Hong Kong maintains an open immigration regime.
If you would like to work, study, establish/ participate in business, take up residence or stay in Hong Kong as a visitor longer than the allowed visa-free period, you are required to obtain a relevant visa or entry permit.
Visit Visas / Entry Permits
- Visit Visa
- Entry Arrangements for Mainland, Taiwan or Macao Residents
- Entry Arrangement for Mainland Residents
- The Individual Visit Scheme for Mainland Residents
- Entry Arrangement for Macao Residents
- Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan residents
- Entry Arrangement for Overseas Chinese and Chinese Residents of Taiwan
- HKSAR Travel Pass
- APEC Business Travel Card Scheme
- Working Holiday Scheme
Talent Admission
- Top Talent Pass Scheme
- General Employment Policy
- Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals
- Technology Talent Admission Scheme
- Quality Migrant Admission Scheme
- Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates
- Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents
Investment
Student Visa
Foreign Domestic Helpers / Imported Workers
- Entry Visa for New Foreign Domestic Helper
- Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes
- Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes
- Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme
For other immigration information, please visit https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/index.html.
General Information