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Renewal support
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Being in Hong Kong for an online renewal
Understand when physical presence is required and how that affects travel, submission and visa collection. Check the online service separately, especially after a job change, document replacement or change of plans.
- Current arrangements require the applicant to be in Hong Kong at submission and when paying and collecting the relevant extension e-Visa.
- An online process does not mean an overseas process, nor does presence necessarily require visiting a counter.
- Check official submission routes first for job changes, short document validity, visitor status or expired permission.
Choosing useful evidence for a QMAS renewal
Leases, bills, payroll and business records often sit in different places. Bring them together around what actually happened, identify gaps or differences and leave out material that does not help explain the case.
- Identify the facts to establish before choosing documents. Do not simply upload every screenshot from daily life.
- Leases, banking, contracts and accounts serve different purposes. One record does not automatically establish every renewal condition.
- Our organisation methods do not add unpublished residence-day, spending or document-month thresholds.
Explaining your business for a QMAS renewal
Registration is only part of the picture. Connect the company structure, transactions, accounts, premises, people and investment to the business you actually run and your own involvement in Hong Kong.
- Incorporation and business registration establish existence; operating and transaction records explain what the business actually does.
- Prepare the company and operating documents in paragraph 77 as applicable. The guidance provides a specific alternative where audited accounts are unavailable.
- There is no fixed minimum turnover, investment or local headcount applying to every QMAS business.
Keeping every family member’s renewal on track
Partners and children may have different expiry dates, travel plans or replacement documents. Check each person’s status and evidence, then follow their submission, signature, payment and visa collection through to completion.
- Dependant permission is generally linked to the sponsor, but renewing the principal applicant does not complete everyone else’s case.
- QMAS dependants fall within specified schemes and the current three-month window and at-least-six-week submission requirements.
- Check each person’s documents, physical presence, signature and result individually.
Planning the dates for your QMAS renewal
Work backwards from your actual expiry to prepare documents, submit and arrange time in Hong Kong. Keep official deadlines, general processing information and your own contingency time distinct.
- From 1 March 2026, QMAS entrants and their dependants can generally apply within the three months before expiry.
- The current Guidance Notes call for early submission and, in all cases, at least six weeks before expiry.
- Submission, supplementary documents, approval, payment and collection are separate milestones. The original expiry still needs its own plan.
Preparing employment evidence for a QMAS renewal
Understand the different roles of a contract, payslip, bank credit and duties letter. Explain the real employment arrangement, including pay changes, a new job, probation or work across borders.
- A contract shows agreed terms; payroll and bank records show performance; a duties letter explains the work.
- Further extensions emphasise settlement and contribution in Hong Kong. Re-submitting an old offer letter is not enough preparation.
- Ordinary QMAS renewals do not have one official minimum monthly salary applying to everyone.
QMAS renewal documents: what applies to your case?
Identity records, employment or business evidence, family documents and supporting material serve different purposes. Match the official requirements to your circumstances, then check formats, readability and common omissions.
- Prepare identity and existing-permission records for mandatory official fields first, then choose evidence for your renewal route.
- Clarity, consistent dates and cross-checkable facts matter more than attachment volume.
- This guide separates official document lists from our organisation suggestions. Individual supplementary requests take priority.
QMAS top-tier extensions: status, assessable income and the five-year stay
Do not let similar names confuse the QMAS top-tier category with TTPS. Check your QMAS status and tax records, the previous year’s assessable income, the route for an early application and when the five years begin.
- This arrangement applies to people admitted under the QMAS General Points Test who meet the specified conditions.
- The measure is salaries-tax assessable income in the previous tax year, not company turnover, savings or an arbitrary total of worldwide receipts.
- Official FAQs allow qualifying applicants to apply before existing permission expires; approval generally grants five years from the approval date.
When renewal evidence is still outstanding and expiry is approaching
A document deadline and the end of permitted stay may be different dates. Track the response, missing records and existing permission separately, and identify the arrangements that need confirmation from Immigration.
- A request means more information is needed. It establishes neither refusal nor guaranteed approval.
- The response deadline and your existing permission expiry are different dates. Track both.
- Unless special approval is granted, a pending extension does not remove the requirement to leave before existing permission expires.
Where to start with a QMAS renewal
If the checklists seem to conflict, start with your own permission and renewal stage. Understand first and further extensions and special categories before organising work, business and family evidence.
- Check the actual permitted stay in your e-Visa and immigration record, then confirm the assessment mechanism under which you were admitted.
- The evidence focus differs between a first General Points Test extension and further extensions. Do not simply copy the initial application file.
- Generally apply within the three months before expiry, at least six weeks beforehand. A pending application does not automatically extend existing permission.