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Online Application for Quota / Entry for Employment under Technology Talent Admission Scheme in Hong Kong

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Who can Use this Service

You can use this online service to submit application for quota / entry for employment under Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

This online service is not applicable to extension of stay application from persons admitted for employment under TechTAS. If required, you may apply via this website.

Eligibility Criteria

To find out if your company is eligible to apply for quota under TechTAS in Hong Kong, please visit this website.

To find out if you are eligible to apply for entry for employment under TechTAS in Hong Kong, please visit this website.

Documents to be Submitted Online for Entry for Employment under TechTAS

Documents marked with * are mandatory.

A. Applicant

Documents Maximum no. of files for upload
  • *The applicant's valid travel document containing personal particulars, date of issue, date of expiry and / or details of any re-entry visa held (if applicable). For an applicant who is currently staying in the HKSAR, his / her valid travel document page containing the latest arrival stamp / landing slip / extension of stay label in the HKSAR and the latest issued “e-Visa” (if applicable). A Chinese resident of the Mainland who has not been issued with a travel document may submit his / her People's Republic of China resident identity card.
 5
  • *The applicant’s recent photograph
 1
  • The applicant’s Hong Kong identity card (if any)
 1
  • Proof of academic qualifications and relevant work experience, or proof of good technical skills in specialty areas, proven professional abilities and / or relevant experience and achievements (if applicable)
 5
  • Letter of consent from the applicant’s present working unit or relevant Mainland authorities (please download from this website) [For Mainland residents only]
 1
  • Other supporting documents, such as:
    • The applicant’s Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR and Macao identity card [for Macao SAR residents only]
    • The applicant’s household registration in Taiwan and Taiwan identity card [for Taiwan residents only]
    • Proof of the applicant’s overseas residence, such as official documents showing the applicant’s conditions of stay and limit of stay endorsed by overseas authorities [for overseas Chinese holding PRC passports who have obtained overseas permanent residence; or have been residing overseas for at least one year immediately before the submission of an application and the application is submitted from overseas only]
 5

B. Employing Company (documents marked with ^ are not required if the employing company is listed on the Main Board or the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, or has successfully obtained an employment or training visa / entry permit for a non-local staff in the past 24 months immediately before submission of the application.)

Documents Maximum no. of files for upload
  • *Quota allotment letter issued by the Innovation and Technology Commission1
 5
  • *Company chop
 1
  • *The company’s employment contract with or letter of appointment to the applicant containing information about post, salary, other fringe benefits and employment period
 5
  • *The Business Registration Certificate^
 1
  • Other supporting documents
 5

1Employing company may submit visa / entry permit applications to the Immigration Department irrespective of whether a valid quota has been allotted. Upon quota approval, the quota allotment letter issued by the Innovation and Technology Commission must be submitted to the Immigration Department for assessment.

C. Each accompanying dependant of an applicant under TechTAS

Documents Maximum no. of files for upload
  • *The dependant’s valid travel document containing personal particulars, date of issue, date of expiry and / or details of any re-entry visa held (if applicable). A Chinese resident of the Mainland who has not been issued with a travel document may upload his / her PRC resident identity card.
 5
  • *The dependant’s recent photograph
 1
  • The dependant’s Hong Kong identity card (if any)
 1
  • *Evidence of the applicant’s relationship with the dependant, e.g. marriage certificate, birth certificate, family photographs, family letters (with envelopes), census record book and Privilege Card for Single Child (if applicable)
 5
  • Other supporting documents, such as:
    • The dependant’s Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR and Macao identity card [for Macao SAR residents only]
    • The dependant’s household registration transcript in Taiwan and Taiwan identity card [for Taiwan residents only]
 5

Please note that in the online application process, the applicant, dependant (if applicable) and authorised person of the employing company will be required to fill in an online application form and sign to confirm that all information given in the online application form is correct, complete and true. If the dependant is under the age of 16 (child dependant), the online application form must be signed by his / her parent or legal guardian.

 

File Formats

Before uploading the required documents you will need to scan them in one of the following formats:
File type: JPEG, PDF, GIF, PNG or TIF (RAW, LZW, JPEG, CCITT-G4)
File size: 5Mbytes or below for each file
Colour depth: Grayscale (for documents without photos)
                       Colour (for documents with photos)

Payment Method

There is no application fee for quota application. Application fee for visa applications under Specified Schemes shall be paid in the online application process by credit card (VISA, Mastercard, UnionPay and JCB only), Payment by Phone Service (PPS), Faster Payment System (FPS), or Mainland e-wallets (Alipay, WeChat Pay and UnionPay App only). The application fee paid is non-refundable in any circumstances irrespective of the quota or visa application result.

FAQs about Online Payment ServiceNew Fee Structure for Visa Applications under Specified Schemes

How to Start

Once you have prepared your supplementary documents, you can access the online service through the following link.

Online application for entry for employment under TechTAS in Hong Kong (Simultaneous Visa and Quota application or Quota allotted already)2

2TechTAS includes:

1) TechTAS – For simultaneous visa and quota applications, or where a quota has already been allotted; and

2) TechTAS-NIAS – For eligible companies allotted with a quota under the New Industrialisation Acceleration Scheme.

 

Please ensure that the information you provide is correct. Incorrect information may render your submission invalid.

 

Online application for quota should be submitted to the Innovation and Technology Commission through the following links:

Online application for quota under TechTAS01 by Innovation and Technology Commission3

3TechTAS 01 – for Applicants which are tenants / incubatees / grantees / occupants of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited or the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited.

 

Online application for quota under TechTAS02 by Innovation and Technology Commission4

4TechTAS 02 – for Applicants which are NOT tenants / incubatees / grantees / occupants of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation or the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited.

Group Submission

If your accompanying dependants are also applying for the visa / entry permit, you can submit their applications with yours as a group. The maximum number of applications that can be submitted in each group is nine. The system will guide you through the steps of providing the personal information of each applicant, and uploading the documents required. If you cannot obtain the online submission acknowledgment at the end of the process, you will have to re-submit the applications.

Supplementary Document Submission

If you have submitted an entry application for employment under TechTAS and received a notification letter from the Immigration Department asking you to provide supplementary documents, you can use the online submission service. The following link will take you to further information on how to submit your supplementary documents online.

Online supplementary document submission

Assistance and Further Information

If you need technical assistance in using the online service, you can call the Immigration e-Services Hotline at (852) 3128 8668 between 7 am and 11 pm daily.

For general enquiries on visas / entry permits, please call (852) 2824 6111 during office hours (from 8:45 am to 5:15 pm, Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 12 noon on Saturday, except public holidays), send a fax to (852) 2877 7711 or send an email to enquiry@immd.gov.hk.

For general enquiries on TechTAS and quota application, please call the Enquiry Hotline (852) 3543 5970 or email to techtas@itc.gov.hk for assistance.

Further information on the online service is available in a set of helpful frequently asked questions (FAQs).

FAQs about online application for entry for employment under TechTAS in Hong Kong
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