Applications and extensions for non-local graduates staying or returning to Hong Kong. Approvals are not the same as arrivals in the same year.
Full calendar year; extensions and dependant cases are not added to this figure.
Sources checked: 2026-11-14The ranges below show the records available here. Not every year or breakdown has published figures. Missing data stays blank rather than being replaced with zero.
New applications to the admission scheme and their outcomes. Receipt and decision may occur in different years; QMAS selection and visa issuance are further distinguished.
Applications to extend an existing permitted stay, classified by the stage and period reported in each source. These figures are not used to infer retention or permanent-residence rates.
Receipts, approvals, visas issued and actual arrivals are distinct measures. Keep the scheme, application stage, measure and reporting period consistent, and read each source note.
Read the complete methodology2008 — 2025
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Applications received and approvals in a period are not the same cohort, so their ratio is not an approval rate. Launch-year figures cover only the operating period. Interim and cumulative counts are not directly comparable with full years.
36 records in this selection
Sources checked: 2026-11-14 · Definitions, missing data and source catalogue ↗
The collected figures reference 12 official tables or documents. Each record links to its corresponding source.
gia.info.gov.hk · Source date: 2016-05-18
Annex 1, PDF page 1: ASMTP and IANG, Applications received / Applications approved. Total figures used, not Mainland subset percentages; 2016 Jan–Apr excluded.
www.immd.gov.hk
CSV columns: Year | Applications received under Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates | Applications approved under Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2026-08-17
Breakdown statistics on applications approved under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates; first breakdown table, Total row, column 2026 (Jan-Jun). Page last updated 2026-08-17.
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2022-01-27
Annex
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2023-01-17
Annex 1
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2024-02-08
Annex
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2025-01-27
Annex
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2026-02-13
Annex
www.legco.gov.hk
SB818, Session 19 SB, p. 1885; PDF p. 1885
www.legco.gov.hk
SB098, Session 21 SB, pp. 64–65; PDF pp. 279–280
www.labour.gov.hk
LWB(L)081, Session 21 LWB(L), p. 264; PDF p. 269
www.legco.gov.hk
SB133, Session 19 SB, p. 338; PDF p. 338
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