Online Services

Online Application for Extension of Stay (for Visitors)

When you have finished reading the following instructions and have your application documents ready, you can access the online service by clicking the following link.

Online application for extension of stay

Who Can Use This Service

Generally speaking, visitors must depart Hong Kong before the expiry of their limit of stay. If there is a special/urgent need to stay longer, visitors may apply online for extension of stay when their remaining limit of stay is within 14 days. Applications will be considered on its own merits.

Given the lead time required for processing, applicants should apply online for extension of stay as soon as possible.

However, you are not eligible* to use the service if:

  1. you are not physically present in Hong Kong at the time of submission;
  2. you will not be physically present in Hong Kong at the time of collection of your "e-Visa";
  3. your limit of stay will expire within 3 days;
  4. your limit of stay has expired;
  5. your previous condition of stay was foreign domestic helper, and you are permitted to change your condition of stay to remain in Hong Kong as a visitor;
  6. you are staying in Hong Kong as Hong Kong non-permanent resident (e.g. on employment or student condition of stay in Hong Kong).

* Applicants who are not eligible for online application may submit applications to the Extension Section, 5/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai (Tel: (852) 2829 3100).

Working Hours of Extension Section
8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (Saturday)
Closed on Sundays and public holidays

Attention:

(1) If an application for extension of stay submitted via this online service is approved, the applicant can pay the relevant fee by clicking here or through the ImmD Mobile Application by credit cards or Payment by Phone Service (PPS). After making the payment successfully, the applicant can instantly download or print the “e-Visa”. The applicant or his/her representative can also bring his/her original passport / travel document and the relevant fee to the Extension Section, 5/F of Immigration Tower at Wan Chai for payment and collection of “e-Visa”. If the applicant authorises a representative to pay the fee, the representative is required to produce his / her identification document, authorisation letter, the applicant's original travel document and the relevant fee.

(2) It is an offence to make false statements or representations to an immigration officer. A person who knowingly and wilfully makes a statement or gives information which he/she knows to be false or does not believe to be true shall be guilty of an offence under the Laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and any such visa/entry permit issued or permission to enter or remain in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region granted shall have no effect.

Documents to be Submitted Online

Documents to be submitted by the applicant. Documents marked with * are mandatory.

Documents Maximum no. of files for upload
  • *The applicant’s travel document
5
  • Documents that show the applicant’s current limit of stay, e.g. landing slip, extension of stay label or “e-Visa”
1
  • *Documents in support of the need to extend the stay (e.g. the proof of identity of relatives in Hong Kong, relationship proof, etc.)
5
  • Other supporting documents
5

Please note that the applicant is required to provide his/her signature throughout online application process. If the applicant is under the age of 16, the form should be signed by the applicant’s parent or legal guardian.

File Formats

Before uploading the required documents, you will need to scan them in one of the following formats:

File type: JPEG, PDF, GIF, PNG or TIF (RAW, LZW, JPEG, CCITT-G4)

File size: 5Mbytes or below for each file

Colour depth: Grayscale (for documents without photos)

                       Colour (for documents with photos)

Supplementary Document Submission

Applicants may still be required to submit further supporting documents and information in connection with the application(s) when necessary.

Online supplementary document submission

Assistance and Further Information

If you need technical assistance in using the online service, you can call the Immigration e-Services Hotline at (852) 3128 8668 between 7 am and 11 pm daily.

For general enquiries, please call (852) 2824 6111 during office hours (from 8:45 am to 5:15 pm, Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 12 noon on Saturday, except public holidays), send a fax to (852) 2877 7711 or send an email to enquiry@immd.gov.hk.

28-02-2023