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Working Holiday

The purpose of the Scheme is to facilitate cultural and educational exchange between Hong Kong and the participating country with a view to strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two places. National passport holders aged between 18 and 30 of the participating country, who are ordinarily residing in their home country and whose main intention to Hong Kong is to holiday, are welcome to join the Scheme. Under the arrangements of the Scheme, they may take up short-term employment and/or enrol in a short educational course while they are on holiday in Hong Kong.


Countries that have bilateral Working Holiday Scheme agreement with the HKSAR (as at January 2011) are:

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • New Zealand

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

A national of the participating country meeting the following eligibility criteria may be granted a Working Holiday visa for participating in the Scheme:


  • he/she holds a valid national passport issued by the participating country and is ordinarily residing in that participating country;
  • his/her primary intention is to holiday in Hong Kong;
  • he/she is aged between 18 and 30;
  • he/she is able to produce financial proof of having an amount sufficient for his/her maintenance during his/her proposed stay in the HKSAR, e.g. bank statement, saving accounts passbooks, etc.;
  • he/she holds a return air ticket or financial proof of having sufficient funds to purchase a return air fare; and
  • he/she agrees to hold medical and comprehensive hospitalisation and liability insurance to remain in force throughout his/her stay in the HKSAR.

CONDITIONS & RESTRICTIONS:

 

  • The holder of a Working Holiday Visa may be allowed to enter Hong Kong and stay for not more than 12 months subject to normal immigration requirements being met. Application for extension of stay will not normally be considered.
  • Participants of the Scheme are not permitted to engage in permanent employment and should not work for the same employer for more than six months (for participants from the Republic of Korea) or three months (for particpants from Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan and New Zealand) during their visit in Hong Kong. Participants from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand may also enrol in study or training course(s) during their visit.
  • Participants will not be eligible to come to Hong Kong for any further working holiday under the same Scheme. Entry applications from dependent spouse/children to join the participants will not be considered.

QUOTA:

There will be an annual quota for nationals of each participating country and qualified applications will be approved on a first-come first-served basis.