Appendix 17 - Electronic Service Application Statistics


Application Type 2019 2020 2021
Mobile Application Internet Phone Total Mobile Application Internet Phone Total Mobile Application Internet Phone Total
Particular Search of Birth Records - 3,728 - 3,728 - 5,317 - 5,317 - 2,380 - 2,380
General Search of Birth Records - 196 - 196 - 325 - 325 - 149 - 149
Certified Copy of Birth Certificate - 6,125 - 6,125 - 8,675 - 8,675 - 5,213 - 5,213
Particular Search of Death Records - 604 - 604 - 935 - 935 - 947 - 947
General Search of Death Records - 98 - 98 - 211 - 211 - 276 - 276
Certified Copy of Death Certificate - 612 - 612 - 912 - 912 - 1,372 - 1,372
Search of Marriage Records & Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate - 4,343 - 4,343 - 5,256 - 5,256 - 5,500 - 5,500
Appointment for Identity Card Application(Registration of Persons Offices)[Remark 1] 77,886 1,068,589 57,840 1,204,315 47,973 532,863 19,235 600,071 52,299 502,326 17,214 571,839
Appointment for Replacement of Identity Cards (Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise)[Remark 2] 405,382 2,227,046 170,157 2,802,585 70,862 697,953 61,045 829,860 189,086 1,870,308 47,687 2,107,081
Appointment for Giving Notice of Intended Marriage - 56,494 14,860 71,354 - 40,816 4,302 45,118 - 39,727 2,951 42,678
Appointment for Applying for HKSAR Travel Documents[Remark 3] 12,251 385,958 34,118 432,327 5,957 93,214 4,350 103,521 4,977 99,165 2,701 106,843
Appointment for Applying for Extension of Stay (except Visitors and some Application Types) - 220,830 7,176 228,006 - 204,541 5,207 209,748 - 121,832 2,967 124,799
Notification of Pre-mature Termination of Employment Contract of Foreign Domestic Helper - 1,410 - 1,410 - 3,164 - 3,164 - 4,869 - 4,869
Application for HKSAR Passport[Remark 3] 8,520 106,084 - 114,604 4,592 69,626 - 74,218 4,812 124,205 - 129,017
Application for Access to Information of Immigration Department - 163 - 163 - 519 - 519 - 325 - 325
Appointment for Birth Registration - 53,677 25,640 79,317 - 49,356 13,687 63,043 - 51,917 8,828 60,745
Reporting Immigration Offences - 329 - 329 - 1,019 - 1,019 - 1,288 - 1,288
Application for Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card (including Supplementary Documents Submission & Change/ Enquiry about Appointment for Document Verification Relating to Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card) - 92,917 28,551 121,468 - 77,816 18,365 96,181 - 80,635 13,036 93,671
Submission of Information Required for Registration of Marriage - 5,518 - 5,518 - 9,591 - 9,591 - 10,068 - 10,068
Appointment for Collection of HKSAR Passport or Document of Identity for Visa Purposes[Remark 3] 5,625 175,128 26,977 207,730 3,754 54,554 8,848 67,156 2,568 67,839 6,484 76,891
Enquiry about the Status of Application Relating to Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card - 95,503 18,373 113,876 - 74,391 11,262 85,653 - 92,115 9,914 102,029
Enquiry about the Status of Application Relating to Hong Kong Visas - 951,454 103,880 1,055,334 - 637,199 74,189 711,388 - 545,213 42,903 588,116
Application for Extension of Stay and Submission of Supplementary Documents (except some Application Types) - 21,747 - 21,747 - 66,041 - 66,041 - 177,703 - 177,703
Submission of Information Required for Registration of Birth - 6,763 - 6,763 - 13,418 - 13,418 - 14,955 - 14,955
Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents - 351,086 - 351,086 - 16,298 - 16,298 - 1,433 - 1,433
Application for Entry Visa under the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents - 62 - 62 - 50 - 50 - 44 - 44
Application for Certificate of Absence of Marriage Record - 3,560 - 3,560 - 3,170 - 3,170 - 4,966 - 4,966
Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals - 358,190 - 358,190 - 23,414 - 23,414 - 2,415 - 2,415
Application for Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)[Remark 4] - - - - - 5,877 - 5,877 - 4,714 - 4,714
Application for Entry Visa for New Foreign Domestic Helper[Remark 5] - - - - - - - - - 845 - 845
Online Payment (for “e-Visa”, Application of Search of Birth/Death/Marriage Records and/or Certified Copies of Such Records and Application for Certificate of Absence of Marriage) [Remark 6] - - - - - - - - - 400 - 400
“e-Visa” Enquiry[Remark 6] - - - - - - - - - 502 - 502
Total 509,664 6,198,214 487,572 7,195,450 133,138 2,696,521 220,490 3,050,149 253,742 3,835,646 154,685 4,244,073

Remark(s):

  1. This service and its mobile application version were implemented on 29 October 2018.
  2. This service and its mobile application version were implemented on 17 December 2018.
  3. The mobile application version was implemented on 14 May 2019.
  4. This service was implemented on 24 June 2020.
  5. This service was implemented on 30 April 2021.
  6. These services were implemented on 28 December 2021.