Hong Kong · Talent & extraordinary ability
Quality Migrant Admission Scheme
Open and reformed, not closed. The annual quota was suspended for 2023 to 2025, and the enhanced General Points Test replaced the old item-by-item scoring with a criteria-based questionnaire. There are no annual quotas under the enhanced GPT. Verify current mechanics with Immigration before relying on the points arithmetic quoted elsewhere.
QMAS does not require a job offer. That sets it apart from ordinary employment visas, and the removal of the quota under the enhanced GPT makes it far more usable than its reputation suggests. For most high earners, though, TTPS Category A is still faster and simpler.
Qualifying routes
Applicants confirm whether they meet 12 assessment criteria across six aspects. These are age, academic qualifications, language proficiency, work experience, annual income and business ownership. Meeting at least six of the twelve allows you to apply.
For applicants with exceptional achievement, such as an Olympic medal, a Nobel Prize or a comparable lifetime distinction.
The facts
- Total landed cost
- HKD 600 application fee plus HKD 600 visa fee. No investment required.
- Route type
- By qualification
- Timeline
- 4–12 months (Longer than TTPS. It also involves selection exercises.)
- Physical presence
- You are expected to settle in Hong Kong. Both renewal and the Right of Abode require genuine residence.
- Family
- SpouseUnmarried dependent children under 18
- Permanent residency
- 7 years of continuous ordinary residence.
- Citizenship
- Not conferred.
- Language test
- Not applicable
- Dual citizenship
- Not permitted. You would have to renounce.
- Requirements
- Aged 18 or above.Meet at least six of the 12 enhanced GPT assessment criteria, or qualify on the achievement-based test.Financial ability to support self and dependants.Good character and adequate Chinese or English.
- Approval remains discretionary and selective even without a quota. Meeting six of twelve criteria lets you apply, not succeed.
- The scheme's mechanics have changed repeatedly since 2023. Any points table you find online older than 2024 is unreliable.
- Like TTPS, this is an entry route. Permanence still requires seven years of genuine ordinary residence.