Application process signature
Evaluate the scores of outstanding talents, sign the Hong Kong Identity Agreement, and pay the service fee.
Submit application materials
Fill in personal information, determine the application plan, provide the documents required for the certificate list, and submit a full set of documents to the Hong Kong Immigration Department.
Pending approval process
Obtain the unique file number of the case, assist in supplementing it, and wait for the selection of the immigration bureau.
Obtain a visa through selection
Obtain approval in principle, conduct interview counseling, prepare interview materials, accompany consultants to interview in Hong Kong, and obtain Hong Kong visa and formal approval letter.
Apply for Hong Kong Identity Card
Apply for stay D visa, enter Hong Kong to activate Hong Kong visa, and apply for Hong Kong identity card.
Regular updates, identity maintenance
Generally, the renewal is in the form of 2+3+3, and the application is submitted one month before the visa expires.
Permanent residence after seven years
Prepare the application materials for permanent residence and submit them to the Immigration Bureau. After the permanent resident status is approved, apply for the permanent resident identity card and passport of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Advantages of Hong Kong Talents Program: 1. Preserve mainland identity.
At present, there is no need to cancel the mainland account when applying for Hong Kong status through Hong Kong talents, Hong Kong professionals, studying in Hong Kong and Hong Kong science talents. (exception: relatives need to cancel their mainland accounts before applying for Hong Kong status).
2. International educational resources
Children can get richer educational resources. Children with Hong Kong status can attend various schools in Hong Kong (including international schools) and international schools in the Mainland.
3. Higher education resources
At the critical moment of further study, candidates with Hong Kong status can take the DSE exam and study in Hong Kong/overseas universities; Or apply for a prestigious mainland school without a test according to DSE scores; Or take the entrance examination for overseas Chinese students, bypass the fierce competition in the college entrance examination and enter the first-class universities in the mainland.
4. Social security system
Hong Kong's medical security system enables all Hong Kong residents to enjoy high-quality medical services at low prices, and even if they do not live permanently, their children can be vaccinated free of charge.
5. Career development advantages
If you are employed locally in Hong Kong, you can get in touch with more internationally renowned enterprises. Hong Kong identity is a sharp weapon for career promotion.
6. Free business environment
In Hong Kong's open and free business environment, the procedures for setting up enterprises are simple and quick, with low cost and low threshold. Moreover, enterprises in Hong Kong are conducive to enhancing their international reputation and providing help for brand building. Hongkong, an international city, allows enterprises from any country and region to be elites in China. It is a window to expand the international market and a springboard to enter the Chinese mainland market.
7. The simple tax rate is low.
The profit tax rate (corporate income tax) in Hong Kong is 16.5%, and the highest salary tax rate (personal income tax) is 15%, which is one of the lowest in the world. In addition, people who are married, have children or support their parents can get additional tax allowances.
The profit tax rate of the first HK$ 2 million of Hong Kong enterprises is only 8.25%, and the taxable rate of the excess is only 16.5%. At the same time, under the simple tax system, there is no tax burden such as sales tax, value-added tax, withholding tax and consumption tax.
8. Travel with a SAR passport
After becoming a permanent resident of Hong Kong, you can apply for a HKSAR passport. The SAR passport can be exempted from 168 countries and regions, and can also transit through a third country. Moreover, the timetable for applying for immigration is shorter and the conditions are more relaxed.
9. Opportunities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
For overseas high-end talents and talents in short supply who work in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the people's governments of nine cities in the Pearl River Delta will give financial subsidies for the part of their personal income tax paid in nine cities in the Pearl River Delta that exceeds the tax amount calculated by their taxable income 15%. With the development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, there will be more preferential policies in the future.