Eligibility Criteria
Required Documents
The documents required to be tendered by the applicant are as follows:
i. A filled Dependent Application Form. If the child applicant is below 16 years of age, the form needs to be endorsed by the father, mother or godparent of the child.
ii. The dependent of a sponsor who wants to obtain a visa either for a job, for investment, for skill acquisition or to study, does not have to fill in a separate form.
iii. A duplicate of your passport page showing your particulars. If you currently reside in Hong Kong, a duplicate of your passport section showing the most recent arrival stamp or elongation of stay label.
A mainland China resident who is yet to obtain a travel paper can tender a duplicate of the People's Republic of China resident ID card.
iv. A duplicate of your Hong Kong ID card (if any).
v. A duplicate is showing your connection with the sponsor, e.g., certificate of marriage, certificate of birth, a photograph of your family.
The documents required to be tendered by the sponsor are as follows:
i. Part B of the Dependent Application Form.
ii. A duplicate of the Hong Kong ID card of the sponsor.
iii. A duplicate of the passport page showing the particulars of the sponsor. If perhaps the sponsor happens to be a current Hong Kong resident, a duplicate of his/her passport showing the page containing the most recent arrival stamp or elongation of stay label.
iv. A proof like a bank statement showing that the sponsor is capable of meeting his/her financial obligations.
v. A duplicate of a rental receipt showing that the sponsor can afford an accommodation.
All official papers tendered should be in English or Chinese or converted into English or Chinese. It should be done only by a reputable and recognized translation body.
Further documentation could be requested for by the immigration unit either from the applicant or the sponsor when the need arises.
