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Entry Visa for a New Foreign Domestic Helper

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This visa is for a foreign domestic helper engaged under the standard Employment Contract to perform domestic duties for one employer in that employer's household. The helper may only be required to perform the domestic duties set out in the Schedule of Accommodation and Domestic Duties, and may not take up any other employment with any other person during the contract.

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  • The captured page does not state an effective date for these criteria, and a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Eligibility Criteria
    The Helper shall only be required to perform domestic duties for the employer as per the Schedule of Accommodation and Domestic Duties attached to the standard Employment Contract
  • Eligibility Criteria
    The Helper shall not be required or allowed by the employer to take up any other employment with any other person during his/her stay in the HKSAR

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The helper is engaged under the standard Employment Contract to perform domestic duties for one employer in that employer's household. The employer may be required to attend an interview in connection with the application.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r2
    Notwithstanding that the employer has sent in all the supporting documents, the employer may still be required to attend an interview in connection with the application.
  • Eligibility Criteria
    The Helper shall only be required to perform domestic duties for the employer as per the Schedule of Accommodation and Domestic Duties attached to the standard Employment Contract
  • Eligibility Criteria
    The Helper shall not be required or allowed by the employer to take up any other employment with any other person during his/her stay in the HKSAR

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The pathway is for a helper who performs only the domestic duties set out in the Schedule of Accommodation and Domestic Duties attached to the standard Employment Contract, for one employer, and who may not take up any other employment with any other person during the stay. The official source does not state qualification, experience or salary requirements.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The helper shall not be required or allowed by the employer to take up any other employment with any other person during the stay in the HKSAR and within the contract period specified in Clause 2 of the standard Employment Contract. The official source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r4
    The Helper shall not be required or allowed by the employer to take up any other employment with any other person during his/her stay in the HKSAR and within the contract period specified in Clause 2 of the standard Employment Contract (

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Where the validity of the helper’s passport is shorter than the duration of the employment contract, a shorter limit of stay in line with the passport validity may be granted on arrival or on the helper's application for contract renewal. The official source does not state the normal permission duration or a longer-term residence direction.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r5
    Where the validity of the Helper’s passport is shorter than the duration of the employment contract, a shorter limit of stay in line with the passport validity may be granted upon arrival of the Helper or application for contract renewal by the Helper.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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