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How to apply. After you apply. About the open work permit. If you’ve applied for permanent residence under one of the permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents, you may also be eligible for a 3-year open work permit. The work permit lets you work while your permanent residence application is being processed.
- Overview
- On this page
- Who can apply
- How to apply
- After you apply
As a Hong Kong recent graduate, you may be eligible to apply for an open work permit under a temporary public policy for Hong Kong residents. The public policy expires on February 7, 2025.
The open work permit is valid for up to 3 years.
•Who can apply
•Education requirements for post-secondary studies
•Education requirements for graduate and post-graduate studies (effective February 8, 2023)
•If you got your education abroad
•Designated organizations
•How to apply
To be eligible, you must
•hold a valid passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the United Kingdom to a British National Overseas
•Your work permit will be valid for up to 3 years or until your passport expires, whichever comes first.
•For example, if your passport is valid for 6 months, then you will be issued an open work permit for 6 months.
•To maximize the duration of the open work permit, make sure your passport is valid for at least 3 years from the date of approval.
•Tell us how long you want your work permit to be valid.
Who can apply on paper
eligible applicants in Canada eligible applicants outside Canada
Who's eligible to apply on paper outside Canada
You’re only eligible to apply on paper if you have a disability that prevents you from applying online hold an identity or travel document for non-national residents, refugees or stateless persons Apply for a work permit
Step 1: Make sure you have what you need
To apply online, you need a scanner or camera to create electronic copies of your documents a valid credit or debit card
If you plan to apply for permanent residence
There is a Canadian work experience stream under the permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents. You can use the work experience you gain with this open work permit or any other work permit to meet the hours of work requirement for this pathway. If you’re outside Canada when your work permit application is approved We’ll issue you a letter of introduction with a deadline to enter Canada. If you delay your travel to Canada, you might not be able to get the work experience you need before the permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents close on August 31, 2026.
Credit cards and prepaid cards
We accept credit cards and prepaid cards from: Visa® MasterCard® American Express® JCB® UnionPay® (for online applications only; debit cards not accepted) If you use a prepaid credit card, keep it for at least 18 months after you pay to make refunds easier. Find more on prepaid cards. We also accept all Visa Debit cards.The card you use doesn't have to be in your name. The cardholder’s name will appear on the receipt but it does not need to match your application.
Debit cards
It must: be from a Canadian bank using INTERAC® Online, and be registered for online banking through your bank’s website. We also accept all Debit MasterCard® and Visa® Debit cards. If your card has the Visa Debit logo on it, alone or with the INTERAC® Online logo, select Visa Debit as your payment method. The card you use does not have to be in your name. The cardholder’s name will appear on the receipt but it does not need to match your application.
Prepare for life in Canada. Protect yourself from fraud. Services and information. Express Entry. Immigrate as a skilled worker. Provincial nominees. Immigrate by being nominated by a Canadian province or territory. Family sponsorship. Sponsor your relatives, including your spouse, partner, children, parents, grandparents, and others to immigrate.
To find out how and where to submit your application, see your instruction guide. Use our Web form to: ask about your application. ask a general question about a program or service. give new information about your application. change your contact information. add, change or remove a representative.
2024年6月21日 · Read the step by step instructions on how to complete the form. Show instructions. This form must be completed by each person, 18 years of age or older, applying for a Temporary Resident Visa, a study or work permit outside Canada.
We are committed to processing most complete applications within this time. Processing times will vary based on: the type of application submitted. if the application is complete. how quickly we expect to process applications we’ve already received. how easily we can verify your information.
The basics of applying, such as your account, application status, finding forms, our offices, fees, and medical exams or police checks.
