HK$60,000     Service charge

The Hong Kong Talent Admission Scheme is a quota-based immigration scheme aimed at attracting high-tech talents to settle in Hong Kong, thereby enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness. Applicants do not need to be employed by Hong Kong employers, they only need to meet the scoring requirements of one of the two scoring systems set up by the plan, and the Hong Kong Immigration Department will select from all applicants. No investment is required, and the whole family can apply to settle in Hong Kong together and enjoy the high-quality medical and educational benefits of Hong Kong residents.

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Application conditions

1. Applicant must be at least 18 years old

2. No criminal record

3. A university degree or above, or good technical qualifications with supporting documents, provable professional ability, and/or experience and achievements may also be considered.

4. Possess good written and spoken Chinese or English skills (Spoken Chinese refers to Mandarin or Cantonese)

5. Family applicants must prove that they can afford the life and accommodation of themselves and their dependants during their stay in Hong Kong

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Scoring system

You can choose to accept the assessment under "Comprehensive Points System" or "Achievement Points System".

1) Comprehensive scoring system: the highest score is 225 points, and the lowest score is 80 points (according to the applicant's age, education and work experience, etc.)

2) Achievement scoring system: Achieve one of the following achievements, you can get a full score of 225 points, those who do not meet the requirements will not accept their applications

1. Won outstanding achievement awards (such as Olympic medals, Nobel Prizes, national/international awards)

2. The applicant can prove that his work has been recognized by the industry or has made a significant contribution to the development of the industry (for example, a lifetime achievement award issued by the industry)

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application process

Total processing cycle: 3 to 5 months

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1. Pay the precision immigration consulting service fee (1 day)

2. Organize materials and make documents (1-2 months)

3. Submit an application to the Hong Kong Immigration Department and wait for the screening result (1 month)

4. Approved in principle, to attend an interview in Hong Kong (3-4 months)

5. After the visa is approved, the visa and "Notice of Formal Approval" (1 month) will be issued

6. Log in and apply for a Hong Kong ID card (1 month)

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city overview

Overview

Hong Kong, New York and London are the world's three major financial centers. The robust legal system, low tax rates, and no foreign exchange controls have attracted many multinational companies to set up their Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s convenient business environment has been repeatedly recognized internationally. For example, in the “Business Environment Report 2019” published by the World Bank, Hong Kong’s convenient business environment ranked fourth among 190 economies in the world. Hong Kong pursues a simple tax system and low tax rates. The profits tax rate for companies is only 8.25% to 16.5% and enjoys a number of tax deductions; personal salaries tax is only 2% to 17% and enjoys a number of tax deductions.

Located in the center of Asia, Hong Kong is a shipping and air transport hub in Asia. More than 100 airlines operate multiple routes to approximately 190 destinations around the world.

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educate

The Hong Kong government provides 12 years of free education for Hong Kong residents (6 years for primary school and 6 years for secondary school), including middle schools taught in Chinese or English. Students can choose to enroll depending on their individual ability, or the Education Bureau may submit their grades according to their primary schools. The test results are allocated to a degree.

In addition to public schools and government-funded schools, there are also private schools and international schools for self-funded applications. The famous British Harrow School (Harrow School) also established the Harrow Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has a number of top universities in the Asia-Pacific region. According to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), an international higher education appraisal institution, the world’s top 100 universities in 2018, five of them are from Hong Kong (The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the City of Hong Kong). University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University).

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Welfare

Hong Kong has inherited the British welfare system. Public hospitals and clinics are subsidized by the government to provide Hong Kong residents with extremely low-cost medical services.

In terms of living security, multiple welfare departments provide a number of social security assistance, including comprehensive assistance for extremely needy households, disability subsidies, low-income family living allowances, and even on-the-job transportation allowances. In addition, public housing is also an important part of Hong Kong’s social welfare, providing low-income families with rental housing with rents much lower than the market price.

In terms of retirement protection, civil servants enjoy pensions, while corporate employers are required to contribute to the mandatory provident fund for their employees. Elderly persons over 70 years old, rich or poor, are eligible for the monthly old age allowance provided by the government. Elderly people over 65 who have certain financial difficulties can further apply for the government's monthly elderly living allowance.

invest

The four main industries in Hong Kong are financial services, tourism, trade and logistics, and professional and industrial and commercial support services. The service industry accounts for more than 90% of GDP.

As an international financial center, Hong Kong, in terms of the stock of foreign direct investment, ranked second in the world in terms of both the source of investment and the destination of investment in 2017, second only to the United States. Hong Kong is also the world's largest offshore RMB settlement center, accounting for approximately 79% of global RMB payment transactions.

Re-export trade is also an important industry in Hong Kong. According to data from the World Trade Organization, Hong Kong was the eighth largest exporter of goods in the world in 2018.

Hong Kong pursues a simple tax system and low tax rates. The profits tax rate for companies is only 8.25% to 16.5% and enjoys a number of tax deductions; personal salaries tax is only 2% to 17% and enjoys a number of tax deductions.

The government provides a number of industry support funds, including innovation and technology funds, SME funding schemes, and reindustrialization funding schemes.