Detailed Instruction for Online Appointment Booking for Applying Extension of Stay

Users may take 5-10 minutes to complete this appointment booking.
Please read the following notes before you start the booking:

You can use this online service to make an appointment for submitting an extension of stay for the following categories of applications.

(A)	Submit at the headquarters of the Immigration Department:
	i.	Persons admitted under the following arrangement / scheme or their dependants
		-	General Employment Policy
		-	Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals
	ii.	Imported Workers admitted under the following schemes:
				Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (formerly known as Supplementary Labour Scheme)
				Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes
				Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes
	iii.	Persons on student status or their dependants
	iv.	Dependants of Hong Kong permanent residents or residents who are not subject to a limit of stay (i.e. residents with the right to land or on unconditional stay)
	v.	Foreign domestic helpers
		-	with same employer
				Contract renewal
				Complete the remainder period of the current contract
				Mutual agreement for extension of current contract for one month
		-	with new employer (change of employer)

(B)	Submit at Immigration Branch Offices (except Hong Kong Island Travel Documents Issuing Office):
	i.	Persons admitted under the General Employment Policy or their dependants
	ii.	Persons on student status or their dependants (other than persons from the Mainland)
	iii.	Dependants of Hong Kong permanent residents or residents who are not subject to a limit of stay (i.e. residents with the right to land or on unconditional stay)
	iv.	Foreign domestic helpers with same employer
		-	Contract renewal
		-	Complete the remainder period of the current contract

(Note: Applications for change of status and other applications for extension of stay should be submitted to relevant sections at the headquarters of the Immigration Department.)

You can select an appointment within the following 24 working days*. Your selected appointment must be within 4 weeks prior to the expiry of your current limit of stay. For foreign domestic helpers with same employer , your selected appointment must be within 8 weeks prior to the expiry of your current limit of stay. For foreign domestic helpers or imported workers who are terminated before the limit of stay, your selected appointment must be within 4 weeks prior to the date of termination of current contract, or within 2 weeks from the date of termination of contract provided that the appointment date does not go beyond the limit of stay.

The result of booking is subject to the availability of quota of each office.

You can make appointments for up to four applicants (except foreign domestic helpers and imported workers). Applicants of the same appointment must be persons admitted under the same arrangement / policy, or a person admitted for employment / education and his / her dependants. They should attend the chosen office together at the selected time slot.

To make an appointment, you need to enter the application reference number of your latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and your date of birth. If the information you provided is different from the record of the Immigration Department, you will not be able to proceed with the appointment booking. Besides, you have to provide your current limit of stay and date of termination of contract (if applicable).

To ensure fairness to all applicants by preventing automated registrations, you are required to enter a validation code as illustrated before continuing the booking procedure.

After an appointment is made, you may change / cancel the appointment. For changing an appointment, the earliest bookable day will be on the next working day*.

In view of the limited appointment quotas, please change or cancel your appointment at least one day before the date of appointment if you are not able to attend.

When a successful appointment is made and you choose to receive an appointment reminder, an appointment reminder will be sent to the email address you provided two days before the appointment day. You can change your email address when the appointment reminder service has been opted for. Such change should be made at least three days before the appointment day.

* Monday to Saturday (except General Holidays)

Steps for making an appointment for persons on employment / student / residence / dependant status:

Read and agree to the declaration

Select current status in Hong Kong

Choose number of application

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application

Enter date of birth

Enter current limit of stay

Enter validation code

Select office (please refer to paragraph 1 above for details) and appointment date

Select appointment time

10.

Input email address for receiving email appointment reminder (optional)

11.

Confirm and submit booking

12.

Receive acknowledgement

Steps for making an appointment for foreign domestic helper (with new employer (change of employer)):

Read and agree to the declaration

Select current status in Hong Kong

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application

Enter date of birth

Enter current limit of stay

Enter date of termination of contract (if applicable)

Enter validation code

Select appointment date

Select appointment time

10.

Input email address for receiving email appointment reminder (optional)

11.

Confirm and submit booking

12.

Receive acknowledgement

Steps for making an appointment for imported worker:

Read and agree to the declaration

Select current status in Hong Kong

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application

Enter date of birth

Enter current limit of stay

Enter date of termination of contract (if applicable)

Enter validation code

Select appointment date

Select appointment time

10.

Input email address for receiving email appointment reminder (optional)

11.

Confirm and submit booking

12.

Receive acknowledgement

Steps for changing an appointment:

Read and agree to the declaration

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth

Select Change Appointment

Select appointment to be changed (except foreign domestic helpers and imported workers)

Select office (please refer to paragraph 1 above for details) and appointment date

Select appointment time

Confirm details of the new appointment

Receive acknowledgement

Steps for cancelling an appointment:

Read and agree to the declaration

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth

Select Cancel Appointment

Select appointment to be cancelled (except foreign domestic helpers and imported workers)

Confirm details of the appointment to be cancelled

Receive acknowledgement

Steps for enquiring an appointment:

Read and agree to the declaration

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth

View acknowledgement

Steps for changing email address of appointment reminder / cancelling appointment reminder:

Read and agree to the declaration

Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth

Input new email address or select Cancel Appointment Reminder

Receive acknowledgement

For enquiry on the online appointment booking service, please call the Technical Support Hotline at (852) 3128 8668 from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm (Hong Kong Time).