Hong Kong training (trainee) visa

The training must give you special skills and knowledge that are not available in your country of domicile, and its length and content must be justified. You must have no security objection and no known record of serious crime, and you must meet normal immigration requirements such as holding a valid passport and not being likely to become a burden on Hong Kong.

The sponsor must be a well-established company able to provide the training. It signs a contract with you and gives a written guarantee covering your maintenance and repatriation, and the training must take place on its premises until the agreed period ends. Nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba and the DPRK are excluded.

You provide a recent photo, your passport, a Hong Kong identity card if you have one, and proof of your academic qualifications and work experience. The sponsoring company provides the training contract stating the post, salary, benefits and training periods, its Business Registration Certificate, proof of financial standing and background information on the company, plus a business plan if it was set up within the past 12 months.

Some company documents may be waived if the sponsor obtained a visa for a non-local staff member in the past 18 months. Documents not in English or Chinese need a certified English or Chinese translation.

Applications for training, including those for accompanying dependants, are submitted online with the supporting documents uploaded. ImmD normally takes about four weeks after receiving everything it needs and may carry out field visits to verify the information. False statements are a criminal offence.

After approval you receive a payment link; after payment the e-Visa can be downloaded or printed. On arrival you present your passport and the e-Visa and scan its QR code at an immigration counter.

Your spouse or registered same-sex or opposite-sex partner and your unmarried children under 18 may apply to join you. You must show a genuine relationship and that you can support them at a standard well above subsistence level with suitable accommodation. Their stay is tied to yours and they must leave when you do, but they are not prohibited from working or studying.