Source-backed scope
Indian passport holder resident and applying in India, with a confirmed professional job offer and Hong Kong employing-company sponsor, preparing first entry under the General Employment Policy. Normally a relevant degree or documented exceptional professional qualifications/experience is needed, with a genuine vacancy not readily filled locally and market-level remuneration. This is not the Technical Professionals Stream, IANG, PAR or a job-search permission. Dependants require their own conditional application. Confirm sponsor listing, prior approvals, company age, applicant facilitation and document languages before applying; approval is discretionary.
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Purpose
- Work
- Destination
- Hong Kong
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Indian passport holder resident and applying in India, with a confirmed professional job offer and Hong Kong employing-company sponsor, preparing first entry under the General Employment Policy. Normally a relevant degree or documented exceptional professional qualifications/experience is needed, with a genuine vacancy not readily filled locally and market-level remuneration. This is not the Technical Professionals Stream, IANG, PAR or a job-search permission. Dependants require their own conditional application. Confirm sponsor listing, prior approvals, company age, applicant facilitation and document languages before applying; approval is discretionary.
Hong Kong Immigration Department requirements checked 2026-10-26. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online applicant and employing-company application | required | visa application | Complete the GEP online applicant and sponsor information, upload evidence and pay the applicable official application fee through the linked government service. An entry approval is required before taking up employment. |
| Recent applicant photograph | required | visa application | Upload a recent photograph in the format requested by the online service. |
| Valid passport particulars | required | visa application | Upload personal particulars, date of issue, expiry and any applicable re-entry visa details. For this India-based first-entry scope, Hong Kong arrival/extension pages are not a universal requirement. |
| Hong Kong identity card, if held | conditional | visa application | Include the applicant Hong Kong identity card only if already held. |
| Academic qualifications | conditional | visa application | Provide qualification evidence supporting the offered professional position. A previous principal approval under GEP employment/investment, ASMTP, TechTAS or QMAS can waive this proof under the stated facilitation; a dependant approval alone cannot. Officers may request more. |
| Relevant work-experience evidence | conditional | visa application | Provide relevant employment/experience evidence unless the actual facilitation applies: specified recognised renowned-institution degree, relevant masters/doctorate, or previous principal approval under the listed schemes. These conditions do not waive the job offer or all employer evidence. |
| Employer contract or appointment letter | required | visa application | The employing company uploads the contract or appointment letter specifying the post, salary, fringe benefits and employment period. Employer listing or past sponsorship does not waive this contract. |
| Employer Business Registration Certificate | conditional | visa application | Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. |
| Employer financial-standing evidence | conditional | visa application | Latest audited financial report, trading profit-and-loss account or profits-tax return. Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. |
| Company background and business operations | conditional | visa application | Describe activities, operation, company background/connections, products, sources and markets; include catalogues/brochures where appropriate. Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. |
| Detailed business plan for a company set up within 12 months | conditional | visa application | For a newly established employer, cover funding, capital injection, activities, projected turnover/sales/profits and proposed local jobs. Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. |
| Local recruitment evidence and facilitation | conditional | visa application | Where requested, substantiate the job not being readily filled locally. Exemptions apply to qualifying managerial/professional intra-company transfers with at least one year prior employment and other stated conditions, Talent List posts or annual total remuneration of HKD 2 million or above, or the specified degree categories. Identify the actual exemption; officers may request supporting evidence. |
| Separate accompanying-dependant evidence | conditional | visa application | Only if accompanying eligible dependants apply: prepare their photograph, passport and relationship evidence, such as marriage/birth evidence, under the separate dependant instructions. This professional-employment checklist does not itself establish their eligibility or replace the dependant application. |
Processing route
- Online applicant and employing-company applicationComplete the GEP online applicant and sponsor information, upload evidence and pay the applicable official application fee through the linked government service. An entry approval is required before taking up employment. No translation or authentication service is established for this item in the cited GEP checklist. 1. Prepare Online applicant and employing-company application in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Recent applicant photographUpload a recent photograph in the format requested by the online service. No translation or authentication service is established for this item in the cited GEP checklist. 1. Prepare Recent applicant photograph in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Valid passport particularsUpload personal particulars, date of issue, expiry and any applicable re-entry visa details. For this India-based first-entry scope, Hong Kong arrival/extension pages are not a universal requirement. No translation or authentication service is established for this item in the cited GEP checklist. 1. Prepare Valid passport particulars in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Hong Kong identity card, if heldInclude the applicant Hong Kong identity card only if already held. No translation or authentication service is established for this item in the cited GEP checklist. 1. Prepare Hong Kong identity card, if held in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Academic qualificationsProvide qualification evidence supporting the offered professional position. A previous principal approval under GEP employment/investment, ASMTP, TechTAS or QMAS can waive this proof under the stated facilitation; a dependant approval alone cannot. Officers may request more. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Academic qualifications in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Relevant work-experience evidenceProvide relevant employment/experience evidence unless the actual facilitation applies: specified recognised renowned-institution degree, relevant masters/doctorate, or previous principal approval under the listed schemes. These conditions do not waive the job offer or all employer evidence. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Relevant work-experience evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Employer contract or appointment letterThe employing company uploads the contract or appointment letter specifying the post, salary, fringe benefits and employment period. Employer listing or past sponsorship does not waive this contract. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Employer contract or appointment letter in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Employer Business Registration CertificateOmit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Employer Business Registration Certificate in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Employer financial-standing evidenceLatest audited financial report, trading profit-and-loss account or profits-tax return. Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Employer financial-standing evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Company background and business operationsDescribe activities, operation, company background/connections, products, sources and markets; include catalogues/brochures where appropriate. Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Company background and business operations in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Detailed business plan for a company set up within 12 monthsFor a newly established employer, cover funding, capital injection, activities, projected turnover/sales/profits and proposed local jobs. Omit under the relevant employer facilitation only if the company is HKEX Main Board/GEM listed or successfully obtained a non-local employment/training visa within the preceding 24 months. The officer may still request it; company age alone is not an exemption. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Detailed business plan for a company set up within 12 months in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Local recruitment evidence and facilitationWhere requested, substantiate the job not being readily filled locally. Exemptions apply to qualifying managerial/professional intra-company transfers with at least one year prior employment and other stated conditions, Talent List posts or annual total remuneration of HKD 2 million or above, or the specified degree categories. Identify the actual exemption; officers may request supporting evidence. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Local recruitment evidence and facilitation in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Separate accompanying-dependant evidenceOnly if accompanying eligible dependants apply: prepare their photograph, passport and relationship evidence, such as marriage/birth evidence, under the separate dependant instructions. This professional-employment checklist does not itself establish their eligibility or replace the dependant application. For a document outside Chinese or English, upload the source with a Chinese or English translation certified as true by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. The GEP instruction does not impose blanket notarisation, apostille or certified source copies. 1. Prepare Separate accompanying-dependant evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentHong Kong Immigration Department: India to Hong Kong professional employment under GEP: applicant and employer documentswww.immd.gov.hkLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version india-hong-kong-work-gep-professionals-2026-10-26
The applicant and employer submit online with the required supporting documents. Passport, photograph, qualifications/work experience and employer contract are distinct from conditional company evidence and facilitation exemptions; non-Chinese/English evidence needs a certified-true translation.
- Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentHong Kong GEP official requirementswww.immd.gov.hkLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version hk-gep-facilitation-20261026
Specific applicant and employer exemptions require their stated conditions. Company listing or a successful non-local employment/training approval within 24 months can waive company background documents; the employment contract remains required. Officers can request further evidence.
- Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentHong Kong GEP official requirementswww.immd.gov.hkLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version hk-gep-translation-20261026
April 2026 guide, checklist note 2: documents outside Chinese/English require a Chinese/English translation certified true by one of the listed translator categories.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Certified translation for the applicable document rows
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for Hong Kong work automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
Related guides
- Hong Kong destination guide
Destination overview for all published source-backed routes.
- Certified translation service
Service page for the applicable certified-translation document rows.