The main purpose of the scheme (i.e. Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa) is to facilitate cultural and educational exchange between Hong Kong and participating countries with a view to strengthening the bilateral relationship.
Participating countries include Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Sweden, and UK.
Applicants must be between age of 18 and 30, and they are not allowed to bring along their dependant spouse to Hong Kong.
During the working holiday period, an individual (i.e. working holiday visa holder) is eligible to take a training course or/and temporarily jobs in HK.
The working holiday visa holder can work for the same employer in HK for no more than three months. The exception is for Austrian citizens, South Korean citizens, Japanese citizens, French citizens, Dutch citizens, Hungarian citizens, or Swedish citizens who are permitted to work for the same employer for no more than six months, and for British citizens who are permitted to work for the same employer for no more than 12 months.
This is an once-in-a-lifetime experience for the applicants to:
- Explore life in a different culture while staying in Hong Kong
- Travel out of their own countries for several months
- Make money to sustain their own living while out in a foreign region
Caring Program – HK Working Holiday Visa
We offer a Caring Program to take care of your entire journey in Hong Kong with the application of your working holiday visa. The Caring Program includes:
- Finding a shared or individual accommodation
- Finding your first job
- Applying for a working holiday visa
- Settling down while living in Hong Kong
- Making new friends
- Providing unlimited consultation via phone calls to refer you to local doctors, local restaurants, teachers for learning the local language, etc.
Australian Citizens
Quota per year: 5,000
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 3 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 3 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
Austrian Citizens
Quota per year: 100
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
Canadian Citizens
Quota per year: 200
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 3 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$15,000
Dutch Citizens
Quota per year: 100
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
French Citizens
Quota per year: 750
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
- Allowed to take one study/training course in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$25,000
German Citizens
Quota per year: 300
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 3 months
- Allowed to take one study/training course in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
Hungarian Citizens
Quota per year: 200
Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
Allowed to take one study/training course in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$25,000
Irish Citizens
Quota per year: 200
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 3 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 3 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
Italian Citizens
Quota per year: 500
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 3 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 3 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than an amount that is still to be confirmed
Japanese Citizens
Quota per year: 1,500
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
Korean Citizens
Quota per year: 1,000
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
New Zealand Citizens
Quota per year: 400
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 3 months
- Allowed to take one study/training course in which the course duration must not exceed 3 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$14,000
Swedish Citizens
Quota per year: 500
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 6 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 6 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000
UK Citizens
Quota per year: 1,000
- Allowed to work for the same HK employer for no more than 12 months
- Allowed to take any number of study/training courses in which the course duration must not exceed 12 months
- Must provide financial proof of having not less than HK$22,000
Medical, Healthcare with Hospitalization, Repatriation and Liability Insurance
- Medical, healthcare including hospitalization, repatriation and liability insurance apply to individual persons from Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
- Japanese citizens must have sufficient medical insurance.
- French citizens must have proof of comprehensive liability and medical insurance covering hospitalization, pregnancy, disability and repatration.
- Citizens from Austria and Germany must have comprehensive liability and medical insurance covering hospitalization and repatriation.
