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Definition of Local / Non-local Applicants

Local Students / Applicants

According to the Education Bureau (EDB), Local Students / Applicants, for the purpose of admission to post-secondary programmes, are defined as holder of below documents :
 

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  HKID Card (Permanent)
     
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  Documents issued by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR showing right to land / right of abode in Hong Kong
     
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  One-way Permit for entry to Hong Kong
     
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  Full-time Employment Visa / Work Permit
     
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  Dependent Visa / Entry Permit (for students who were below 18 years old) Note
Note: Students holding Dependent Visa / Entry Permit who were below 18 years old when they were first issued with such Visa / Entry Permit by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR
     
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  Visa / Entry Permit for Quality Migrant Admission Scheme
     
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  Visa / Entry Permit for Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
     
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  Visa / Entry Permit for Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents
     
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  Visa label for unconditional stay
     

Applicants who do not hold any of the documents above are defined as Non-local Applicants.


 

Non-local Applicants
 

Non-Hong Kong residents who are required as holders of the following documents for the purpose of education, are classified as Non-local Applicants. For details of programmes offered to Mainland China or international applicants in the 2024/25 academic year and admission-related matters, please contact the VTC Mainland and International Affairs Office (MIAO) or visit the MIAO's Homepage.

 

 
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Student Visa / Entry Permit; OR
     
 
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Visa / Entry Permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates; OR
     
 
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Dependent Visa / Entry Permit (who were 18 years old or above) Note
Note : Students holding Dependent Visa / Entry Permit who were 18 years old or above when they were issued with such visa / entry permit by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR.