Hong Kong Employment Visa

To be legally working in Hong Kong, you need to be sponsored by a company for your employment work visa. And the sponsoring company has to prove that the job being taken by you cannot be found locally in the market.

Below is the

General Employment Policy - Employment as Professionals or Entry for Investment

(Not applicable to persons admitted into Hong Kong for employment under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates, Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals, Supplementary Labour Scheme or as Foreign Domestic Helpers.)
4.  An application for an entry visa/permit to enter Hong Kong for employment or investment may be favourably considered if:

1. there is no security objection and no known record of serious crime in respect of the applicant; and
2. the applicant has a good education background, normally a first degree in the relevant field, but in special circumstances, good technical qualifications, proven professional abilities and/or relevant experience and achievements supported by documentary evidence may also be adopted; and
3. the applicant has a confirmed offer of employment and is employed in a job relevant to his/her academic qualifications or working experience that cannot be readily taken up by the local work force; and
4. the remuneration package including income, accommodation, medical and other fringe benefits is broadly commensurate with the prevailing market level for professionals in Hong Kong; or
5. the applicant is in a position to make substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong.

5.  Criteria to be considered include:

1. whether there is a genuine vacancy for an employee in Hong Kong;
2. what skills, knowledge and experience are needed for the job;
3. whether the terms and conditions of employment are comparable to those in the local market;
4. whether the applicant is suitably qualified and experienced relevant to the job; and
5. whether the job can be filled locally.

6.  These entry arrangements do not apply to:

1. Chinese residents of the Mainland; and
2. nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Nepal and Vietnam.

7.  Overseas Chinese nationals holding PRC passports may apply to enter Hong Kong for employment under the above arrangement if:

1. the application is submitted from overseas;
2. the applicant has been residing overseas for at least one year immediately before the submission of application ("overseas" means countries or territories outside the Mainland, the Macao SAR and the HKSAR);
3. the applicant satisfies the criteria stipulated in paragraphs 4 and 5 and normal immigration requirements are met.

8.  Persons admitted under this arrangement may bring in their spouses and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18. Please see paragraphs 44 - 49 below.

for more information about employment visa, please visit HK Immigration official website.

The time to process visa application is four to six weeks
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