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Talent and employment admission schemes

GEP, Mainland Talents and Top Talent Pass approvals, 2025
89,500
Change on a year earlier
-11.8%
Students approved, 2025
94,517
Foreign domestic helpers, end of 2025
378,830
Approved89,5002025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Talent and employment admission schemes

Applications approved (QMAS: quota allotted) each year, by scheme. IANG, QMAS, TechTAS and ASSG figures are published only up to 2020; the Top Talent Pass Scheme began in December 2022.

YearGeneral Employment PolicyMainland Talents and ProfessionalsTop Talent PassNon-local Graduates (IANG)Quality Migrant (QMAS quota)Technology Talent (TechTAS)Second Generation (ASSG)StudentsDependants
202531,27826,71431,508————94,51796,411
202435,05825,34441,057————74,466108,410
202326,27019,75749,737————62,079114,937
202213,49511,768875————46,82128,255
202113,8219,065—————43,73221,219
202014,6176,995—7,1541,7091163735,33017,383
201941,28914,053—10,799874755541,89524,908
201841,59213,768—10,150555247138,72826,083
201739,95212,381—9,331411—8032,64828,805
201635,99710,404—9,289273—12729,27026,266

General Employment Policy, Mainland Talents and Top Talent Pass

51k101k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
51k101k201620182020202220242025
Data table
201646,401
201752,333
201855,360
201955,342
202021,612
202122,886
202226,138
202395,764
2024101,459
202589,500
Source: Immigration Department, Hong Kong SAR Government — statistics published on DATA.GOV.HK (free for commercial and non-commercial use)Data as at 2025

Scheme mix, 2025

Approvals under the three schemes published every year.

Approved, 2025
  1. Top Talent Pass31,508
  2. General Employment Policy31,278
  3. Mainland Talents and Professionals26,714
Source: Immigration Department, Hong Kong SAR Government — statistics published on DATA.GOV.HK (free for commercial and non-commercial use)Data as at 2025

Students, dependants and visitors

Student and dependant visas or entry permits approved, and visit visas processed.

Student visas approved

47k95k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
47k95k201620182020202220242025
Data table
201629,270
201732,648
201838,728
201941,895
202035,330
202143,732
202246,821
202362,079
202474,466
202594,517

Visit visas processed

61k122k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
61k122k201620182020202220242025
Data table
201669,911
201774,075
201876,932
201968,549
20206,038
20211,031
20229,180
202363,982
202488,504
2025122,151
Students, 2025
94,517
Dependants, 2025
96,411
Visit visas processed, 2025
122,151
Foreign domestic helpers, end of 2025
378,830
Source: Immigration Department, Hong Kong SAR Government — statistics published on DATA.GOV.HK (free for commercial and non-commercial use)Data as at 2025

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