[Applicant Name]
[Applicant Address]
[Applicant Email Address]
[Applicant Telephone Number]

Date: [Insert Date]

Your Ref: [Insert Your File Reference Number, If Applicable/Available]

The Director of Immigration,
Hong Kong Immigration Department,
Immigration Tower,
7 Gloucester Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Business Investment Visa Application for [Insert Applicant Name Here] 

Dear Sir,

I would like to apply for an employment visa based upon business investment in Hong Kong. I am a citizen of [Insert Passport Issuing Country] and my passport number is [Insert Passport Number Here]. [My Hong Kong ID Card number is XXXXXXXX].

 By way of general background, I take pleasure in setting out heads of information which is relevant to your consideration of my application.

My Current Immigration Status in Hong Kong 

[Provide Information]

Background to, & General Information on, the Business

[Provide Information]

Date of Establishment of the Business

[Provide Information]

Corporate Form and Ownership

[Provide Information]

My Role in the Business

[Provide Information]

Trading & Financial Record of the Business

[Provide Information]

Office Set Up and Administration Arrangements

[Provide Information]

Provision for Local Employment Opportunities

[Provide Information]

Collaboration with Local Companies

[Provide Information]

My Track Record

[Provide Information]

Why it is Essential that I am Based in Hong Kong

[Provide Information]

Details of Overseas Related Parties

[Provide Information]

Why I am in a Position to Make a Substantial Contribution to the Economy of Hong Kong

[Here, you need to provide a detailed discussion about your business activities by drawing upon all the information previously detailed above and promulgating your argument]

My Sponsor

[Provide Information]

Documentation Provided in Support

In addition to the requisite application forms, duly completed, please find the enclosed information and documentation in support of my application:

My Information

•	Copy passport details page [and current visa/period of stay if you are presently in Hong Kong].
•	Copy up-to-date CV.
•	Photocopy of all graduation certificates and proof of my academic qualifications.
•	Copies of my prior employment references and testimonials.
•	Copy letter of engagement / contract of employment detailing information about my  proposed position, emolument and term with the business.

[Any information not in English or Chinese will need to be properly translated and in the case of documents issued by government agencies will require formal certified translations issued/sanctioned by the Consulate of the governmental agency issuing them]
•	Copy Business Registration Certificate.
•	Copy of latest audited financial report and/or management accounts [if available].
•	Copy latest profits tax return to the Commissioner for Inland Revenue [if available].
•	Copy of the most recent Annual Return filed with the Registrar of Companies (FORM AR1), along with Companies FORM D1 (Notification of First Secretary and Directors) and FORM D2 (Notification of Changes of Secretary and Directors) if applicable, and FORM SC1 (Return of Allotments).
•	Company brochure [and/or "Company Profile ", sales publications, press articles and any similar promotional type materials, which verify the business type of the company.]
•	General proofs of business [for example, trading documentation, shipping documents, invoices, contracts, agency and distribution agreements etc.]
•	Office tenancy agreement copy [if any].
•	[If there is a substantial overseas parent company the following documents could also be submitted to assist in the credibility establishment process: Certificate of Incorporation of the parent company, its audited financial statement and the parent company profile or brochure (which will often suffice instead of Hong Kong corporate background information.]
•	A colour print out of company’s website [if available].
•	Copies of Company’s bank statements for the last six month period [if available].
•	Company’s confirmed client list [both suppliers/buyers in Hong Kong and overseas].
•	A chart/graph showing the businesses projected turnover for the next 24 months, based on the current business.
•	Proof of monetary injections into the business.
•	Three colour photographs of the office premises.
•	Copy of current staff list with name, position, nationality, salary and HK ID Card and a chart showing the number of staff to be employed in the coming year together with their positions.
•	Copy of Mandatory Provident Fund Certificate, debit note and bank deposit receipt of contributing funds to current staff.
•	Copy of Employees’ Compensation Insurance Policy, debit note and receipt of current staff.
•	A complete business plan [if one has already been written].
Application for New Dependant Visas for My Accompanying Family [Not Needed if Your Dependants Already Have Dependant Visas and You Are Applying to Change Your Visa Category].

In addition to my primary application to join in the business of [Name of Business] I would also like to apply for dependant visas for my family members as follows:

•	[Full Name, Nationality, Passport Number, Relationship to You]
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I confirm that I shall be responsible for meeting their financial needs in Hong Kong.

In addition to the information duly provided on the enclosed application forms, I  am providing the following documentation in support of their applications:

•	Copy of current residential tenancy agreement in Hong Kong where we shall live [or proof of ownership].
•	Copy of bank statements for the past three months [and/or other supporting documents as proof of financial stability of  the family]
•	Family photos evidencing  our relationship.
•	Copies of all birth [where applicable for dependent children]  and marriage certificates
•	 Copy passports details page of all my family members [and their current visa/limitation of stay in Hong Kong].
 
Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours faithfully

[Your Name]

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