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• Individuals who
  • aged 11 or above and,
  • are permitted to stay in Hong Kong for over 180 days are required to register for an identity card

• There are 2 types of identity cards:
  • Juvenile identity card: for people who aged 11 to 17
  • Adult identity card: for people who aged 18 or above

Permanent Identity Card:

• Individuals who have stayed in Hong Kong consecutively for over 7 years are qualified to apply for a Permanent Identity Card, provided that they have also fulfilled other requirements

• Eligible for the following dependants of valid Hong Kong Visa holders*:
  • 　Spouse
  • 　Unmarried children under 18 years old
  • 　Hong Kong permanent residents’ parents over 60 years old
• No prior permission required from the Hong Kong Immigration to participate in the following activities:
  • Employment / Change of Job
  • Starting up own business /company
  • Study / Change of School

* Not applicable to some visa(s)

• Targets national passport holders aged 18-30 of the 10 participating countries*
• Annual quota for nationals of each participating countries varies
• Permitted to stay up to 12 months for holiday**
• Engagement in short-term employment and/or study or training course are allowed

*Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom (as at March 2016)

**Austrian applicants are permitted to stay up to 6 months

• Eligible for individuals entering Hong Kong to receive training on special skills and knowledge which can only be acquired in Hong Kong
• Maximum training period: 12 months
• A detailed training plan will be examined; currently the obtainment of long-term training visa (over 6 months) has become more challenging
• In principle, training period permitted cannot be extended

• Eligible for foreign graduates* who
  • have completed locally-accredited full-time undergraduate/ postgraduate programme(s) in Hong Kong and,
  • intend to stay/return to Hong Kong for employment as professionals

• Permitted length of stay in Hong Kong will be 12 months
• Applicants who are fresh non-local graduates# are not required to secure a confirmed offer of employment prior to the application
• Applicants who are returning non-local graduates^ are required to secure a confirmed offer of employment prior to the application

*not apply to nationals of Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Nepal and Vietnam

#whose application is submitted within 6 months after graduation

^whose application is submitted beyond 6 months after graduation

• Eligible for talented/professional Chinese residents of Mainland China to enter Hong Kong for employment
• Applicants must possess:
  • high education background and;
  • work experience or professional knowledge which is rarely available in Hong Kong
•  A remuneration package beyond Hong Kong market level is usually required accordingly
• Prior confirmed job offer is a must

• An individual taking up an employment as a shareholder and Director of a company in Hong Kong will need to apply for this visa.
• In addition to the criteria required for an employment visa application, a disclosure of personal savings and assets will be required.