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Date: [Insert Date]

The Director of Immigration
Hong Kong Immigration Department
Employment and Visit Visas Section
24/F, Immigration Tower
7 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Employment Entry Visa Application under General Employment Policy for [Name In Passport] of Passport [Passport No]

Dear Sir,

Please receive my application for an Employment Visa in Hong Kong under the General Employment Policy in order for me to take up employment with my sponsor [Insert Name of Employing Company Here] here in Hong Kong, 

Details of the Work Position

[Insert Name of Employing Company Here] have offered me the position of [Insert Job Title Here]. This position is [newly created] OR [to fill a vacancy].  The work is of a supervisory nature and in taking up this role I shall be directly responsible for:

	•	[List of Primary Work Responsibilities]
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Other duties which form a key part of this position are:

	•	[List of Secondary Work Responsibilities]
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Employment Reasoning

[This is where you set forth your argument.  You need to engage in a detailed discussion about your special skills knowledge and experience of value to and not readily available in Hong Kong. You also need to address the issue as to why the company is justified in engaging you, as a foreign Professional, in their business in Hong Kong and why the company is not offering the job locally, to both Chinese and expatriate permanent residents alike. Summarize the contractual terms of your proposed employment].

About The Sponsoring Company

[Here, you need to provide a detailed discussion about the business of your sponsoring company. Include as much detail as is relevant given the size of the company and its public profile. Also, provide information about the number of local employees vs foreign nationals sponsored for employment visas (gather this information from your sponsor). Ask your sponsor to prepare a description of its business.]

Documentation Provided in Support

In addition to all the requisite application forms, duly completed, please find the enclosed information and documentation in support of my application:

Applicant Information

	•	Copy of passport details page and current HK visa (if any) 
	•	Copy of up-to-date CV.
	•	Photocopy of all graduation certificates and proof of academic qualifications.
	•	Copies of prior employment references and testimonials.
	•	Copy of Letter of Engagement / Contract of Employment detailing information about the proposed position, emolument and term.

[Any information that is not in English or Chinese will need to be properly translated and in the case of documents issued by government agencies will require formal certified translations issued/sanctioned by the Consulate of the governmental agency issuing them]

Sponsoring Employer’s Information [ARRANGE WITH YOUR SPONSOR TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION ]

	•	Copy of Business Registration Certificate.
	•	Copy of latest audited financial report [and/or management accounts].
	•	Copy of latest profits tax return to the Commissioner for Inland Revenue.
	•	Copy of the most recent Annual Return filed with the Registrar of Companies (FORM AR1), along with Companies FORM D1 (Notification of First Secretary and Directors) and FORM D2 (Notification of Changes of Secretary and Directors) if applicable, and FORM SC1 (Return of Allotments).
	•	Company Brochure [and/or "Company Profile ", sales publications, press articles and any similar promotional type materials, which verify the business type of the company – list as provided]. 
	•	[General Proofs of Business - for example, trading documentation, shipping documents, invoices, contracts, agency and distribution agreements etc – include as relevant.]
	•	Office Tenancy Agreement copy [if a relatively modest employer].
	•	[If there is a substantial overseas parent company and the local entity is a relatively modest one, the following documents could also be submitted to assist in the credibility establishment process: Certificate of Incorporation of the parent company, its audited financial statement and the parent company profile or brochure (which will often suffice instead of Hong Kong corporate background information.)
 
OR IF YOUR SPONSOR HAS HAD AN APPROVAL FOR A VISA APPLICATION FOR A FOREIGN EMPLOYEE IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THEN YOU ALSO NEED TO ASK YOUR SPONSORING COMPANY ABOUT IMMD’S APPROVAL LETTER AND MAKE A MENTION ABOUT IT AS FOLLOWS:

Please be advised that my sponsoring company [Insert Name of Employing Company Here] successfully sponsored an [Insert Visa Type] under your reference [Insert HKID File Reference Number] which was approved on [Insert Date]. Please therefore refer to that information in support of this application.

Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter.  I look forwards to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully,

[Your Name & Passport number]

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