Student Visa Hong Kong – Empire World Consultancy
Foreign students accepted by recognized Hong Kong universities, and private and local schools, can apply for Hong Kong student visas.
All foreign students are required to obtain a visa/
entry permit from the Hong Kong Immigration Department for the purpose of studying in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong).
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The applicant:
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is admitted to a private school registered under the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279) or Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320). Except for post-secondary education, entry for study in public or aided schools (other than English Schools Foundation Schools and Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools) is not permitted;
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takes up studies in a full-time locally-accredited post-secondary programme including short-term course or part-time locally-accredited taught postgraduate local programme;
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is admitted on exchange in full-time locally-accredited local programmes at sub-degree level for not more than 6 months or on exchange in full-time locally-accredited local or non-local programmes for not more than one year at undergraduate or above level; or
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is enrolled in a full-time course on the register of non-local higher education or professional courses as set up under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance (Cap. 493)
Chinese residents of the Mainland, Macao SAR and Taiwan as listed in below Condition may
apply for entry to take up:
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studies in full-time locally-accredited post-secondary local or non-local programmes;
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studies in part-time locally-accredited taught post-graduate local programmes
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exchange in full-time locally-accredited local programmes at sub-degree level for not more than 6 months or exchange in full-time locally-accredited local or non local programmes at undergraduate or above level for not more than one year.
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full-time short-term studies, subject to the following conditions:
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the programme concerned is offered by Hong Kong higher education institutions with degree-awarding powers (excluding their continuing and professional education arms); and
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the cumulative duration of short-term studies taken up by any student should not exceed 180 days within any 12-month period.
In addition, Chinese residents of the Mainland may also apply to attend secondary school level short-term exchange programmes approved by the Education Bureau of not more than 2 weeks, if accompanied by Mainland teachers.