Hong Kong landing guides
Practical, verified explainers for new arrivals and business owners.
What to do after your Top Talent Pass is approved
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.The sequence of steps between the approval email and a working life in Hong Kong: entry, ID card, bank, phone, MPF and tax.
Getting your Hong Kong Identity Card
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.Who must register, by when, what to bring, and what happens on the day.
Booking a Hong Kong ID card appointment
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.How the official booking system works and how to find a slot without paying anyone for one.
Opening a personal bank account in Hong Kong
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.What banks ask for, why applications are declined, and how to prepare.
Incorporating a Hong Kong limited company
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.The one-stop registration, who must be appointed, and the records every company has to keep.
Opening a business bank account in Hong Kong
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.Why business accounts take longer than personal ones, and the evidence that moves them along.
MPF: what a new employer must do
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.Enrolment deadlines, contribution basics and the records to keep.
Making MPF contributions through eMPF
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.The monthly cycle: remittance statement, payment, and what to keep.
Personal tax in Hong Kong: the basics
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.Year of assessment, the tax return, allowances and provisional tax, explained for a first-year arrival.
Renewing your Business Registration Certificate
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.The demand note, what it includes, and how to avoid a lapsed certificate.
Filing the annual return (NAR1)
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.The 42-day window, what the form confirms, and the cost of being late.
Extending your stay under the Top Talent Pass Scheme
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.When to apply, what the Immigration Department looks at, and how to prepare the file.
IANG extension: what the file needs
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.For non-local graduates staying on under IANG.
Permanent residency after seven years
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.What “ordinarily resident for seven continuous years” means in practice and how to document it.
Hong Kong landing checklist
Draft for review by the operating entity's legal adviser before publication.Everything in one list, in the order it usually happens.