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The “Immigration Facilitation Scheme for Invited Persons” (hereafter “Invited Persons Scheme”) has been implemented with effect from 18 March 2025. It aims to provide more convenient immigration arrangements for invited persons from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereafter “ASEAN”) member states when they visit the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (hereafter “HKSAR”).

Under the Invited Persons Scheme, invited persons will enjoy one-stop processing of their applications for self-service immigration clearance and/or “e-Visa” (where applicable) through an electronic platform as detailed below:

^# The period of stay for nationals of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Singapore, who are currently enjoying a visa-free period of 90 days on each visit, will remain unchanged.

Relevant Bureaux/Departments (B/Ds) of the Government of the HKSAR will notify persons they plan to invite by email. Interested invitees should reply to B/D’s email and provide the required information (viz. the name as shown in the passport and a preferred email address). Upon receipt of the invitee’s reply, an application link will be sent by the Immigration Department (hereafter “ImmD”) of the Government of the HKSAR to the email address provided for the invitees to complete the online application. The ImmD will inform the applicants of the application results by email within two weeks upon receipt of all the required documents and information.

Invited persons can enjoy streamlined immigration clearance upon presentation of the “e-Card” under the Invited Persons Scheme and their valid passport. They may proceed to the courtesy channels at control points of Hong Kong upon first arrival. Invited persons are eligible to enrol for the e-Channel service subject to holding of a passport valid for at least 6 months. Details of the e-Channel service for invited persons are available through the following link:

The invited persons with the multiple-journey visit visa (in the form of “e-Visa” approved may download the concerned visa upon payment (if applicable) through the webpage link provided in the “notification of the application result” issued by the ImmD.  Besides, invited persons may download the “e-Card” through the webpage link in that notification with no additional fee payable.

For enquiries on the invitation email received, please contact the relevant B/Ds issuing the email. For other enquires on the Invited Persons Scheme, please contact the dedicated team of the ImmD by the contact means as stated in the email from the ImmD to invited persons or ImmD’s enquiry hotline (2824 6111) / email (enquiry@immd.gov.hk).