To further promote electronic services for visa applications, the Immigration Department (ImmD) of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has adjusted the submission policies concerning certain entry applications, which has been in effect from January 17, 2025. The concerned schemes are as follows.

1. General Employment Policy (including both employment and investment as entrepreneurs);

2. Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals;

3. Capital Investment Entrant Scheme;

4. Training;

5. Working Holiday Scheme;

6. Residence as Dependants.

Applicants of the aforementioned policies/schemes must submit their applications for visa/entry permits or extensions of stay electronically through the ImmD mobile application, the ImmD's website (www.immd.gov.hk/eng/index.html) or the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/nonresidents/). The ImmD will no longer accept applications submitted in person, by post or drop-in-box.

For application to study in Hong Kong, applicants can submit applications online, by direct mail, or through a guarantor in Hong Kong. The Embassy and Consulates-General of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia will no longer accept or forward applications of this type. Chinese mainland residents who are to study in Hong Kong should still submit their applications through their admitted institutions, which is unchanged.

For enquiries, please call +852 2824 6111, email enquiry@immd.gov.hk or fax +852 2877 7711.

                                                             Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia

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