10 Must Have Resources for a Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Visa Application
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The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme is the jeckyll and hyde visa programme of the Hong Kong Immigration Department.
At once, it is a tremendous addition to the various visa options available to intending foreign national residents of the HKSAR and is warmly welcomed.
However (truth be known) in the final analysis it is not much more than a lottery unless you happen to be a manifestly amazing talent (Nobel Laureate? Olympiad? Virtuoso?) or possess truly unique skills which the Selection Committee believes Hong Kong needs (Professional Ice Hockey Coach? Art Therapist? Emeritus Professor of Mathematics?).
It costs nothing to apply and only HKD160 if you’re accepted so why not give it a try?
Nothing to lose, right?
True – but be ready for a 7~12 months application consideration processing time frame, no visibility of who you’re competing against, a great deal of paper shuffling and a marginal chance of approval (just 27% according to recent stats of the Hong Kong Immigration Department), especially if you’re not from the Mainland .
However, the resources which follow will help you to take stock of the QMAS challenge and provide you with some much needed assistance on your journey to a golden quality migrant ticket.
The 10 Resources You Need
TEMPLATES - Quality Migrant Admission Scheme covering representations and other supporting letters
MOVIE – Just how competitive is the QMAS programme and is it really worth making an application?
PODCAST - Realistically, what is the minimum number of points for a QMAS application?
PDF – Checklist of documentary requirements for a QMAS application
OPINION - What does the Visa Geeza think about the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme?
EXTENSION KIT – All the resources you will need to extend a QMAS visa (once approved!)
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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.
