Quality Migrant Admission Scheme

The Scheme is a quota-based entrant scheme. It seeks to attract highly skilled or talented persons to settle in Hong Kong in order to enhance Hong Kong's economic competitiveness. Successful applicants are not required to have secured an offer of local employment before their entry to Hong Kong for settlement.

Successful applicants under the Scheme may bring their spouse and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 to Hong Kong provided that they are capable of supporting and accommodating their dependants on their own financial resources without relying on public assistance in Hong Kong.

The Scheme is not applicable to nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Nepal and Vietnam.

Selection Mechanism

Stage 1: Prerequisites

All applicants under the Scheme are required to fulfill a set of prerequisites before they can be awarded points under one of the two points-based tests under the Scheme.

All applicants must satisfy all of the following prerequisites:

· Age
The applicant must be aged 18 or above when lodging an application under the Scheme.

· Financial requirement
The applicant must be able to demonstrate that he/she is capable of supporting and accommodating himself/herself and his/her dependants, if any, on his/her own financial resources without relying on public assistance during his/her stay in Hong Kong.

· Good character
The applicant should not have any criminal record or adverse immigration record in Hong Kong or elsewhere.

· Language proficiency
The applicant should be proficient in written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese) or English.

· Basic educational qualification
The applicant must have a good education background, normally a first degree from a recognized university or a tertiary educational institution. In special circumstances, good technical qualifications, proven professional abilities and/or experience and achievements supported by documentary evidence may be considered

Stage 2: Points-based test

General Points Test (Maximum Marks:245)

Applicants who have met all the prerequisites may choose to be assessed under this test. There are six point-scoring factors under the General Points Test . A minimum passing mark is set under the General Points Test. Persons who choose the test are advised to assess whether their credentials are adequate to meet the minimum passing mark before submitting an application.

Achievement-based Points Test

The Scheme also caters for the entry of individuals with exceptional talent or skill who have outstanding achievements. They may choose to be assessed under a separate Achievement-based Points Test. Requirement under this test is very high. Those who are considered to have met one of the criteria under this test listed in the following paragraph will be awarded 245 points; otherwise, no point will be awarded. Applications which fail to score points under this test will be refused immediately.

图片关键词 POL- 23a4 Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS) 10-2-2023.pdf