Q20. Can I continue to stay in Hong Kong after discontinuation of my study?
Once it is confirmed that you have discontinued, withdrawn your study at PolyU or have been de-registered from your programme, the Academic Registry will inform the Immigration Department accordingly. According to Immigration Regulations, you must leave Hong Kong before the expiry of your limit of stay or within 4 weeks from the date of termination of the study, whichever is earlier; otherwise, you will be committing a criminal offence of breaching your conditions of stay.
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Q23. Can I apply for employment or stay in Hong Kong after I have completed my study?
Under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG), you can apply to stay in or return to Hong Kong after you obtained a degree or higher qualification in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in Hong Kong. You will normally be ...
Q24. My student visa is going to expire and I wish to apply to stay in Hong Kong under the IANG. However, I have not yet received the result of my graduation. Can I extend my stay in Hong Kong to wait for the result?
If you intend to apply to stay in Hong Kong under the IANG but have not yet received the result of graduation, you may apply for an interim extension of stay at the Immigration Department. You need to bring along the travel document and HKID card ...
Q3. If I fail to get my student visa when the semester begins, can I come to Hong Kong as a visitor and start my study at PolyU?
No, it is by law that people entering Hong Kong as visitors are not allowed to study at any school/university without holding a valid student visa issued by the Hong Kong Immigration Department. Our University will not accept a student for enrolment ...
Q15. Will my stay be extended long enough to complete my study if I switch from one programme to another?
If you transfer to another locally accredited full-time programme before completing the current one, you will normally be allowed to extend your stay, via visa extension application, to pursue the new programme so long as you would not be able, with ...
Q25. How can I contact the Hong Kong Immigration Department
Address Hong Kong Identity Card application 8/F, Immigration Tower* Visa extension For mainland students Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section 6/F, Immigration Tower* For other non-local students Extension Section 5/F, Immigration Tower* ...