Dependent QMAS - HK

About visa :

The Dependant Visa is essentially a relocation visa for the immediate family members (spouse and unmarried children below 18 years of age) of foreign nationals who hold a valid Hong Kong visa for employment, investment, training or study in Hong Kong or who are permanent residents in Hong Kong.

A separate application needs be filed for each family member and must be sponsored by the principal visa holder. The dependant's length of stay in Hong Kong is tied to the sponsor's length of stay. In other words, the Dependant Visa holder can live, work and study in Hong Kong for the period during which the principal visa holder is permitted to stay in Hong Kong.

Depending on the residency status of the sponsor, the following dependants may apply to join him/her for residence in Hong Kong.

1. Category A - 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):

Spouse

Unmarried children below 18 years of age (including legally adopted)

Parents aged 60 years and above

2. Category B - For a sponsor who has been issued a visa for: employment as a professional, for investment to join in/establish a business, for training, for studies in a full-time undergraduate or post-graduate programme in a local degree-awarding institution, or who is permitted to remain in Hong Kong as an entrant under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme:

Spouse

Unmarried children below 18 years of age (including legally adopted)

Visa Extension:

You can apply for a renewal of your Dependant Visa by filing the renewal application at least four weeks before the limit of stay expires. Your renewal application will be considered only if you continue to meet the eligibility criteria for entry for residence as dependants and your sponsor remains a bonafide Hong Kong resident.

If the application is approved, the extension of stay in respect of:

Dependants of persons who are Hong Kong permanent residents or residents who are not subject to a limit of stay (i.e. resident with the right to land or on unconditional stay), will normally follow the 3-3 years pattern for the spouse and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18, and the 2-3 years pattern for the parents aged 60 or above.

Dependants of persons who have been admitted into Hong Kong to take up employment or studies, or who are permitted to remain in Hong Kong as entrants under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme or Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, will be linked to that of their sponsors.

Employment of dependents:

1. Dependants of the following persons are eligible to take up employment in Hong Kong

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 or the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme

2. Dependants of persons who have been admitted into Hong Kong to study are not eligible to take up employment in Hong Kong unless prior permission from the Director of Immigration has been obtained
3. Dependant Visa holders need not apply for a separate Employment Visa in order to work in Hong Kong.

Study of dependents:

All dependants are eligible to study in Hong Kong and do not require prior permission from the Director of Immigration. Dependant Visa holders need not apply for a separate student visa in order to study in Hong Kong.

Features:

• Dependant Visa holders need not apply for a separate student visa in order to study in Hong Kong.
• Dependants of permanent residents Visa holders need not apply for a separate Employment Visa in order to work in Hong Kong.
• Dependant Visa holder can live, work and study in Hong Kong for the period during which the principal visa holder is permitted to stay in Hong Kong.
• Permanent residence: If you have been granted a Dependants Visa and you have resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of at least seven years you are eligible to apply for Permanent Residence, commonly referred to as "Right of Abode" in Hong Kong, subject to satisfying the requisite criteria.

Requirements:

Dependant Visa application must fulfil the following conditions:

• There must be reasonable proof of a genuine relationship between the applicant (i.e. dependant) and the sponsor
• There should be no known record that is detrimental to the applicant
• The sponsor should be able to demonstrate that he can substantially support the dependants and provide suitable accommodation during their stay in Hong Kong
• This entry arrangement does not apply to the following categories of persons:
• Chinese residents of the Mainland (except for those who fall under Category B mentioned above)
• Former Mainland Chinese residents residing in Macau who have acquired residence in Macau through channels other than the One-way Permit Scheme

This Scheme is not applicable to nationals of

• Afghanistan
• Cambodia
• Cuba
• Laos
• Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
• Nepal and
• Vietnam.

Documents required:

Submitted by Applicants:

• Completed Dependant Visa Application Form. For a child applicant under the age of 16, the form must be signed by the parent or legal guardian of the child.
• Dependants whose sponsors are applying for visas either for employment as a professional, for investment to join in/establish a business, for training or for studies, need not fill in the separate Dependant Visa Application Form. This is because the application forms for employment visas, investment visas, training visas and visas meant for studies have a built in section for dependants and can be completed along with the sponsor's principal application and submitted together.
• A copy of the personal particulars page of your passport. If you are currently staying in Hong Kong, a copy of your passport page containing the latest arrival stamp/extension of stay label in Hong Kong. If you are a Chinese resident of the Mainland who has not been issued with a travel document you may submit a photocopy of your People's Republic of China resident identity card.
• A copy of your Hong Kong identity card (if any)
• A copy of your Macau identity card (if you are a resident of Macau)
• A copy of your household registration in Taiwan and Taiwan identity card (if you are a resident of Taiwan)
• A copy of proof of your relationship with the sponsor, e.g. marriage certificates, birth certificates, family photographs, family letters, census record book and Privilege Card for Single Child (if applicable)

submitted by sponsors:

• Part B of the Dependant Visa Application Form
• A copy of the sponsor's Hong Kong identity card (if any)
• A copy of the personal particulars page of the sponsor's passport. If the sponsor is currently staying in Hong Kong, a copy of the sponsor's passport page containing the latest arrival stamp/extension of stay label in Hong Kong
• A copy of proof of the sponsor's financial standing, e.g. bank statements, savings accounts passbooks, tax receipts and salary slips
• A copy of proof of sponsor's accommodation, e.g. rental receipts

Note: In the case of built in applications, where both the sponsor as well as the dependant are applying at the same time, it may not be possible for the sponsor (i.e. principal applicant) to furnish certain details like salary slips or rental receipts. In such cases, the principal applicant's sponsor should provide affirmation by furnishing a copy of the principal applicant's employment contract stating salary, benefits etc. or any other document that demonstrates the principal applicant's ability to support his/her dependants.

All documents submitted must be in English or Chinese or translated into English or Chinese by a certified translation body. The Immigration authorities reserve the right to demand further documents from the applicant or sponsor as and when necessary.

For Further information contact us. Official site links are provided:

http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/forms/forms/id997.html

http://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID(E)998.pdf

http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/residence_as_dependant.html

http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/faq/hk-travel-doc.html