Applying for QMAS

[dhanav]

I have visited Immigration Department | �J�ҨưȳB for QMAS of Hong Kong. I have also checked prerequisites and self assessment for my application process, and assessed 125 points for General Point System. I also have prepared all the documents for applications. Finally, I have few doubts. I request you to kindly clarify about the same.

(1) .What is the minimum requirement of funds under this scheme in Hong Kong dollars ? My family consists of me, my spouse, my two kids below 14 years.

(2) Can I include my Gold Jewelery valuation report in financial report certified by a government valuer ?

3) Being a primary applicant I have to fill ID E) 981 form ? For my all three dependents which form should I fill ? Dependent form Nos. are ID (E) 936 B and I ? Please send me attachments for the dependent form.

[vmlinuz]

I hope you don't mind if I answer here, rather than replying to the identical private message - it's better to discuss things in public, so other people can join in, and so people with the same questions don't need to ask them again...

I have visited Immigration Department for QMAS of Hong Kong. I have also checked prerequisites and self assessment for my application process, and assessed 125 points for General Point System. I also have prepared all the documents for applications. Finally, I have few doubts. I request you to kindly clarify about the same.

I can try... but there aren't always firm answers to this sort of question.

(1) .What is the minimum requirement of funds under this scheme in Hong Kong dollars ? My family consists of me, my spouse, my two kids below 14 years.

There is no particular guidance given on the amount required - and I think that's on purpose, to stop people gaming the system and reporting exactly the right value. If I had to make a wild guess, I'd say you probably want to be proving at least HK$1million in assets for a family of 4, on the basis that it should be enough to live comfortably as an expat in Hong Kong for a year. More would be better, of course

(2) Can I include my Gold Jewelery valuation report in financial report certified by a government valuer ?

From the guidance notes:

Four major types of assets are generally acceptable as proof of assets: bank deposits, real estate, securities and interests in privately-owned businesses.

(paragraph 17)
Unless you have a very significant amount of jewellery, I would say no, you cannot use it.

3) Being a primary applicant I have to fill ID E) 981 form ? For my all three dependents which form should I fill ? Dependent form Nos. are ID (E) 936 B and I ? Please send me attachments for the dependent form.

I'm not going to send you attachments - you can download them yourself

I don't have any dependants, so I didn't have to do anything about that, but again the guidance notes say quite clearly that it is ID(E) 936 which has to be submitted alongside the main application. It seems there is nothing special about the dependant part of things - you would simply be applying for a regular dependant visa, like anyone who applied for a regular work visa.

Just to re-iterate what I (and others) have said elsewhere, QMAS is not an easy or quick route to Hong Kong. It takes a lot of paperwork, and a lot of time - I got my visa last week, having applied at the end of July last year!

[Claire ex-ax]

vmlinuz: To be fair, your application would have gone a lot faster had you been an Olympic athlete, a world-class pianist or a Nobel laureate.

[jimbo]

vmlinuz: To be fair, your application would have gone a lot faster had you been an Olympic athlete, a world-class pianist or a Nobel laureate.

Or lots of $$$$$

[sasigopalan]

I hope you don't mind if I answer here, rather than replying to the identical private message - it's better to discuss things in public, so other people can join in, and so people with the same questions don't need to ask them again...

I can try... but there aren't always firm answers to this sort of question.

There is no particular guidance given on the amount required - and I think that's on purpose, to stop people gaming the system and reporting exactly the right value. If I had to make a wild guess, I'd say you probably want to be proving at least HK$1million in assets for a family of 4, on the basis that it should be enough to live comfortably as an expat in Hong Kong for a year. More would be better, of course

From the guidance notes:

Four major types of assets are generally acceptable as proof of assets: bank deposits, real estate, securities and interests in privately-owned businesses.

(paragraph 17)
Unless you have a very significant amount of jewellery, I would say no, you cannot use it.

I'm not going to send you attachments - you can download them yourself

I don't have any dependants, so I didn't have to do anything about that, but again the guidance notes say quite clearly that it is ID(E) 936 which has to be submitted alongside the main application. It seems there is nothing special about the dependant part of things - you would simply be applying for a regular dependant visa, like anyone who applied for a regular work visa.

Just to re-iterate what I (and others) have said elsewhere, QMAS is not an easy or quick route to Hong Kong. It takes a lot of paperwork, and a lot of time - I got my visa last week, having applied at the end of July last year!

hi,
am also applied for QMAS and got my approval-in-principal letter recently....and could you please tell me how the typical direct interview would be? is it just a verification of all the originals or any questions outside the box? and how abt the chances of getting it, bcz i know they wont select all the people who got this letter...........

Thanks in advance.

[Dennismiss]

hi,
am also applied for QMAS and got my approval-in-principal letter recently....and could you please tell me how the typical direct interview would be? is it just a verification of all the originals or any questions outside the box? and how abt the chances of getting it, bcz i know they wont select all the people who got this letter...........

Thanks in advance.

hey, I am from Canada, currently preparing the application for QMAS. i was wondering if the proposal letter important to the whole application process. What contents should be included in the proposal? what do HK gov't looking for in our proporal to live in hk? How long should the proposal be?

Thanks in advance for ur advice.