Online application for Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)

(1)

Non-local students ^{Note 1} who have obtained an undergraduate or higher qualification in a full-time and Locally-accredited programme in the HKSAR (hereinafter “Non-local graduates”)

Note 1: Non-local students refer to persons entering the HKSAR for the purpose of education with a student visa / entry permit issued by the Director of Immigration.

(A) Non-local recent graduates (submission of applications within 6 months after the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates))

(B) Non-local non-recent graduates (submission of applications beyond 6 months of the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates))

(2)

Interim extension of stay on student status to await graduation result (applicable to non-local recent graduates only)

(3)

Graduates who have obtained an undergraduate or higher qualification in a full-time programme offered by the GBA campus of a Hong Kong university ^{Note 2} (hereinafter “GBA Campus Graduates”)

Note 2: GBA campus of a Hong Kong university refers to a higher education institution in the Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area jointly established by universities of the Mainland and Hong Kong in accordance with the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools.

(A) GBA campus recent graduates (submission of applications within 6 months after the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates))

(B) GBA campus non-recent graduates (submission of applications beyond 6 months of the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates))

(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 “e-Visa”;

(3)

you are on visitor status;

(4)

your remaining limit of stay is more than 4 weeks;

(5)

your limit of stay has expired;

(6)

your travel document will expire in 3 months;

(7)

you need to depart Hong Kong and will not return before the expiry of your limit of stay;

• Letter of Consent from the applicant’s present working unit or relevant Mainland authorities (Annex of ID(E) 991) [for Mainland residents only]

• Applicant’s Hong Kong identity card

• *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

• *Official transcript of academic records, graduation certificate or supporting letter from the degree awarding institution showing the applicant's attainment of undergraduate or higher qualification in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in the HKSAR or in a full-time programme offered by a higher education institution in the Mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area jointly established by universities of the Mainland and Hong Kong in accordance with the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools.

• *Company’s employment contract with or letter of appointment to the applicant containing information about post, salary, other fringe benefits and employment period

• Other supporting documents，such as：
  • Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR and Macao identity card [for Macao SAR residents only]
  • Household registration transcript in Taiwan and Taiwan identity card [for Taiwan residents only]
  • Proof of the applicant’s overseas residence, such as copy of official documents showing the applicant’s conditions of stay and limit of stay endorsed by overseas authorities [ for overseas Chinese holding PRC passports only]

• *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). For a dependant 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

• *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)

• 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]
  • Proof of the dependant’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 only]

• *Applicant’s Hong Kong identity card

• *Applicant’s valid travel document containing personal particulars, date of issue, date of expiry and/or details of any re-entry visa or “e-Visa” held

• Other supporting documents