• You should currently be a registered postgraduate student at a recognized tertiary institution outside Hong Kong.

• Login to check the status in the Visa System.
• Our office will closely monitor the progress of your application and update status in the system accordingly:
  • "Pending documents from applicant" – please check with the courier service provider about the delivery status and ensure that you have sent the documents to the correct mailing address.
  • If mailing address is correct, please re-check the status in the Visa System a week from now. 
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• Please send your documents to the following address with your application number and program:
  HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
  Room 6418 (Lifts 25/26), Academic Building
  The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
  Hong Kong

　   Application Number: 6XXXXXXXXXX
　   Program: PhD in XXXX

• It is important to show that you are well covered financially during your studies at HKUST (see sample application form). 
• The Hong Kong Immigration Department requires documentary proof showing your financial standing, e.g. a photocopy of latest bank statement or passbook. 
• If you are awarded a scholarship or a Postgraduate Studentship, please indicate the monthly amount in the application form.

• Please refer to the Checklist of Documents Required for Visa/ Entry Permit Application. You will find more tips in the Visa System. 
• Please make use of the mailing cover when sending the supporting documents by courier to HKUST.

• You have to make your own arrangement to apply for dependent visa(s) for your family member(s). 
• Also, your dependents are prohibited from taking up employment in Hong Kong unless they have obtained prior permission from the Director of Immigration.
• Visit here and submit ID997 to the Hong Kong Immigration Department. 
• For more details, check with the

• Click here for guidelines to activate your student visa. These instructions will be sent to you together with your student visa/ entry permit. It is important that you do the steps right.

• Log in to the Visa System which shows the latest visa/ entry permit application status. 
• The University will advise you to download the e-Visa for entry to Hong Kong for study, upon the visa approval.
• Approved visa/ entry permit must be activated on or before the specified date on the e-Visa.  

• Send us the required paper documents as soon as possible.
• Please refer to the Checklist of Documents Required for Visa/ Entry Permit Application for details.
• You can check your application status in the Visa System.

• Application period:
  • Fall admission: March or soonest possible
  • Spring admission: mid-October or soonest possible
  • For exchange program, PG visiting student program and visiting internship: apply right after you have accepted the admission offer 
  • For DBA, EMBA, MBA, HKUST-NYU MSc in Global Finance: respective program offices will advise you of the details separately
• It is important to submit your application early to ensure that you can obtain the visa/entry permit in time for program commencement.
• Please