Q13. Do I need to seek permission from the Director of Immigration before taking up a charity or voluntary work?
(For Ug and TPg students)
Yes, you need to seek prior permission from the Director of Immigration beforehand. Otherwise, you will be committing an offence of breaching your conditions of stay. To seek permission, you should follow the procedures below:
- Seek approval from your programme offering department at least 3 weeks before starting the activities, by providing the following information:
- Name of the organisation and its registration number;
- Period of the service (with the start date and end date);
- How frequently will you undertake the service and the servicing hours within the above period;
- Nature of the service and post;
- Details of remuneration or subsidy you will be given, if any;
- An official letter from the organisation that covers the above details, if any; and
- Your programme offering department will submit your application to the Immigration Department via the Academic Registry.
- The Academic Registry will advise you of the outcome of your application by email.
(For Research Postgraduate students admitted from the 2018/19 cohort onwards)
Students should refer to the Research Postgraduate Student Handbook from the Graduate School on the regulations if any.
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