25 June 2025
A Government spokesman today (June 25) announced that from September 8 this year, the Immigration Department will revise fees for some services including the issuing of visas/entry permits and travel documents and despatch services for delivering travel documents to places outside Hong Kong.
"The Government sets and reviews various fees and charges according to the 'cost recovery' and 'user pays' principles, while fees charged by the Government should in general be set at levels adequate to recover the full cost of providing the goods or services," the spokesman said.
The latest costing review showed that the fees payable for services including the issuing of visas/entry permits and travel documents and despatch services for delivering travel documents to places outside Hong Kong are not adequate to recover the full cost of providing those services.
"Taking into consideration that it is impractical to recover the full cost of all fees in one go, the fees of the services concerned will be increased by 3 per cent to 51 per cent with a view to achieving full cost recovery gradually. The fees will have little impact on the daily lives of most people and limited impact on general business activities," the spokesman added.
The Immigration Department regularly reviews the arrangements for handling various types of applications and services with a view to improving the cost-effectiveness as well as the quality of services. Measures are in place to control the cost of providing the services.
The proposed legislative amendments related to the fee revisions will be tabled at the Legislative Council for negative vetting on July 2 this year. The fee revisions will take effect after completion of the necessary legislative procedures. A table setting out the existing and revised fees is in the Annex.
Summary of changes in fees and charges
collected by the Immigration Department
| No. | Description | Existing Fee $ |
Revised Fee $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration Regulations (Cap. 115A) | |||
| 1. | Seaman’s identity book (whether of full or restricted validity) | 310 | 430 |
| 2. | Ordinary visa – others | 230 | 330 |
| 3. | Transit visa | 120 | 170 |
| 4. | Change of condition of stay (including extension of limit of stay) – others | 230 | 330 |
| 5. | Multiple re-entry permit (whether of full or restricted validity) | 170 | 210 |
| 6. | Re-entry permit valid for one visit | 55 | 70 |
| 7. | Entry permit valid for one entry – others | 230 | 330 |
| 8. | Entry permit for multiple entries and valid for one year | 470 | 670 |
| 9. | Entry permit for multiple entries and valid for three years | 935 | 1,350 |
| 10. | Endorsement to a travel document for which no specific fee is provided | 240 | 350 |
| 11. | Document of identity valid for seven years – 44-page document | 285 | 325 |
| 12. | Document of identity valid for seven years – 92-page document | 370 | 450 |
| 13. | APEC business travel card valid for a period of not more than five years | 540 | 700 |
| 14. | Replacement of an APEC business travel card for the remainder of its validity period | 210 | 260 |
| 15. | Travel pass valid for not more than three years | 760 | 920 |
| 16. | Additional fee for delivering a seaman’s identity book or a document of identity to a place outside Hong Kong by double registered airmail | 47 | 60 |
| 17. | Additional fee for delivering a seaman’s identity book or a document of identity to a place outside Hong Kong by express despatch service – Asia-Pacific | 165 | 210 |
| 18. | Additional fee for delivering a seaman’s identity book or a document of identity to a place outside Hong Kong by express despatch service – North America and Europe | 220 | 310 |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passports Ordinance (Cap. 539) | |||
| 19. | Issuing a passport under section 3(1) (other than to a person under the age of 16 years) – 32 pages | 370 | 430 |
| 20. | Issuing a passport under section 3(1) (other than to a person under the age of 16 years) – 48 pages | 460 | 520 |
| 21. | Issuing a passport under section 3(1) to a person under the age of 16 years – 32 pages | 185 | 215 |
| 22. | Issuing a passport under section 3(1) to a person under the age of 16 years – 48 pages | 230 | 260 |
| 23. | Amending an existing passport under section 5(1), for each application | 84 | 110 |
| 24. | Making an endorsement under section 6 | 170 | 200 |
| 25. | Additional fee for delivering an HKSAR passport to a place outside Hong Kong by double registered airmail | 47 | 50 |
| 26. | Additional fee for delivering an HKSAR passport to a place outside Hong Kong by express despatch service – Asia-Pacific | 145 | 210 |
| 27. | Additional fee for delivering an HKSAR passport to a place outside Hong Kong by express despatch service – North America and Europe | 205 | 310 |
| 28. | Additional fee for delivering an HKSAR passport to a place outside Hong Kong by express despatch service – Other places | 290 | 300 |
25-06-2025
