Hong Kong Visa Type & Requirement

Hong Kong Visa Type

Here are 6 different types of Hong Kong visas you might be considering!

Investment Visa

The Investment Visa is officially called “Entry for Investment as Entrepreneur”, which, as the name suggests, lets people come and invest in Hong Kong. It allows overseas entrepreneurs to relocate to Hong Kong either through investing in an existing Hong Kong company or establishing and running their own business in Hong Kong.

Working Visa

The Hong Kong Immigration Department requires foreigners to have a Working Visa before they take up any sort of employment, regardless the employment is paid or non-paid and is short-term or long-term. An exception can be made if a foreigner has been provided a Right of Abode, a Right to Land, or an Unconditional Stay in Hong Kong.

Training Visa

The Training Visa is a subcategory of a Working Visa that is designed for those who receive training in skills related to their current profession from Hong Kong company. People entering Hong Kong as trainers and offering training to local staff aren’t considered under this category. They should apply for a regular Working Visa.

Working Holiday Visa

The main purpose of Working Holiday Visa is to facilitate a cultural and educational exchange between Hong Kong and participating countries. The holder of a Working Holiday Visa may be allowed to enter Hong Kong and stay for not more than 12 months. What’s more? You can also take up employment in Hong Kong legally.

Dependant Visa

The Dependant Visa is essentially a family visa for the immediate family members (spouse and unmarried children below 18 years of age) of foreign nationals who hold a valid Hong Kong visa for employment, investment, training, or study in Hong Kong or who are permanent residents in Hong Kong.

IANG Visa

The IANG Visa is also known as the non-local-graduates visa. Applicants who are (were) non-local students and have obtained an undergraduate or higher qualification from full-time and locally accredited programs in Hong Kong may apply to stay/return and work in Hong Kong.

Employment Visa Requirements

The applicant is a degree holder/has good technical qualifications/has proven professional experience
The applicant has no known record of serious crimes
There is genuine job vacancy; the applicant has a confirmed offer of employment and is employed in a job relevant to his or her academic qualifications or work experience that cannot be readily taken up by the local work force; and the remuneration package, including income, accommodation, medical and other fringe benefits, is broadly commensurate with the prevailing market level for professionals in Hong Kong.

Working Holiday Visa Requirements

The applicant holds a valid national passport issued by the participating country and is ordinarily residing in that participating country
The applicant’s primary intention is holiday in Hong Kong
The applicant is aged between 18 and 30 years
The applicant is able to produce financial proof of having an amount sufficient for his/her maintenance during his/her proposed stay in Hong Kong, such as a bank statement, saving accounts, passbooks etc.
The applicant holds a return air ticket or financial proof of having sufficient funds to purchase a return air ticket
The applicant agrees that medical, health care (including hospitalization), repatriation and liability insurance will remain updated and current throughout his/her stay in Hong Kong

Training Visa Requirements

The applicant has no security objection and no known record of serious crimes
The sponsoring company has a solid training program and materials
The sponsoring company is a well-established company that is capable of providing the proposed training
A contract between the sponsoring company and the applicant has been signed
The sponsoring company guarantees in writing the maintenance and repatriation of the applicant and that the applicant will receive training in the sponsor’ s premises until the end of the agreed period, after which the applicant will return to his/her place of residence