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Applicable to Chinese residents of the Mainland of China applying for entry to the HKSAR for employment under the IANG.

  • Non-local graduates
    • Non-local graduates here refer to non-local students Note 1 who have obtained an undergraduate or higher qualification in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in the HKSAR.
    • Non-local graduates who submit applications to the Immigration Department within six months after the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates) are classified as non-local recent graduates.
    • Non-local graduates who submit applications beyond six months of the date of their graduation are classified as non-local non-recent graduates.
  • GBA campus graduates
    • GBA campus graduates here refer to persons who have obtained an undergraduate or higher qualification in a full-time programme offered by a higher education institution in the Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area jointly established by universities of the Mainland and Hong Kong in accordance with the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools.
    • GBA campus graduates who submit applications to the Immigration Department within six months after the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates) are classified as GBA campus recent graduates.
    • GBA campus graduates who submit applications beyond six months of the date of their graduation are classified as GBA campus non-recent graduates.

Note 1:Non-local students refer to persons entering the HKSAR for the purpose of education with a student visa / entry permit issued by the Director of Immigration.

Please click on the button under “Quick Links” for documents to be submitted online and to submit an online application.

  • In general, applications submitted under the IANG by non-local recent graduates / GBA campus recent graduates take about two weeks to process upon receipt of all the required documents.
  • In general, applications submitted under the IANG by non-local non-recent graduates / GBA campus non-recent graduates, it takes four weeks upon receipt of all the required documents.
  • A notification of the application result will be emailed, faxed or posted (if applicable) to the applicant or his/her authorised representative by the Immigration Department (ImmD).

Please click here for enquiry of application status.

  • Fee
    • The fee for an entry permit is HKD$230.
  • Payment methods
    • Upon approval of the applications, the notification of the application result issued by the ImmD will include a webpage link for payment. Payment of relevant fees could be made through the said webpage link or the GovHK website or the ImmD Mobile Application by credit cards, Payment by Phone Service (PPS) or Faster Payment System (FPS).
  • After payment, applicants could instantly download or print the “e-Visa” by themselves.
  • Successful applicant who are Chinese residents of the Mainland of China should apply for an Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP) and a relevant exit endorsement from the relevant Mainland authorities. Upon immigration arrival clearance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the applicant holding an EEP bearing the relevant exit endorsement should also present the “e-Visa” saved on a personal mobile device or printed on a sheet of A4 white paper, and scan the encrypted QR code on the “e-Visa” with the optical reader at an immigration counter.
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