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

The applicant can choose one of the following categories (i.e. A, B, or C) to apply for the Top Talent Pass Scheme.

Eligibility Criteria
  • Applicable to Category A: With annual income [i.e. taxable employment or business income including salary, allowances, stock options and profits from self-owned companies. Income generated from personal investment will not be taken into consideration.] reaching HK$2.5 million or above, or its equivalent in foreign currency, in the year immediately preceding the date of application
  • Applicable to Category B: Degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years immediately preceding the date of application
  • Applicable to Category C: Degree graduates of the eligible universities in the past five years immediately preceding the date of application with less than three years of work experience
    • The annual quota is available for allotment to the applicant. An annual quota is to be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis.
    • Not applicable to those non-local students who have obtained the undergraduate qualification in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in the HKSAR.
  • Applicable to all categories: There is no security objection and no known record of serious crime in respect of the applicant.

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

  • It normally takes four weeks to process an application upon receipt of all the required documents.
  • A notification of the application result will be emailed to applicant or authorised representatives 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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