Hong Kong version of the National Security Law ｜ Immigration enquiries soared tenfold in one day

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Written by: McCain

2020-05-22 18:42

The National People's Congress meeting opened this morning (22nd). The "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" is one of the agendas. After a vote is submitted to the NPC Standing Committee for legislation, it will be included in Annex III of the Basic Law and promulgated in Hong Kong. As soon as the news came out, according to the analysis of big data, the search keywords "immigration", "Taiwan" and other words had quadrupled.

Some immigration consultants admit that today ’s immigration enquiries have risen tenfold. “The attitude of the people is so firm, they are not enquiries, and there is no way to go straight.” At the same time, the proportion of enquiries by young people who intend to immigrate last year has been higher Five times before, many people changed the first-phase funds to the principal of investment immigrants.

Taiwan ’s entry fee for immigrants is only 1.6 million yuan, so it is the first choice for many Hong Kong people. (Profile picture / Photograph by Jiang Zhiqian)

The "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" has aroused heated discussions among Hong Kong people, and some people are concerned that the "one country, two systems" feature in Hong Kong is no longer, and the Google search keywords "immigration" and "Taiwan" have quadrupled; the "national security law" is related to the search for immigrants. The degree reaches 0.99.

"Someone has a firm attitude and wants to leave now"

Wen Weicheng, a partner and chief immigration consultant specializing in immigration from the United Kingdom and Canada, said that since the social movement last year, immigration inquiries have increased three to four times compared with the previous one, with an average of about 100 inquiries being found daily to the recent epidemic. At the beginning, it fell back to about ten a day. After the news of the "National Security Law" came out, the number of inquiries rebounded. He said that there were more than one hundred inquiries throughout the day, that is, it has risen tenfold in one day.

"All the telephones in the office are ringing at the moment, and there are 70 to 80 inquiries in half a day." Wen Weicheng said that most people are 30 to 40 years old. "The people are so firm in their attitudes, they are not inquiries. There is no way to speak directly. go."

Wen Weicheng, a partner and chief immigration consultant of Yingjun Group, said that young people can try to apply for immigration visas to apply for immigration.

Young people with less money can choose a start-up visa

Wen Weicheng continued that only 5% of immigrant applicants under the age of 30 before the social movement last year have now increased fivefold to 30%. "Qu Qi uses his own savings to buy funds for immigrants."

Since most younger applicants rarely have large amounts of money for investment immigration, most of them will choose technology or innovation. If the "Startup / Innovator" visa was introduced in the UK last year, Wen Weicheng pointed to the low entry threshold of only 50,000 pounds (about 472,000 Hong Kong dollars). Applicants only need to successfully promote the startup plan to the 46 British government list. Companies can obtain residence status, which is another way for young people to immigrate.

How long does immigration take? Wen Weicheng said that immigration to the UK will complete all procedures within six months at the fastest, but Canada will have to wait one to two years. He reminded: "If you really want to emigrate, you need to prepare early."

Taiwan's low immigration threshold is only 1.6 million yuan

Zheng Tianyin, director of strategy for Midland Immigration Consultants, also pointed out that many people are uncertain about the prospects under factors such as the National Security Act and social movements. They can be sure that the number of immigration enquiries will continue to rise. "We have 150 enquiries since May. It is believed that there will be 300 cases by the end of this month. Compared to the February-March impact of the epidemic, only an average of 50 cases have been recorded, which is now a five-fold increase. "

Zheng Tianyin admitted that most of the past applicants used investment immigration, but the number of applicants from the age of 20 to 30 has increased. Most of them have high education, no family, and job positions are not too high, so they are willing to choose skilled immigration. She analyzed: "60% of investment immigrants and 40% of skilled immigrants. Young people feel that" I can try with my skills and education ", unlike other guests who might give up their positions in Hong Kong."

Zhuang Yuhong, Managing Director of Star Valley Immigration Consultants, also said that the social movement in the past year has been a catalyst for Hong Kong immigrants. Today, he has received 20 referrals for enquiries, an increase of two to three times. More than 200 inquiries. "He bluntly said that because of the low immigration threshold, Taiwan only needs to invest 1.6 million Hong Kong dollars and can obtain a passport within a year, so it is the first choice for many people.

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