On February 20, Chinese cities in the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao began to implement a new pilot policy allowing the issuance of visas for travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the HKSAR. Macao SAR to talented professionals working in mainland China.
According to the National Immigration Administration (NIA), the policy designates six categories of eligible talent: excellent talent who contribute greatly to the development of the area or are badly needed; scientific research talents; education talents; health talents; legal talents; and other qualified talent from the Greater Bay Area.
According to the policy, eligible applicants may apply for travel authorizations to the HKSAR and Macao SAR, respectively, or jointly, with validity periods ranging from one to five years, depending on the applicant’s category.
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The policy allows for multiple trips between Hong Kong and Macao SAR within the validity period, with each stay in the respective regions limited to a maximum of 30 days.
According to the policy, eligible applicants can apply for travel authorizations from HKSAR and Macao SAR
Currently, for the individual travel visa, a qualified applicant can stay in Hong Kong or Macao SAR for a maximum of seven days per application.
Excellent talents can apply to any immigration management authority above the county level in the Greater Bay Area. However, other categories of talent can only apply to such authorities above the county level within the place where they work.
The policy will substantially boost the smooth, efficient and orderly flow of people with talent and technical skills into the area, injecting new impetus into the socio-economic development of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, the NIA stated.
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