What projects can Hong Kong immigrants do recently? What are the conditions?

Similarities between Hong Kong Youcai and Gao Caitong

No local employers are needed.

Both schemes do not require applicants to have a job in Hong Kong before the first application, and they can apply if they meet the application conditions.

One person applies, and the whole family benefits.

Spouses and/kloc-unmarried dependent children under the age of 0/8 can apply for residence in Hong Kong, with no restrictions on employment and study.

Enjoy Hong Kong status concessions

Applicants for these two schemes and their dependants can enjoy the benefits of Hong Kong status.

Differences between talents and talents in Hong Kong

Planning purpose

The Hong Kong Talents Scheme was launched in 2006 to attract high-tech talents or outstanding talents to settle in Hong Kong, so as to enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness.

The General Rule of High Talents is a brand-new debut at the end of 2022, aiming at attracting high-end talents with rich work experience and high education (high income or graduated from top universities in the world) to come to Hong Kong to explore opportunities.

Application conditions

Excellent talents in Hong Kong require applicants to obtain scores through comprehensive scoring system or score system on the basis of meeting basic qualifications. Only when the score reaches the standard can you submit an application and enter the selection process.

Comprehensive scoring system: the highest score is 245 points, and applications can be submitted to enter the selection process from 80 points.

Achievement scoring system: suitable for individuals with extraordinary talents or skills and outstanding achievements. If they meet the requirements, they will get a perfect score of 225.

High-end talents require candidates to meet one of three conditions.

Class A: people with an annual salary of 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars or more (equivalent to foreign currency);

Class B: Bachelor's degree in the world 100+3 years' work experience accumulated in 5 years;

Class C: Bachelor degree in top 100 universities within 5 years+less than 3 years working experience.

Basic qualifications of talents in Hong Kong

Age: 18 years old or above;

Economic ability: have a certain economic ability (200,000+for individuals and 400,000+for families);

Personality: no criminal record;

Language: proficient in Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese) or English;

Education: Bachelor degree or above;

Scoring system requirements: meet the requirements of comprehensive scoring system or performance scoring system.

Scale limit

At first, there was an annual talent quota in Hong Kong. In 2022, it was 4,000. In 2023 and 2024, the annual quota was cancelled.

Gao Caitong does not limit the number of places for Class A and Class B applicants .. For Class C applicants, the annual limit is 10000, first come, first served.

Application cycle

The application period for talents in Hong Kong is generally 8- 10 month.

Gao Caitong will generally be approved within 4 weeks.

Summarize the outstanding talents and high talents in Hong Kong.

To sum up, Hong Kong talents are suitable for those who have a bachelor's degree, certain professional skills and industry achievements, and pay more attention to the applicant's high education and work experience in the examination and approval. It is more suitable for those who are famous for their master's degree but not for their undergraduate degree, or who have rich industry experience. Moreover, the renewal of outstanding talents is relatively flexible, and applicants do not need to work in Hong Kong, nor do they need to provide working materials.

The general rule of "excellent students" is more suitable for those who hold a bachelor's degree or a high salary in the world's top 100, and value the applicant's undergraduate graduation institution.

If you have a bachelor's degree from 100 universities, or an annual salary of 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars, if you are eager to obtain Hong Kong status, you can choose Gao Caitong. After all, the information required for application is very simple, and the visa is issued quickly (within 4 weeks), and some people even get it in 4 hours.