Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS)
🇭🇰 Hong Kong visas · Work
What it is
Points-based scheme for highly skilled or talented individuals who wish to settle in Hong Kong without a prior job offer. Assessed via the General Points Test or Achievement-based Points Test. No sector restriction.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- General Points Test: initial stay of 36 months. Achievement-based Points Test: a stay of eight years on time limitation only.
- Processing time
- 2–3 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 8 years
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
- Age
- 18 or over
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (non-refundable (specified scheme))
- HKD 600
- Application fee (visa issuance fee on approval)
- HKD 1,300
- Application fee (visa issuance fee on approval)
- HKD 600
Key requirements
- Aged 18 or above
- Good education background, normally a first degree
- Proficiency in written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese) or English
- Sufficient financial resources to support self and dependants
- No criminal record or adverse immigration record
- Assessed under GPT (age, qualifications, language, experience, income) or APT (outstanding achievements)
Working on this visa
Stay on time limitation only without other conditions of stay: free to take up or change employment.
Money you must show
No likelihood of becoming a burden on the HKSAR (no amount)
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 18 July 2026.