Visa application
All Mainland students who will be entering Hong Kong directly from Mainland China should apply visa/entry permit through the China Affairs Office (CAO).
Please read through step-by-step guideline below before you proceed to the HKU CAO Online Student Visa Application System.
Step one
Applicant receives a conditional/confirmed offer of admission
Step Three
Applicant sends the set of completed application hardcopy documents to the
China Affair Office (CAO)
Step Five
CAO submits the applicantion to the HK Immigration Department
Step seven
CAO collects the visa/entry permit label and sends back to the applicant by courier
Step nine
Applicant enters Hong Kong with the EEP, visa/entry permit label and the relevant exit endorsement
Step Two
Applicant prepares the application documents and submits online application via Online Application System
Step four
CEDARS checks the documents
CAO receives and processes the hardcopy of application documents
Step Six
The HK Immigration Department processes and approves the application
Step eight
CEDARS checks the documents
Applicant receives the visa/entry permit label and applies for the “Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao” (EEP) and the relevant exit endorsement