This webpage sets out information on the termination of sponsorship for employment, training or study (not applicable to entrants under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates)
If the sponsorship is terminated, applicant or the sponsorship company should click here to submit the notification to the Immigration Department (hereafter “ImmD”) online, or inform the Extension Section, the Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section (applicable to persons admitted under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals, the Technology Talent Admission Scheme, and Mainland residents admitted for training) or the Admission of Labour Section (applicable to persons admitted under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme [formerly known as Supplementary Labour Scheme], the Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes or the Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes) of the ImmD by post or by fax as soon as possible.
Extension Section
5th Floor, Administration Tower,
Immigration Headquarters,
61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O,
New Territories
Fax: 2586 1431
Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section
6th Floor, Administration Tower,
Immigration Headquarters,
61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O,
New Territories
Fax: 2824 2067
Admission of Labour Section
4th Floor, Administration Tower,
Immigration Headquarters,
61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O,
New Territories
Fax: 2824 2067
If the applicant is an imported worker admitted under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (formerly known as Supplementary Labour Scheme), the Guidebook for Entry under Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme in Hong Kong (ID(E) 1002) provides detailed information on what to do if the sponsorship is terminated.
If the applicant is an imported care worker admitted under the Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes, the Guidebook for Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes (ID(E) 1029) provides detailed information on what to do if the sponsorship is terminated.
If the applicant is an imported labour admitted under the Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes, the Guidebook for Entry under Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes (ID(E) 1031) provides detailed information on what to do if the sponsorship is terminated.
Non-local employees/trainees are not allowed to change employment or take up part time jobs without the permission of the ImmD. Those who have breached their conditions of stay will be liable to prosecution.
If the educational institutions or non-local students terminate the studies before the completion of the study course, the educational institution should submit Notification of Termination of Studies (to be completed by the educational institution) (ID 977) to the ImmD within seven days from the date of termination.
The educational institutions can click here to submit Notification of Termination of Studies online, or submit the completed form to the Extension Section or the Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section (for Mainland students) by post or fax. The addresses and fax numbers of these two offices are set out above.
Non-local student whose condition of stay contains the wording “or four weeks after termination of studies, whichever is earlier” must leave Hong Kong within four weeks from the date of termination of studies. It is an immigration offence for breach of condition of stay if the student fails to leave Hong Kong within the prescribed time.
Clause 12 of the standard Employment Contract for a Domestic Helper Recruited from Outside Hong Kong (ID 407) provides that in the event of termination of the contract, both the employer and the foreign domestic helper (Helper) shall give the Director of Immigration notice in writing within seven days of the date of termination. A copy of the other party's written acknowledgement of the termination shall also be forwarded to the Director of Immigration.
Notification of termination of employment contract regarding Helper can be made by submitting a completed Notification of Termination of an Employment Contract (ID 407E) or a letter.
The notification can be made by post, in person, by fax or online:
- By Post
Foreign Domestic Helpers Section
4th Floor, Administration Tower,
Immigration Headquarters,
61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O,
New Territories
- In person
Receipt and Despatch Unit
Ground Floor, Administration Tower,
Immigration Headquarters,
61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O,
New Territories - By fax
Please fax the completed ID 407E or notification letter to (852) 2157 9181. - Online Notification
Click here to submit notification of termination of employment contract online.
After receipt and verification of the notification of termination of contract, the employer will be informed in writing. If necessary, the employer or the Helper may be contacted for additional information regarding the termination. A Helper must leave Hong Kong upon completion of his/her contract or within two weeks from the date of termination of the contracts, whichever is earlier.
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