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3.4 Visa Extension
FOR FOUNDATION STUDENTS 2011/2012
Q3.4.1 When should I extend my student visa
Your visa / entry permit label for studying in Hong Kong issued by the
Immigration Department of the HKSAR is normally on a yearly basis or in
accordance with the duration of your studies (whichever is shorter). You should
apply for extension of stay to study in Hong Kong within 4 weeks before the
limit of stay expires.
Q3.4.2 How can I extend my student visa
You should submit your application, together with the required documents,
to the Immigration Department of the HKSAR (The Quality Migrants and
Mainland Residents Section, Immigration Department, 6/F, Immigration Tower,
7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong) in person 4 weeks before the limit
of stay expires. If you wish to authorize in writing a representative to submit
the application, you must also be physically in Hong Kong on the date of
submission and on the date of collection of the visa label.
For further information of visa extension matters, please visit the website of
the Immigration Department of the HKSAR at: http://www.immd.gov.hk/
index.html and read the information there under FAQs > Immigration Policy
on Study. You may also wish to contact the Immigration Department via the
enquiry hotline at Tel: (852) 2824-6111.
3.5 Internship / Part-time Job
Q3.5.1 Can I work in Hong Kong during my foundation year of study
As a non-local student, you are not permitted to take up any employment
(whether paid or unpaid) during your foundation year of study. However,
after your progression to the full-time undergraduate studies, you may take
up internship Note 1 , part-time on-campus employment Note 2 , and employment
during the summer months Note 2 under the relaxed employment restriction for
non-local students.
Notes:
(1) After the relaxation of the Immigration Regulations from the 2008/09 academic year, nonlocal
students (including mainland students) of full-time, locally accredited programmes
at degree level or above whose study period is not less than one academic year may take
up internship subject to the following conditions:
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