[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

Employment Visa Application for [Insert Applicant Name Here] 

Dear Sir

I would like to apply for an employment visa in order to take up employment with [Insert Name of Employing Company Here].

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].

Details of the Work Position

I have been offered the position of [Insert Job Title Here]. This position is [newly created] [to fill a vacancy].  The work is of a supervisory nature and in taking up this role, I shall be directly responsible for:

•	[List of Primary Work Responsibilities]
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Other duties which form a key part of this position are:

•	[List of Secondary Work Responsibilities]
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Why I am the Ideal Person for this Job

[This is where you set forth your argument.  You need to engage in a  detailed discussion about your special skills knowledge and experience of value to and not readily available in Hong Kong. You also need to address the issue as to why your proposed employer is justified in engaging your services as a foreign national and why they are not offering the job locally, to both Chinese and expatriate permanent residents alike. Summarise your contractual terms].

My Proposed Sponsoring Employer

[Here, you need to provide a detailed discussion about your proposed employer. Include as much detail as is relevant given the size of the company and its public profile. Provide information about the number of local employees vs foreign nationals sponsored for employment visas. Ensure that the information given in this discussion dovetails into the information provided in the supporting documentation and take every opportunity to reinforce your argument.]

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.

[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]

My Proposed Employer’s Information

•	Copy Business Registration Certificate.
•	Copy of latest audited financial report [and/or management accounts].
•	Copy latest profits tax return to the Commissioner for Inland Revenue.
•	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 – list as provided]. 
•	[General Proofs of Business - for example, trading documentation, shipping documents, invoices, contracts, agency and distribution agreements etc – include as relevant.]
•	  Office tenancy agreement copy [if a relatively modest employer].
•	[If there is a substantial overseas parent company and the local entity is a relatively modest one, 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.)
 
[OR

My proposed employer successfully sponsored an [Insert Visa Type] under your reference [Insert HKID File Reference Number] which was approved on [Insert Date]. Please therefore refer to that information in support of my application.]

Application for New Dependant Visas for My Accompanying Family [Not Needed if Your Dependants Already Have Dependant Visas and You Are Applying to Change Employers or Change Your Visa Category]

In addition to my primary application to take up employment with [Name of Employing Company] 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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