{"id":88197,"date":"2022-08-26T14:22:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T06:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premiatnc.com\/hk\/?p=88197"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T03:16:37","slug":"dependant-visa-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premiatnc.com\/hk\/blog\/payroll\/dependant-visa-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Getting a Dependent Visa in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In recent years, Hong Kong has been a top-tier business destination in the world<\/a>. With its impressive economic statistics, like emerging 4th in ease of starting a business venture, IPO fundraising, business friendly economic policies, simple tax structure, entrepreneur friendly business laws, and free trade policies. Due to all this, more and more people are migrating to this massive Asian business hub. However, like in most other countries, as a foreigner, you must have a solid and legal visa to be able to live and work freely in Hong Kong. There are several types of visas in Hong Kong<\/a>, and each of them has its specific characteristics. The types of visas are Employment visas, Student visas, Training visas, Quality migrants, and the Dependent Visa Hong Kong.

Getting a stable visa in Hong Kong<\/a> can be quite complicated, with a lot of laws and conditions to follow. In this piece, we will be discussing one of the important types of visa in Hong Kong, the Dependent Visa. Aspects such as the meaning of the Dependent Visa, the kind of people who are eligible for the Dependent visa, the documents necessary for the Dependent Visa, how the application process of the Dependent Visa looks like, and in what way Premia TNC<\/a> can assist you on issues regarding the Dependent Visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meaning of a Dependent Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When a foreign national or permanent resident is in Hong Kong, it is inevitable that some of the residents would have relatives or loved ones that want to accompany them and live in Hong Kong. Also, the Dependent Visa makes it possible for the relatives of a foreign visa holder or permanent resident to stay, work, and live in Hong Kong throughout that particular Foreign Resident\u2019s Visa.
A Dependent Visa <\/a>is a type of visa that can be acquired by the direct relatives of a visa holder in Hong Kong, such as the spouse, children (Including adopted ones) who are aged below 18, and parents aged 60 and above, the Foreigner Visa holder is regarded as the \u201cSponsor,\u201d and the family member is known as the \u201cDependent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When talking about the Dependent Visa, it can be categorized into two types depending on the type of status that the Visa Holder has. The two types of dependent visa are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This kind of visa can be granted to the relatives of a person who is a permanent resident in Hong Kong. In other words, a Resident who has a right to land or an unlimited stay can apply for a dependent visa<\/a> for his direct kin. It can be made available for the spouse, the children aged below 18, and parents who are aged 60 and above. Also, people who are registered under this category of Dependent Visa can work freely in Hong Kong, which may not be the case with the holders of Category B Dependent Visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Residents who have the following kinds of visas, which are an Employment visa, a Student visa, an Investment Visa, or a Quality Migrant Visa, can apply for a category B dependent Visa for their kin. However, unlike the Category A Dependent Visa, Parents aged 60 and above are not eligible to acquire this visa, meaning that only the spouses and children of the foreign visa holder who is not permanent resident can get this kind of dependent Visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Entitled to a Dependent Visa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only the direct kin of the visa holder or permanent resident can apply for the Dependent Visa; extended kin such as cousins, nephews, or grandparents are not allowed to apply with the person as the \u201cSponsor.\u201d
Other conditions include that the sponsor must prove beyond reasonable doubt that he can provide the basic needs of the relatives that he wants to acquire the Dependent Visa<\/a>, proof that he is indeed directly related to the people that want to get the Dependent Visa, and that there should be no past criminal record of the dependent.
Dependent Visa doesn\u2019t apply to Chinese Residents of the Mainland, nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Afghanistan, and Former Chinese residents who stayed in Macau and got their residence by any other channels that are not the one-way permit scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Documents needed for a Dependent visa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the application for a Dependent Visa<\/a> to be considered, there are some vital documents that the sponsor and the dependent must provide.
Applicants or dependents are to provide the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n