TTPS is open to all nationals except those of Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Nepal, and Vietnam. Applicants may apply under one of the categories below and are not required to have secured an offer of employment in Hong Kong upon application:
A. Persons with taxable annual employment or business income reaching HK$2.5 million or above in the past year;
B. Degreed graduates of the world’s top 100 universities with at least three years of work experience over the past five years;
C. Degree graduates of the world’s top 100 universities in the past five years with less than three years of work experience, subject to an annual quota of 10,000 (not applicable for those who obtained their undergraduate qualifications in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in Hong Kong).
Applicants can also apply for dependent visas for their family members, which will allow them to stay, study, and work in Hong Kong.