Student with foreign identity comes to Hong Kong for study. Due to their identity, they may only study in International School. They are unable to apply for Government or Subsidized schools. So our company may offere the following solutions to the parents of students：

First, assist parents of the students to apply for Hong Kong Identity Card,

According to the laws of the Hong Kong, there have the following three ways for them to choose (Applicant required undergraduate or above)

     1, to assist applicants to set up a Hong Kong limited company, to obtain Hong Kong identity card (the applicant intends to start a business in Hong Kong);

     2, to assist the applicant to invest in a Hong Kong limited company as a shareholder, to obtain Hong Kong identity card;

     3, according to the applicant's qualification and experience, to help applicant to find a job in a qualified company, to obtain Hong Kong identity card

Applicants may apply for Hong Kong Identity Card through either one way. Once you get your ID card, your eligible dependents (spouse and children under 18 years old) can obtain Hong Kong Identity Card as well.

Second, to assist parents of children apply for a third country identity, and then apply for Hong Kong identity card (using  the identity of foreigners to apply for Hong Kong identity card, no undergraduate education required)

     The Hong Kong Government's policy on naturalization of foreigners is relatively loose and does not limit academic qualifications. Therefore, if there is no undergraduate degree, the applicant may apply for the identity of the Caribbean for the applicant's family (2-3 months to obtain a passport). Use the identity of the Caribbean to apply for Hong Kong identity card, the application ways are same as the above.

(When the applicant family successfully get the identity of the Caribbean, they may send their children to Hong Kong for studying in international schools or registered private schools, and once you get the Hong Kong identity card, you may opt for other favorite schools)

Intend to apply for Hong Kong Identity Card or identity of Caribbean, please contact us

The following is the current policy of the Hong Kong Government for studying in Hong Kong:

1. An application for a visa/entry permit to enter the HKSAR for study may be favourably considered if :

   a. the applicant:
   

   i. is admitted to a private school registered under the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279) or Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320). Except for post-secondary education, entry for study in public or aided schools (other than English Schools Foundation Schools and Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools) is not permitted;

   ii. takes up studies in a full-time locally-accredited post-secondary programme including short-term course or part-time locally-accredited taught postgraduate local programme Note 1; 

   iii. is admitted on exchange in full-time locally-accredited local programmes at sub-degree level for not more than 6 months or on exchange in full-time locally-accredited local or non-local programmes for not more than one year at undergraduate or above level; or

   iv. is enrolled in a full-time course on the register of non-local higher education or professional courses as set up under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance (Cap. 493);

   b. the applicant is:

1. from the age of 5 years and 8 months to 11 for primary education; or

2. below the age of 20 for secondary education;

c. the applicant holds a school acceptance letter to confirm that he/she has been accepted for a course of study; and

d. the applicant is able to meet the fees for the course, the living expenses for his/her maintenance and accommodation without working and without recourse to public funds.







2. This entry arrangement does not apply to:

1. Chinese residents of the Mainland and Taiwan;

2. former Mainland Chinese residents settled in Macao who were not settled there by 14 January 1979; and

3. nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of ), Nepal and Vietnam.

However, provided that the conditions in sub-paragraphs 1(c) & (d) above are met, Chinese residents of the Mainland, Macao and Taiwan as listed in sub-paragraphs 2(a) & (b) above may apply for entry to take up:

1. the programme concerned is offered by Hong Kong higher education institutions with degree-awarding powers (excluding their continuing and professional education arms); and

2. the cumulative duration of short-term studies taken up by any student should not exceed 180 days within any 12-month period.

1. studies in full-time locally-accredited post-secondary local or non-local programmes Note 2&3; 

2. studies in part-time locally-accredited taught post-graduate local programmes Note 4; 

3. exchange in full-time locally-accredited local programmes at sub-degree level for not more than 6 months or exchange in full-time locally-accredited local or non-local programmes at undergraduate or above level for not more than one year Note 3; or

4. full-time short-term studies, subject to the following conditions:

In addition, Chinese residents of the Mainland may also apply to attend secondary school level short-term exchange programmes approved by the Education Bureau of not more than 2 weeks, if accompanied by Mainland teachers.

4. In general, unless a person has the right of abode or right to land in the HKSAR, he/she requires a visa/entry permit to study in the HKSAR. While each application is determined on its individual merits, an applicant should meet normal immigration requirements (such as holding a valid travel document with adequate returnability to his/her country of residence or citizenship; be of clear criminal record and raise no security or criminal concerns to the HKSAR; have no likelihood of becoming a burden on the HKSAR, etc.) as well as the relevant specific eligibility criteria detailed above before he/she may be considered for the grant of a visa/entry permit. It should be noted that the eligibility criteria may be subject to change from time to time.

Note 1: 
Local programmes refer to programmes leading to degrees awarded by local degree-awarding institutions whereas non-local programmes refer to programmes leading to degrees awarded solely by non-local institutions, irrespective of whether the programmes are jointly run by local and non-local institutions.

Note 2:
The agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on mutual recognition of degree awards in higher education is not applicable to sub-degree qualifications (i.e. associate degree and higher diploma). Mainland students may come to attend sub-degree level local programmes in Hong Kong since there is no restriction in the Mainland prohibiting them to pursue further studies at educational institutions outside the Mainland on a personal basis.

Note 3:
Mainland students are allowed to study in full-time locally-accredited local programmes. For the 2016/17 to 2020/21 academic years, Mainland students are also allowed to study in full-time locally-accredited non-local programmes at undergraduate or above level which have been approved by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.

Note 4:
The programmes to be taken up by Mainland students must be offered by the University Grants Committee-funded institutions.