Online Application for Extension of Stay (for Former Foreign Domestic Helpers Who Apply for Staying in Hong Kong as Visitors)
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 extension of stayApplication 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
Generally speaking, foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) must leave Hong Kong upon completion of their contract or within two weeks from the date of termination of their contract, whichever is earlier. Applications for an extension of limit of stay in Hong Kong as a visitor will be considered on individual merits. To allow sufficient time for processing, online applications will only be accepted from those applicants with remaining limit of stay of 5 to 7 days.
However, you are not eligible to use the service if:
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you are not physically present in Hong Kong at the time of submission; |
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you will not be physically present in Hong Kong at the time of collection of your “e-Visa”; |
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your remaining limit of stay is not 5 to 7 days; |
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your limit of stay has expired; |
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you plan to depart Hong Kong and will not return before the expiry of your limit of stay; or |
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your condition of stay granted upon your arrival in Hong Kong is not foreign domestic helper. |
* Applicants who are not eligible for online application may visit the Foreign Domestic Helpers Section at 3/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai during working hours to submit an application for extension of stay.
Working Hours of Foreign Domestic Helpers Section
8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (Saturday)
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
Attention:
(1) If an application for extension of stay submitted via this online service is approved, the applicant can pay the relevant fee by clicking here or through the ImmD Mobile Application by credit cards or Payment by Phone Service (PPS). After making the payment successfully, the applicant can instantly download or print the “e-Visa”. The applicant or his/her representative can also bring his/her original passport / travel document and the relevant fee to the Foreign Domestic Helpers Section, 3/F of Immigration Tower at Wan Chai for payment and collection of “e-Visa”. If the applicant authorises a representative to pay the fee, the representative is required to produce his / her identification document, authorisation letter, the applicant's original travel document and the relevant fee.
(2) It is an offence to make false statements or representations to an immigration officer. A person who knowingly and wilfully makes a statement or gives information which he/she knows to be false or does not believe to be true shall be guilty of an offence under the Laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and any such visa/entry permit issued or permission to enter or remain in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region granted shall have no effect.
Documents to be Submitted Online
Documents to be submitted by the Applicant. Documents marked with * are mandatory
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5 | |
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1 | |
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1 |
Please note that the applicant is required to provide his/her signature during the online application process.
File Formats
Before uploading the required documents you will need to scan them into 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
Applicants may still be required to submit further supporting documents and information in connection with the application(s) when necessary.
Online supplementary document submissionAssistance 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