Training Visa
🇭🇰 Hong Kong visas · Work
What it is
For persons entering Hong Kong for a limited period to acquire special skills and knowledge not available in their home country. Must be sponsored by a well-established company in Hong Kong.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Maximum 12 months; not extendable beyond the training period
- Processing time
- Up to 4 weeks
- 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 (statutory fee (Cap. 115A Sch. 2))
- HKD 330
Key requirements
- Training in special skills and knowledge not available in the applicant's home country
- Sponsoring company is well-established and capable of providing the proposed training
- Signed contract between the sponsoring company and the applicant
- Sponsoring company guarantees maintenance and repatriation of the applicant
- No security objection and no known record of serious crime
Working on this visa
Training to acquire special skills for a limited period of not more than 12 months.
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.