As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational

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Hong Kong Talents Program application five steps! New Deal Information

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational resources. Because
has a similar culture and language to mainland China, a large number of mainlanders apply to immigrate to Hong Kong every year, and many wealthy elites use Hong Kong as a place for asset planning.

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational - DayDayNews


In recent years, more and more mainlanders have chosen to apply to obtain Hong Kong status through the Hong Kong Talents Program . The spouse and children under the age of 18 of the main applicant of the Talents Program can immigrate to Hong Kong together as dependents. Take advantage of the favorable policies now to apply as soon as possible, get Hong Kong permanent residence status as soon as possible, and don’t miss the best time to plan your children’s education.

I believe that many elites are interested in talents, but don’t know where to apply. Today I will share with you the steps to apply for talents and the list of required materials:
No.1 Confirm that you meet the application [Basic Qualifications]


Applicants must meet the following "basic qualifications":
Age
Applicants must be over 18 years old;
Financial requirements
Can independently afford the life and accommodation of the applicant and his dependents while they live in Hong Kong;
Good character
Applicants must not have any criminal record or bad immigration record in Hong Kong or elsewhere;
Language proficiency
Applicants must have good writing and speaking skills in Chinese or English (oral Chinese refers to Mandarin or Cantonese);
Basic academic qualifications
Applicants must have good academic qualifications, and the general requirement is to have a university degree awarded by a recognized university or higher education institution. In special circumstances, good technical qualifications, demonstrable professional abilities and/or experience and achievements that can be supported by supporting documentation may also be considered.

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational - DayDayNews

No.2 Confirm your score
The Talent Program adopts a points system. Applicants can choose
"Comprehensive Points System" and "Achievement Points System" to receive evaluation.
The achievement scoring system only needs to meet one of the following, but is extremely difficult :
applicants have won outstanding achievement awards (such as Olympic medals, Nobel Prizes, , national/international awards);
applicants can prove that their work has been recognized by peers, or has made a significant contribution to the development of their industry (such as being awarded a lifetime achievement award by the industry).
The comprehensive scoring system comprehensively scores the applicant from 6 aspects including age, education, work experience, language ability, talent list, family background, etc. The minimum passing score is 80 points (scan the QR code below to see how many points you get) . You can check whether you meet the minimum score standard before submitting the application.

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational - DayDayNews


No.3 Enter the selection process
After collecting information and submitting the application, you will receive your own talent application acceptance number in about a month, and then enter
The talent selection process.
first checks whether your various information is complete. If it finds that the information cannot support your scoring and actual situation, it will ask you to supplement it. Usually, we will notify you by email and will list the materials that you need to supplement. If there are no problems with the
materials, then the next step will be the selection. Compare them with those who submitted applications during the same period to see who is more in line with the Hong Kong government’s definition of talents and who can contribute to Hong Kong.

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational - DayDayNews

No.4 Approved in principle to go to Hong Kong for interview
Applicants who are allocated a quota in the selection process will be issued a
"Notice of Approval in Principle" . After receiving the letter, the relevant applicant must come to Hong Kong in person to attend the interview and present the originals of all documents submitted during the application period for verification by the Immigration Department.
applicants can come to Hong Kong as visitors to attend the above interviews. The issuance of a "Notice of Approval in Principle" does not automatically guarantee that the applicant will eventually be allowed to enter or stay in Hong Kong under this scheme.

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational - DayDayNews


No.5 Issuance of visa/entry permit
After the Immigration Department has verified that all documents required for verification and all relevant application procedures have been completed, the approved applicant can be issued
a visa/entry permit to stay in Hong Kong under this scheme. After
is officially approved, the applicant can apply for a stay D visa and activate the visa to apply for Hong Kong ID card . The process from application to final approval of
Hong Kong Talents is simply these five steps. There are many details that need to be paid attention to during the preparation process.

As the freest economy and the most competitive city in the world, Hong Kong is famous for its clean and efficient government, high-level rule of law, good business environment, low tax preferential policies, excellent diagnosis and treatment standards, and world-class educational - DayDayNews

What information is needed to apply for outstanding talents?

Application materials:
ID(C)981 form , can be downloaded from the official website of the Immigration Department:
After completing the above form, you can prepare materials according to the list below (click to see the larger image) and send them to the Immigration Department together:
resume and plan to go to Hong Kong;
copy of the applicant's Hong Kong and Macao pass;
ID (C) 981 form (the content of the form can be written electronically, preferably in traditional Chinese characters, signature (Requires handwriting);
Copy of the applicant's ID card;
Copy of the applicant's household register;
Copy of the marriage certificate;
Original ID photo of the applicant: 55mm*45mm, color photo with white background;
Local public security bureau or police station to apply for the "Certificate of No Criminal Record" (the original is required, and it will be stated when applying for the Talent Program).
degree certification report certificate
asset certificate etc.
Note: If the applicant brings a spouse and children under the age of 18, he/she needs to provide the spouse and children’s ID cards/household booklets/Hong Kong and Macao passes/photos and other relevant materials.

and above are some of the required materials. You must pay attention to double-checking the list of materials before submitting your application. After preparing all the above information, remember to affix enough stamps and send all documents to: Excellent Personnel and Mainland Residents Section, Immigration Department, 6th Floor, Immigration Building, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

If you are interested in applying for Hong Kong identity, you can click the [link] below to take the qualification test. It only takes 30 seconds to know whether you meet the application requirements.

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