The Graduate School processes student visa application for non-local students for submission to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Newly admitted non-local students should submit their student visa application to the University through the visa application system. The processing time is around 10-12 weeks. Returning non-local students who have been suspended from study should send the visa application documents by post or in person to the Graduate School.
Documents required for student visa application
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Photocopy of
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Remarks
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- "Admission Offer Letter" issued by the University
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- Original copy of Form ID995A (Download here)
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- Read the Guidebook for Entry for Study in Hong Kong before filling in the form.
- View sample forms for reference: Mainland / Overseas
- The Graduate School will not handle any dependant visa application.
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- Identity card of your home country
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- Household Registration Record (居民户口簿)
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For Mainland and Taiwan residents only
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- Travel document containing personal particulars, date of issue, date of expiry and/or details of any re-entry visa held
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- Exit-Entry Permit for Traveling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (往來港澳通行證) (EEP) (for Mainland residents only)
- Visit Permit for Residents of Macao to Hong Kong SAR (澳門居民往來香港特別行政區旅遊證) (for Macao residents only)
- Passport (for Taiwan & Overseas residents only)
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- Hong Kong Identity Card (if any)
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- Travel document containing the latest arrival stamp/landing slip/extension of stay label in the HKSAR, and a declaration signed by the applicant who are currently staying in Hong Kong (download here)
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- Proof of applicant 's financial support
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Financial documents under the name of the applicant showing that he/she will be able to support his/her study and living in Hong Kong, e.g. a clear copy of the latest bank statement or saving account passbook.
According to past experience, around RMB100,000-150,000 (USD14,000-21,000) should be on the financial proof for a 1-year full-time programme. However, this amount is for reference only. It is subject to the final approval of the Immigration Department of HKSAR.
- If the financial proof belongs to a person who will financially support you, please also provide:
- The relationship proof between you and that person (e.g. household registration record, birth certificate, as appropriate)
- An undertaking signed by that person that he/she will financially support you (Download here)
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- Degree certificate(s) of your undergraduate studies
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For final year undergraduates on conditional offer, please upload a copy of your degree and graduation certificate(s) of your undergraduate studies (with quoted student number) to the visa application system by early July or as soon as it is available.
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Important Notes
- Please click here to view the flowchart of student visa application.
- In order to register as our students, you must activate your student visa by presenting the student visa/entry permit label to the officer-on-duty at the Immigration Counter when you enter Hong Kong.
