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Hong Kong · Talent & merit
Hong Kong Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)
Talent admission without a prior job offer for high-income applicants or recent graduates of eligible universities under Categories A, B and C.
- Income required
- HKD 2,500,000 the lowest published threshold
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 4 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
4 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Eligibility summary
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Category B Eligible University Degree
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Category B Work Experience Years
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Category C Recent Graduate
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026
Also stated by the source
- Category A Income Hkd
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Family members covered
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Official source basis
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Report summary
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Category C Annual Quota
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026
Family
Who you can bring
- Family members covered
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Validity
2 proven from the official source.
- Initial Stay Months Categories B C
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026 - Initial Stay Months Category A
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
- Processing time
persons with annual income reaching HK$2.5 million or above [...] in the year immediately preceding [...] (Category A); [...] degree graduates of the eligible universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years [...] (Category B); or [...] degree graduates [...] in the past five years [...] with less than three years of work experience [...] subject to an annual quot
checked 2026-08-03 · Hong Kong Immigration Department current eligibility guidance, verified 3 August 2026
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for the TTPS to Hong Kong?
The official source states:
Talent admission without a prior job offer for high-income applicants or recent graduates of eligible universities under Categories A, B and C.
02How much money do I need?
The lowest published threshold is HKD 2,500,000 (income), from the official record.
Every answer is quoted from the official immd.gov.hk page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.
We checked 12 points against the official source; 12 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Fees are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source immd.gov.hkLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Hong Kong government page.Same category, same country
Other talent & merit routes to Hong Kong
3 other talent & merit routes to Hong Kong.
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