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New Fee Structure for Visa Applications under Specified Schemes

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For the purposes of Schedule 2 of the Immigration Regulations (Cap. 115A) (hereafter “the Regulations”), the Director of Immigration hereby specified the admission schemes set out in Table 1, where the Director of Immigration considered the objective of those admission schemes is to attract talents to come to Hong Kong for development or to attract asset owners to settle in Hong Kong, as “Specified Schemes” pursuant to regulation 11(6) of the Regulations. With effect from 11 a.m. on 26 February 2025 (hereafter “commencement time”), an applicant who makes an application under a Specified Scheme is required to pay an application fee and the corresponding visa ^{Note 1} issuance fee according to the two-tiered fee structure upon approval of the concerned application.

Note 1:
Hereafter referring to an ordinary visa, an entry permit valid for 1 entry issued pursuant to an approved Specified Scheme application, or a change of condition of stay (including an extension of limit of stay) pursuant to an approved Specified Scheme application (e.g. the “Notification Slip for Conditions of Stay” issued in the form of “e-Visa”, etc.).

Table 1

Specified Scheme
Top Talent Pass Scheme
General Employment Policy
Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals
Quality Migrant Admission Scheme
Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates
Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents
New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme ^{Note 2}
Capital Investment Entrant Scheme ^{Note 2}
Technology Talent Admission Scheme
Vocational Professionals Admission Scheme

Note 2:
Excluding the application for unconditional stay or visit visa.

On making an application under a Specified Scheme for entry or a change of condition of stay (including an extension of limit of stay) (hereafter collectively as “Specified Scheme application”), the applicant, whether as a principal applicant or a dependant, shall pay an application fee. Upon approval of his/her Specified Scheme application, the applicant shall pay the corresponding visa issuance fee according to the two-tiered fee structure to collect the visa. The concerned application and visa issuance fees are set out in Table 2. The new fee structure is applicable to those Specified Scheme applications submitted to the Immigration Department at or after the commencement time.

Table 2

Type of Applicant	Item		Fee (for each application) (HK$)
Principal applicant or Dependant	Application fee ^{Note 3}		600
	Two-tiered visa issuance fee	with relevant period ^{Note 4} of more than 180 days	1,300
	Two-tiered visa issuance fee	with relevant period ^{Note 4} of not more than 180 days	600

Note 3:
The application fee paid is non-refundable in any circumstances irrespective of the application result.

Note 4:
For calculation of the relevant period, please see Table 3.

Relevant Period

The calculation of the relevant period under the Specified Schemes is set out in Table 3:

Table 3

Item ^{Note 5}	Relevant Period
Ordinary visa / entry permit valid for 1 entry	With a fixed period of limit of stay stated on the visa / entry permit	The relevant period means the fixed period of limit of stay stated on the visa / entry permit. For example: 36 months / 24 months / 2 weeks / 7 days, etc. For avoidance of doubt, if the relevant period stated on the visa / entry permit is 6 months or more, the relevant visa issuance fee is $1,300.
Ordinary visa / entry permit valid for 1 entry	With the last date under the limit of stay stated on the visa / entry permit	The relevant period means the period beginning on the day after the date of payment of the visa issuance fee and ending on the last date under the limit of stay stated on the visa / entry permit. (i.e. Relevant period = Last date under the limit of stay - Date of payment of visa issuance fee) For example: Last date under the limit of stay: 31 March 2025 Date of payment of visa issuance fee: 1 March 2025 Relevant period: 30 days ^{Note 6}
Extension of stay (with no change to other condition of stay)	The relevant period means the period beginning on the day after the last date under the limit of stay before the extension of stay and ending on the last date under the extended limit of stay. (i.e. Relevant period = Last date under the new limit of stay – last date under the original limit of stay before the current extension of stay) For example: Last date under the new limit of stay: 31 March 2025 Last date under the original limit of stay: 1 March 2025 Relevant period: 30 days
Change of condition of stay (e.g. change of employment)	With no change to the limit of stay	The relevant period means the period beginning on the day after the date of payment of the visa issuance fee and ending on the last date under the limit of stay. (i.e. Relevant period = Last date under the limit of stay - Date of payment of visa issuance fee) For example: Last date under the limit of stay: 31 March 2025 Date of payment of visa issuance fee: 1 March 2025 Relevant period: 30 days ^{Note 6}
Change of condition of stay (e.g. change of employment)	With extension of the limit of stay	The relevant period means the period beginning on the day after the date of payment of the visa issuance fee and ending on the last date under the changed limit of stay. (i.e. Relevant period = Last date of the new limit of stay - Date of payment of visa issuance fee) For example: Last date under the new limit of stay: 31 March 2025 Date of payment of visa issuance fee: 1 March 2025 Relevant period: 30 days ^{Note 6}

Note 5:
Pursuant to an approved Specified Scheme application

Note 6:
If the date of payment of visa issuance fee is the last date under the limit of stay or changed limit of stay (as the case may be), then the relevant period will be counted as 1 day.

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26-02-2025