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Employment after the Study Programme

Under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG), non-local graduates refer to non-local students who have obtained an undergraduate or higher qualification in a full-time and locally-accredited programme in the HKSAR. 

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Non-local graduates who submit applications to the Immigration Department within six months after the date of their graduation (i.e. the date shown on their graduation certificates) are classified as non-local recent graduates. Non-local recent graduates who wish to apply to stay and work in the HKSAR are not required to have secured an offer of employment upon application.

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Successful applicants under the IANG may be granted a 24 months' stay on time limitation only without other conditions of stay provided that normal immigration requirements are met, regardless of the term of employment.

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For more information, please visit the Immigration Department’s website section on Immigration Arrangement for Non-local Graduates (IANG).