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:
1. 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. 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
    • ii. Persons on student status
    iii. 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. 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.)
    2. 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.
    3. The result of booking is subject to the availability of quota of each office.
    4. You can make appointments for up to four applicants (only applicable to persons on student status). Applicants of the same appointment must be persons admitted for study. They should attend the chosen office together at the selected time slot.
    5. 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).
    6. 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.
    7. 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*.
    8. 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.
    9. 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 students:
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Select current status in Hong Kong
    3. Choose number of application
    4. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application
    5. Enter date of birth
    6. Enter current limit of stay
    7. Enter validation code
    8. Select office (please refer to paragraph 1 above for details) and appointment date
    9. 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)):
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Select current status in Hong Kong
    3. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application
    4. Enter date of birth
    5. Enter current limit of stay
    6. Enter date of termination of contract (if applicable)
    7. Enter validation code
    8. Select appointment date
    9. 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:
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Select current status in Hong Kong
    3. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application
    4. Enter date of birth
    5. Enter current limit of stay
    6. Enter date of termination of contract (if applicable)
    7. Enter validation code
    8. Select appointment date
    9. 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:
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth
    3. Select Change Appointment
    4. Select appointment to be changed (except foreign domestic helpers and imported workers)
    5. Select office (please refer to paragraph 1 above for details) and appointment date
    6. Select appointment time
    7. Confirm details of the new appointment
    8. Receive acknowledgement
    Steps for cancelling an appointment:
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth
    3. Select Cancel Appointment
    4. Select appointment to be cancelled (except foreign domestic helpers and imported workers)
    5. Confirm details of the appointment to be cancelled
    6. Receive acknowledgement
    Steps for enquiring an appointment:
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth
    3. View acknowledgement
    Steps for changing email address of appointment reminder / cancelling appointment reminder:
    1. Read and agree to the declaration
    2. Enter application reference number of the latest visa / entry permit / extension of stay application and date of birth
    3. Input new email address or select Cancel Appointment Reminder
    4. 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).