Non-local students are required to submit an application for student visa to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (IMMD) via PolyU upon admission. As it may take 8 to 10 weeks for IMMD to process your student visa application*, you are strongly advised to submit it as soon as you have received either a conditional or a firm admission offer from PolyU.

You will be informed of the details of visa applications, immigration regulations, health care, cost of living and other non-academic matters of concern to non-local students if you are offered admission to one of our programmes.

* Please note that the Immigration Department may not accept student visa applications from certain nationals. For details, please refer to the Immigration Department's website by clicking here.