Hong Kong landing checklist

Week 1

• Enter within your visa validity; keep the landing slip.
• Book the ID card appointment the day you arrive.
• Get a real-name SIM and an Octopus card.
• Secure a proof of address: tenancy agreement, or a letter from your employer or institution.

Weeks 2–4

• Register for the ID card; open a bank account; set up utilities and broadband if renting.
• Confirm your employer has enrolled you in MPF.

Within the first year

• File your first tax return when it arrives and budget for provisional tax.
• Diarise your limit of stay and start the extension file a few months ahead.
• If you set up a company: annual return, business registration renewal, employer’s return and profits tax return each have their own dates.

A note on this guide

This is general administrative information, not legal or immigration advice. Rules, fees and timelines change; the official sources listed below are authoritative. FastHK is not a government body and cannot influence any decision or appointment.

Sources

• GovHK
• Immigration Department (ImmD)
• Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA)
• Inland Revenue Department (IRD)