Application conditions for Hong Kong permanent residents

China citizens who meet one of the following conditions are eligible to apply for permanent residency in Hong Kong.

1. Born in Hong Kong, and his father or mother has settled in Hong Kong at the time of birth or at any time after birth.

Before or at any time after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, he usually lived in Hong Kong for more than seven years.

3. Born outside Hong Kong, and at the time of birth, the father or mother was a China citizen and had the right of abode in Hong Kong.

Generally speaking, foreigners who have lived in Hong Kong for seven consecutive years can apply for permanent residency, that is, "the right of abode in Hong Kong", with the approval of the Immigration Department. However, foreigners who have stayed in Hong Kong for more than three years will lose their permanent residency, and professional categories such as foreign domestic helpers will be excluded from obtaining permanent resident status in Hong Kong.

Conditions for immigrating to Hong Kong

1. Born in Hong Kong, you can get a Hong Kong identity card as soon as you are born.

2. If you study and work in Hong Kong, you can get a Hong Kong permanent identity card after seven years. The condition for studying in Hong Kong is that your college entrance examination score is above one line and your English ability is good, or you can apply for a master's degree with GPA scores recognized by major universities in Hong Kong. There are courses and doctoral courses; The conditions for employment in Hong Kong are the needs of companies and enterprises that are qualified to employ foreign workers.

3. Pass the Talents Scheme, provided that the Hong Kong Government considers it to be talents.

4. It takes about 12 years to get a Hong Kong permanent identity card if you marry a person who holds a Hong Kong permanent identity card. Among them, the first five years are waiting for the mainland to issue one-way permits to Hong Kong, and the last seven years are waiting for Hong Kong non-permanent residents to become permanent residents.