Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)
🇭🇰 Hong Kong visas · Work
What it is
Attracts top talent worldwide. Three categories: A (HKD 2.5M+ annual income), B (top-200 university degree + 3 years experience), C (top-200 graduate, under 3 years experience, quota-limited). No job offer required upon application.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Initial stay of 36 months (Category A) / 24 months (Categories B and C), on time limitation only without other conditions of stay.
- Processing time
- Up to 4 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
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
- Category A: Annual income of HKD 2.5 million or more in the year preceding application
- Category B: Degree from a top-200 university AND at least 3 years work experience in the past 5 years
- Category C: Degree from a top-200 university in the past 5 years with under 3 years experience (annual quota)
- No job offer required upon entry
- Ability to demonstrate financial self-sufficiency
- No security objection and no known record of serious crime
Working on this visa
Stay on time limitation only without other conditions of stay: free to take up or change employment; extension pattern up to six years.
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.