Entry of Dependants
Applicants under the Scheme may apply to bring their spouse and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 to Hong Kong under prevailing dependant policy. Persons admitted or applying for admission under the Scheme will be a sponsor of his/her accompanying dependants to Hong Kong. Dependants of persons admitted under the Scheme will normally be granted permission to remain in Hong Kong in line with the sponsor.
Applicants under the Scheme are advised to submit dependant visa/entry permit applications for all accompanying family members together with their entry applications. If an applicant is claiming points on the basis of the educational level of the accompanying married spouse and/or the number of accompanying unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 under the General Points Test, he/she must submit dependant visa/entry permit applications for the accompanying family members concerned together with his/her application under the Scheme.
Applicants of dependant visa/entry permit must complete Application Form ID(C) 936 (Chinese version) or ID(E) 936 (English version).
# Visa application form (ID(E)936), duly completed in BLOCK LETTERS and properly signed. The form is obtainable from the HKSAR Immigration Department free of charge. It can also be downloaded from the HKSAR Immigration Department's homepage: http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/id(e)936.htm; and
# A photocopy of the applicant's travel document, showing his/her personal particulars, nationality (if any), residential status in his/her country of residence (if he/she is not a national of the country), re-entry visa to the country of residence (if applicable), and date of issue and expiry of the travel document; and
# Two identical photographs measuring not larger than 55 mm x 45 mm and not smaller than 50 mm x 40 mm, taken full face and without a hat; and
# Evidence of the applicant's employment (if any), e.g. employment certificate, company leave letter, etc. and financial standing, e.g. bank statement, saving accounts passbooks, tax receipts, etc.; and
# Evidence of the purpose of the proposed visit to the HKSAR, e.g. invitation letter, letter issued by a trade body to confirm the applicant's attendance at trade fairs and exhibitions, proof of relationship with the local sponsor/reference if a social visit is intended, etc.; and
# Flight itinerary (if any); and
# Application fees in Hong Kong currency HK$160, in the form of a cashier order or bank draft, should be sent with the application.
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