first time they are hiring a foreigner, so they don't know how to deal with the immigration thing...


Any ideas anyone, i do speak french, arabic, english and fair spanish? is it enough?

Also I am living with my boyfriend, should I state this reason and say I am planning to stay in HK in the long term?

I am just worried my application isn't convincing enough


Would appreciate your help

thanks

Your boss needs to outline exactly why he has hired you as opposed to a local. I suppose teh question is, why did he? For example:

Your language skills which he was unable to get locally?

You need to have multinational experience, which he was unable to get locally?

Specialist knowledge and experience in a particular market or a particular method of marketing?

After all the HK Govt is looking for exactly that. What do you offer which a local cannot.


You really need to sit with your boss and construct something that explains why he wants you to work as opposed to any local talent. They normally ask for examples of other people (local, by name) that have been interviewed and why you were better than them.


I'm not sure that you can claim you should be employed because you are living with your boyfriend, since (unless you already have a visa from previous employment) then you are here as a visitor on a visitor's visa, not here on any form of visa to live!


I know it sounds hard but I have done it for several people who we have employed and it is all very do-able.