You need to submit your student visa application by post, along with the following documents, to the Immigration Department via the Academic Registry at least 8 weeks before you resume your studies:

1. A duly completed student visa application form ID995A (see sample) with a recent passport-size photo (55 x 45 mm) adhered to the relevant page of this form;
   

1. A copy of your travel document(s)* or identity document(s):
2. For students from Chinese Mainland: Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP) (front and back sides);
3. For students from Macao: Macao Identity Card (front and back pages) and Visit Permit for residents of Macao to HKSAR;
4. For students from Taiwan: Recent Taiwan Household Registration Record (front and back pages), Taiwan Identity Card (front and back pages) and passport;
5. For students not from the Chinese Mainland, Taiwan or Macao: Passport
6. A copy of financial proof (i.e. a recent bank statement indicating that you have sufficient funds to cover tuition fees and living expenses for one year of study in Hong Kong).  If the financial proof is not in your name, your sponsor is required to provide written consent testifying that he/she will provide financial support to your studies in Hong Kong.  In this case, a copy of your sponsor's passport (including the signature page) should be provided; and
7. An explanation letter if you cannot complete your studies within the normal duration of the programme.
8. Part-time student: Employment Proof and Supplementary Form for Part-time Students Applying for a Student Visa