This page provides information on the termination of sponsorship for employment, training or study (not applicable to foreign domestic helpers and entrants admitted under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates).
Employment and Training
If your sponsorship is terminated, you or your company should inform the Extension Section or the Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section (applicable to persons admitted under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals or the Supplementary Labour Scheme, and Mainland residents admitted for training) of the Immigration Department by post or by fax as soon as possible .
Extension Section
5/F, Immigration Tower
7 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Fax: 2586 1431
Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section
6/F, Immigration Tower
7 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Fax: 2824 2067
If you are an imported worker admitted under the Supplementary Labour Scheme, paragraphs 17 to 19 of the Guidebook for Entry for Employment as Imported Workers in Hong Kong provide detailed information on what to do if your sponsorship is terminated. You can access the guidebook through the following link.
- The Guidebook for Entry for Employment as Imported Workers in Hong Konghttp://www.immd.gov.hk/en/services/hk-visas/employ-imported-workers/guidebook.html
Non-local employees/trainees are not allowed to change employment or take up part time jobs without the permission of the Immigration Department. Those who have breached their conditions of stay will be liable to prosecution.
Study
If the educational institutions or non-local students terminate the studies before the completion of the study course, the educational institution should submit notification of termination to the Immigration Department within seven days from the date of termination.
- Form ID 977: Notification of Termination of Studies (to be completed by the educational institution)http://www.immd.gov.hk/en/forms/forms/id977.html
The completed form should be submitted to the Extension Section or the Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section (for Mainland students) by post or fax. The addresses and fax numbers of these two offices are set out above.
Non-local student whose condition of stay contains the wording “or four weeks after termination of studies, whichever is earlier” must leave Hong Kong within four weeks from the date of termination of studies. It is an immigration offence for breach of condition of stay if you fail to leave Hong Kong within the prescribed time.
Last review date: March 2010
