Online Application for Extension of Stay (for Foreign Domestic Helpers Who Apply for Change of Employer)

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After you have read the following instructions and have your application documents ready, you can access the online service by clicking the following link.

Online application for change of employer

Application tips

Before using this online application service, please save the supporting documents required as files in JPEG, PDF, GIF, PNG or TIF format for a faster application process.

Who Can Use This Service

You can use this online service if you are a foreign domestic helper who apply to change of employer.

However, you are not eligible to use the service if:

(1)	you are not physically present in Hong Kong at the time of submission;
(2)	you will not be physically present in Hong Kong at the time of collection of your new “e-Visa”;
(3)	your remainder period of current contract is more than 4 weeks;
(4)	your limit of stay has expired;
(5)	your travel document will expire in 3 months;
(6)	you need to depart Hong Kong and will not return before the expiry of your limit of stay;
(7)	you have been notified that your next extension of stay will be subject to review; or
(8)	you apply for extension of current contract for one month under mutual agreement.

Documents to be Submitted Online

Change of Employer

Documents	Maximum no. of files for upload	Download Form
Form ID407 - Employment Contract for a Domestic Helper Recruited from Outside Hong Kong (New)	4
Form 407E - Notification of Termination of Employment Contract with Foreign Domestic Helper	4	Download Form
Undertaking of Employer (New requirement for FDH visa application during the epidemic situation)	2	Download Form
Passport copy of applicant (biodata page with photo and signature page)	3
Copy of Hong Kong Identity Card of applicant	2
Copy of Hong Kong Identity Card of employer	2
Proof of employer’s financial position	2
Proof of employer’s residential address	2
Release letter from current employer showing the date of termination of contract	2
Other supporting documents	1
Form ID934A - Application for Special Permission for Performance of Motor Driving Duties by Foreign Domestic Helpers (first 2 pages only) (if motor driving duties are required)	2	Download Form
Vehicle registration document (if driving duties)	1
Motor vehicle license (if driving duties)	1
Driving license of applicant (if driving duties)	1

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)

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

Supplementary Document Submission

If you have applied for an extension of stay online through GovHK 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, 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.

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

FAQs about online application for extension of stay

Last revision date: January 2023