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    1. Message from Director
      1. Our Vision
      2. Our Mission
      3. Our Values
      1. Restriction-testing Declaration
      2. Supporting Vaccination Programme
      3. Contact Tracing Office
      4. Combating the Epidemic with Technology
    2. Our Work
        1. Management and Support Branch
        2. Departmental Management Division
        3. Recruitment Exercises
        4. Career Development
        5. Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development
          1. Immigration training programmes recognised under the Qualifications Framework
          2. Induction Training
          3. In-service Training
          4. Elementary National Studies and Chinese-style Footdrill Training
          5. Mainland and Overseas Training and Exchange Programmes
          6. Customer Service and Mediation Training Programmes
          7. Tactical Training
          8. Building a Supportive Team Programme/Team Building Programme for Frontline Staff
          9. Psychological First Aid Course
          10. e-Learning and ISITD Homepage
          11. Other Training
          12. Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps
          13. Guide on Conduct and Discipline
        6. Welfare and Recreation
          1. Immigration Department Consultative Committee
          2. Welfare Visits and Counselling Service
          3. COVID-19 Testing Services
          4. Immigration Wellness Service Centre
          5. Immigration Department Staff Club
          6. The Immigration Service Welfare Fund
        7. Management Audit
        8. Awards and Commendations
        9. Communications and Public Affairs
        10. Information and Liaison
        11. The New Immigration Headquarters
        1. Immigration Autonomy
        2. Visa and Entry Permit System
        3. Visa and Policies Branch
        4. Entry for Visit
          1. Mainland Visitors
          2. Taiwan Visitors
          3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card
          4. Working Holiday Scheme
          5. Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals
        5. Initiatives to Enhance Travel Convenience for Visitors
        6. Enhancement Measures on Admission Schemes for Talent, Professionals and Entrepreneurs
        7. Entry for Employment
          1. General Employment Policy (GEP) for Professionals and Entrepreneurs
          2. Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP)
          3. Mainland Professionals Residing Overseas
          4. Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)
          5. Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS)
          6. Imported Workers
          7. Foreign Domestic Helpers
        8. Entry for Study
        9. Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
        10. Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS)
        11. Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents (ASSG)
        12. Entry of Dependants
        13. Entry of One-way Permit Holders
        14. Certificate of Entitlement Scheme
          1. Appeals under the Certificate of Entitlement Scheme
        1. Control Branch
        2. Immigration Control Points
        3. Airport Division
          1. Passenger Traffic
          2. Spot Checks
          3. Customer Service
          4. Business Aviation Centre
          5. The SkyPier
          6. Frequent Visitor e-Channels
        4. Border (Rail) Division
          1. Lo Wu Control Point
          2. Hung Hom Control Point
          3. Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point
          4. Express Rail Link West Kowloon Control Point
        5. Border (Vehicles) Division
          1. Lok Ma Chau Control Point
          2. Man Kam To Control Point
          3. Sha Tau Kok Control Point
          4. Shenzhen Bay Control Point
          5. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Point
          6. Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
          7. Simplified Clearance Procedure and On-board Clearance Service for Cross-boundary Students
        6. Harbour Division
          1. Harbour Control Section
          2. Pre-arrival Clearance Scheme
          3. Macau Terminal Section
          4. China Ferry Terminal Section
          5. Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal Section
          6. Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Section
        1. Personal Documentation Branch
        2. Registration of Persons
          1. Hong Kong Identity Card
          2. Smart Identity Card
          3. Consular Corps Identity Card
          4. Registration for Identity Cards
          5. Replacement for Identity Cards
          6. One-stop Service for Entrants Holding Permits for Proceeding to Hong Kong and Macao (Commonly Known as 'One-way Permits')
          7. Round-the-clock Appointment Booking System
          8. Certificate of Registered Particulars
          9. Registration of Persons Records
        3. Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise
          1. Replacement Arrangements
          2. Fast and Simple Replacement Process
          3. Caring Arrangements
        4. Right of Abode in the HKSAR
          1. Background
          2. Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card (VEPIC)
          3. e-Services for VEPIC Application
        5. Visa-free Lobbying for HKSAR Passport Holders
        6. Provision of Assistance for Hong Kong Residents in Distress Outside Hong Kong
        7. Registration of Outbound Travel Information
        8. Immigration Branch Offices
        9. Hong Kong Travel Documents
          1. HKSAR Passport
          2. Document of Identity for Visa Purposes
          3. Re-entry Permit
          4. Seaman's Identity Book
        10. Chinese Nationality
          1. Authority
          2. Declaration of Change of Nationality
          3. Naturalisation, Renunciation or Restoration of Chinese Nationality
        11. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
          1. Births Registration
          2. Deaths Registration
          3. Marriages Registration
          4. Issuance of Certificates
        1. Enforcement Branch
        2. Investigation and Intelligence
          1. Combating Illegal Migration and Human Smuggling
          2. Tackling Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
          3. Enforcement Action against Illegal Employment
          4. Investigations into Forged Documents
          5. Combating Immigration-related Cyber Crimes
          6. Uncovering Cases of Bogus Marriages
          7. Exchange of Intelligence
        3. Combating Terrorist Activities
        4. Prosecution, Deportation and Removal
        5. Detention Facilities
          1. Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (CIC)
          2. Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre (MTKDC)
        1. Removal Assessment and Litigation Branch
        2. Unified Screening Mechanism
        3. Comprehensive Review and Effectiveness
          1. Screening Procedures
          2. Detention
          3. Removal
        4. Litigation Support for Removal Assessment and Enforcement Litigation
        5. Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2021
        1. Information Systems Branch
        2. Systems in Operation
          1. Immigration Control System (ICONS)
          2. Next Generation Smart Identity Card System (SMARTICS-2)
          3. Next Generation Electronic Passport (e-Passport-2) System
          4. Application and Investigation Easy System (APPLIES) and Electronic Records Programme (ERP)
          5. Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents and Indian Nationals
          6. Travel Pass Issuing System
          7. Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Business Travel Card Issuing System
          8. Government Office Automation (GOA) System
          9. Government-to-Employee (G2E) Applications
          10. Operations and Administration Support Information System (OASIS)
          11. Electronic Records (Administrative) System (e-Records(Adm))
          12. Intranet
          13. Immigration Department's Homepage
          14. Data Warehousing Information System (DWIS)
          15. Mobile Application
        3. Records and Data Management
        4. Electronic Services
          1. Electronic Submission
          2. Electronic Forms
          3. New e-Payment Options
          4. Adoption of iAM Smart
        5. Implementation of the Third Information Systems Strategy (ISS-3)
        6. Achievements
          1. Hong Kong ICT Awards 2021: The Award of the Year, the Smart Business Grand Award and the Smart Business (Solution for Business and Public Sector Enterprise) Gold Award
        1. Green Management
        2. Environmental Management
        3. Environmental Performance
          1. Energy Conservation
          2. Minimisation of Paper Consumption
          3. Waste Recycling and Resources Recovery
          4. Support for the Clean Air Charter
          5. Enhancement of Staff's Environmental Awareness
        4. The Way Forward
        5. Environmentally Friendly Design of the New Immigration Headquarters
      1. Performance Pledges
      2. Immigration Department Users' Committee
      3. Performance
        1. Visas and Permits
        2. Immigration Control Points
        3. Registration for Identity Cards
        4. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
        5. Travel Documents
        6. Chinese Nationality Matters
      4. Quality Service
        1. Immigration Department's Homepage
        2. Immigration Mobile Application
        3. 'Hong Kong Immigration Department' YouTube Channel
        4. Awards under the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Partnership Scheme 2020
        5. The Ombudsman's Awards 2021
        6. Hong Kong ICT Awards 2021: The Award of the Year, the Smart Business Grand Award and the Smart Business (Solution for Business and Public Sector Enterprise) Gold Award
        7. The Secretary for the Civil Service (SCS)'s Commendation Award Scheme 2021
        8. Caring Organisation
        9. Customer Feedback
        10. Assistance to Persons with Disabilities
      5. Sustainable Development
    3. Appendices
      1. 1. Rank of Immigration Service
      2. 2. Senior Management and Core Structure of Immigration Department
      3. 3. Organisation Chart of Immigration Department
      4. 4. Establishment and Strength
      5. 5. Statistics on Visas / Entry Permits Issued
      6. 6. Overall Passenger Traffic Statistics
      7. 7. Statistics on Passenger Traffic by Control Point
      8. 8. Statistics on Incoming Visitors by Country / Territory of Residence
      9. 9. Statistics on Cross-boundary Passenger Traffic
      10. 10. Number of Hong Kong Identity Cards Issued
      11. 11. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Services Statistics
      12. 12. Countries / Territories which have Agreed to Grant Visa-free Access / Visa-on-arrival to HKSAR Passport Holders
      13. 13. Enforcement Branch Statistics
      14. 14. Torture / Non-refoulement Claim Cases
      15. 15. Statistics on illegal immigrants from the Mainland
      16. 16. Statistics on Forged Travel Documents Detected in Hong Kong
      17. 17. Electronic Service Application Statistics
      18. 18. Training Courses for Staff
      19. 19. Appreciation and Review Findings on Complaints