Dependant and Stay Arrangements
DEPENDANT AND STAY ARRANGEMENTS
Eligibility Criteria
For a sponsor who is a Hong Kong permanent resident or a resident who is not subject to a limit of stay(i.e. a resident with the right to land or on unconditional stay), the following dependants may apply to join him/her for residence in the HKSAR:
1. his/her spouse;
2. his/her unmarried dependent child under the age of 18; and
3. his/her parent aged 60 or above.
For a sponsor who has been admitted into the HKSAR to take up employment (as a professional, for investment to establish/join in business, or for training) or studies (in a full-time undergraduate or post-graduate local programme Note1 in a local degree-awarding institution), or who is permitted to remain in the HKSAR as an entrant under the Capital Investment Entrant SchemeNote2, the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme or the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents, the following dependants may apply to join him/her for residence in the HKSAR:
1. his/her spouse; and
2. his/her unmarried dependent children under the age of 18.
An application for admission of a dependant may be favourably considered if:
1. there is reasonable proof of a genuine relationship between the applicant and the sponsor;
2. there is no known record to the detriment of the applicant; and
3. the sponsor is able to support the dependant's living at a standard well above the subsistence level and provide him/her with suitable accommodation in the HKSAR.
Note 1 :
Local programmes refer to programmes leading to degrees awarded by local degree-awarding institutions whereas non-local programmes refer to programmes leading to degrees awarded solely by non-local institutions, irrespective of whether the programmes are jointly run by local and non-local institutions.
Note 2 :
With effect from January 15, 2015, the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme has been suspended until further notice.
Condition of Stay
Dependants of the following persons are not prohibited from taking up employment in the HKSAR:
Hong Kong permanent residents;
persons who are not subject to a limit of stay (i.e. residents with the right to land or on unconditional stay);
persons who have been admitted for employment (as professionals, for investment to establish/join in business or for training); and
entrants under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme , the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme or the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents.
However, dependants of persons who have been admitted into the HKSAR to study are prohibited from taking up employment in the HKSAR unless they have obtained prior permission from the Director of Immigration.
All dependants do not require prior permission from the Director of Immigration to study in the HKSAR.
POL- 23a6 Dependants application of stay in HKSAR for residency 20-06-2022.pdf
ID(E)998_Guidebook for entry for residence as dependants in Hong Kong.pdf
