Information for moving to and living in Hong Kong
qmas.hk brings together application, renewal and everyday living information for Hong Kong QMAS entrants and their families. The library currently contains 40 complete guides: 8 on applications, 10 on renewals and 22 on living in Hong Kong. Each includes substantive guidance, steps or checklists, FAQs and sources so you can connect the stages of a practical task.
You can read guides and public discussions without signing in. Verify your email when you want to post, reply, save a discussion or send a private consultation. Questions prepared by editors are labelled and are not presented as real members’ experiences or approvals. We do not use unverified success rates to describe community activity.
About the site and what it offers
This is an independent information and community platform. It is not the Immigration Department, Hong Kong Talent Engage or another government body, and does not receive applications, make decisions or confirm eligibility on their behalf. An official logo, screenshot or source link does not establish government endorsement.
Guides help explain processes and organise questions and evidence. Eligibility, further evidence, permitted-stay duration and decisions remain matters for the relevant authority. We do not promise approval, invent universal income or turnover thresholds, or claim unverified professional qualifications. For approaching immigration deadlines, legal disputes or healthcare needs, contact the authority or an appropriate professional directly.
Distinguish requirements, editorial suggestions and experience
- Official requirements link to the authority’s original page, form or guidance. Read them in the context of the applicable scheme, category, publication date and current version.
- Editorial guidance brings information together in timelines, comparisons and checklists. We identify case-specific documents and suggestions for extra preparation so they are not mistaken for requirements that apply to everyone.
- Community experience describes what happened to someone in their particular circumstances. An account-opening, interview or renewal story may be helpful, but your outcome may differ.
First check that a guide fits your status and stage, then inspect its sources. Fees, admissions, transport and policies can change. A verification date identifies the last editorial check and does not guarantee that no subsequent change has occurred.
Sources and editorial corrections
Policy coverage prioritises current scheme pages, application guides and forms from Immigration and relevant government departments. Living guides use primary material from bodies such as the Education Bureau, Inland Revenue Department, regulators and service operators. Articles identify the agency, original link and check date, explaining steps in original wording rather than treating search snippets or marketing copy as official conclusions.
A new official announcement means the relevant guide needs another check, not just a new date. If information conflicts, compare the scheme, document version and publication date, and ask the authority when needed. Official text and our explanations are identified separately.
Rules for posts and replies
- When asking, explain which stage you have reached, what you have read and what is still unclear. When sharing an experience, include its date and context without posting documents that identify someone.
- Respect members from different backgrounds. Personal attacks, discrimination, harassment, threats and impersonation of officials, administrators or professionals are prohibited.
- Do not scam, trade or borrow accounts, fabricate evidence, guarantee approval or solicit deceptive transfers. Claims of internal quotas must not be used to obtain documents or verification codes.
- Do not publish identifying document combinations, phone numbers, addresses, banking details or private messages belonging to others without permission. Minimise your own sensitive information too.
- Disclose relevant commercial interests. Repetitive advertising, posing as an ordinary member or covert solicitation is not a substitute for a useful answer.
- If you see a possible breach, report it and point out the reason or relevant passage. Please do not publicly target or attack the author.
Moderation, editing, deletion and reports
New posts, replies and edits are reviewed before publication. Before approval, access is limited to the relevant author and administrators. Approval does not certify the facts or mean that the platform agrees with the views expressed.
Authors can edit or delete their own posts and replies on the discussion page. Deletion removes them from view. Administrators handle reports, hide or review content and retain action records. Deletion does not erase every server-side record; the privacy page explains retention. Use a private consultation with the content link and factual explanation to question a moderation decision.
Choose between public questions and private consultations
General questions suitable for other members belong in the community. For personal circumstances or contact with administrators, sign in and start a private consultation with a subject, category and necessary written background. Only the owner and platform administrators can read its contents and replies; knowing the link does not grant another member access.
Replies remain on the consultation page and must be checked there; automatic reply emails are not sent. Attachments, passwords, verification codes and complete identity documents are not accepted. Member direct messages and paid transactions are not provided. Consultations are not an emergency service and have no guaranteed response time. Confirm immigration deadlines and decisions directly with Immigration.
Corrections, data requests and contact
The current contact route to platform administrators is the private consultation service. For a correction, include the guide title or URL, the suspected error, the updated official source and publication date. For account or data matters, identify the information you want accessed, corrected or handled and provide only what is needed for verification.
Send personal-data requests through a private consultation, not a public discussion. This site cannot submit official documents to the government on your behalf. Use the contact routes published here; operating addresses, email addresses and professional credentials are only published once verified.