Applicants who wish to enter the Hong Kong for employment under the Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)
Eligibility:
Persons who wish to apply to enter Hong Kong under the TTPS are not required to have secured an offer of employment in Hong Kong upon application. They may be granted 36 months’ (Category A) / 24 months’ (Categories B and C); stay on time limitation only without other conditions of stay provided that normal immigration requirements are met. Applicants may choose to apply for the TTPS under one of the categories as listed in paragraphs (a) to (c) below:
- persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above, or its equivalent in foreign currency, in the year immediately preceding the date of application (Category A);
- degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years immediately preceding the date of application (Category B); or
- degree graduates of the eligible universities in the past five years immediately preceding the date of application with less than three years of work experience, subject to an annual quota which is to be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis (Category C); however, Category C does not apply to those non-local students who have obtained the undergraduate qualification in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in Hong Kong.