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QS #18Hong Kong, Hong Kong· QS World University Rankings 2027

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

What stands out

  • Lowest in Hong Kong

    HK$214,000a year

    Lowest undergraduate fee of the 4 universities in Hong Kong we have priced

    For Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. The cheapest of the others is HKU, at HK$224,000 a year.

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  • Lowest in Hong Kong

    HK$214,000a year

    Lowest undergraduate Accounting fee of the 4 universities in Hong Kong we have priced

    For Professional Accountancy. The cheapest of the others is HKU, at HK$224,000 a year.

    See how it compares ↓

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, has 32 undergraduate courses and 1 master's course listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from ~HK$214,000 to ~HK$620,000 a year depending on the course. CUHK publishes its own accommodation prices, from HK$13,460 per year. 3 named scholarships are recorded against these courses. Every figure above was read from CUHK's own published pages and last checked on 20 September 2026.

Courses
33
Fees verified
33 / 33
Scholarship entries
69
cuhk.edu.hk ↗
International tuition across 33 courses

~HK$214,000to~HK$620,000a year

Lowest: Computer Engineering BEng and 31 othersHighest: Full-Time MBA
University Administration Building of Chinese University of Hong Kong on 9 January 2024 with TV cameras Verified
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Not set — every fee below is the international rate. Home and EU/EEA rates are often far lower.

courses

33 courses

Computer Engineering

BEng · 4 years · Computer Science

International tuition

HK$214,000 per year

~HK$856,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Same rate across the institution · International students

CUHK publishes one flat annual tuition rate for all non-local (international, mainland Chinese and other non-Hong-Kong-resident) undergraduates, regardless of Faculty or major -- HK$214,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, with any further increase for the 2026 cohort capped at 3% a year. CUHK's own term for this population is 'Non-local Students' rather than 'international'.

Show the fee on the university's site
Intake
September 2026 (1st teaching term)
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships3 available

  • CUHK Admission Scholarships

    From HK$5,000 up to full tuition. Many awards are renewable for the normative period of the programme subject to satisfactory academic progress, and some also carry an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.

    Eligibility: Awarded to new local and non-local undergraduate students on the basis of excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no application: the University identifies qualified new students and tells the selected ones about the offer.

    Value and renewal terms differ from award to award — the range quoted spans the whole scheme, not one guaranteed amount.

    Source

  • HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

    HK$80,000 per year for non-local students; HK$40,000 per year for local students.

    Eligibility: Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008 to recognise distinguished local students studying locally and meritorious non-local students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong.

    A government fund described here on CUHK’s own admissions page, awarded to students at Hong Kong institutions rather than applied for directly through the University.

    Source

  • CUHK non-academic excellence scholarships for non-local students

    One-off awards ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each.

    Eligibility: Non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.

    One-off and not renewable. The page states these may be awarded, not that every qualifying student receives one.

    Source

Electronic Engineering

BEng · 4 years · Electrical & Electronic Engineering

International tuition

HK$214,000 per year

~HK$856,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Same rate across the institution · International students

CUHK publishes one flat annual tuition rate for all non-local (international, mainland Chinese and other non-Hong-Kong-resident) undergraduates, regardless of Faculty or major -- HK$214,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, with any further increase for the 2026 cohort capped at 3% a year. CUHK's own term for this population is 'Non-local Students' rather than 'international'.

Show the fee on the university's site
Intake
September 2026 (1st teaching term)
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships3 available

  • CUHK Admission Scholarships

    From HK$5,000 up to full tuition. Many awards are renewable for the normative period of the programme subject to satisfactory academic progress, and some also carry an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.

    Eligibility: Awarded to new local and non-local undergraduate students on the basis of excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no application: the University identifies qualified new students and tells the selected ones about the offer.

    Value and renewal terms differ from award to award — the range quoted spans the whole scheme, not one guaranteed amount.

    Source

  • HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

    HK$80,000 per year for non-local students; HK$40,000 per year for local students.

    Eligibility: Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008 to recognise distinguished local students studying locally and meritorious non-local students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong.

    A government fund described here on CUHK’s own admissions page, awarded to students at Hong Kong institutions rather than applied for directly through the University.

    Source

  • CUHK non-academic excellence scholarships for non-local students

    One-off awards ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each.

    Eligibility: Non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.

    One-off and not renewable. The page states these may be awarded, not that every qualifying student receives one.

    Source

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

BEng · 4 years · Mechanical Engineering

International tuition

HK$214,000 per year

~HK$856,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Same rate across the institution · International students

CUHK publishes one flat annual tuition rate for all non-local (international, mainland Chinese and other non-Hong-Kong-resident) undergraduates, regardless of Faculty or major -- HK$214,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, with any further increase for the 2026 cohort capped at 3% a year. CUHK's own term for this population is 'Non-local Students' rather than 'international'.

Show the fee on the university's site
Intake
September 2026 (1st teaching term)
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships3 available

  • CUHK Admission Scholarships

    From HK$5,000 up to full tuition. Many awards are renewable for the normative period of the programme subject to satisfactory academic progress, and some also carry an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.

    Eligibility: Awarded to new local and non-local undergraduate students on the basis of excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no application: the University identifies qualified new students and tells the selected ones about the offer.

    Value and renewal terms differ from award to award — the range quoted spans the whole scheme, not one guaranteed amount.

    Source

  • HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

    HK$80,000 per year for non-local students; HK$40,000 per year for local students.

    Eligibility: Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008 to recognise distinguished local students studying locally and meritorious non-local students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong.

    A government fund described here on CUHK’s own admissions page, awarded to students at Hong Kong institutions rather than applied for directly through the University.

    Source

  • CUHK non-academic excellence scholarships for non-local students

    One-off awards ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each.

    Eligibility: Non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.

    One-off and not renewable. The page states these may be awarded, not that every qualifying student receives one.

    Source

Biomedical Engineering

BEng · 4 years · Biomedical Engineering

International tuition

HK$214,000 per year

~HK$856,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Same rate across the institution · International students

CUHK publishes one flat annual tuition rate for all non-local (international, mainland Chinese and other non-Hong-Kong-resident) undergraduates, regardless of Faculty or major -- HK$214,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, with any further increase for the 2026 cohort capped at 3% a year. CUHK's own term for this population is 'Non-local Students' rather than 'international'.

Show the fee on the university's site
Intake
September 2026 (1st teaching term)
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships3 available

  • CUHK Admission Scholarships

    From HK$5,000 up to full tuition. Many awards are renewable for the normative period of the programme subject to satisfactory academic progress, and some also carry an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.

    Eligibility: Awarded to new local and non-local undergraduate students on the basis of excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no application: the University identifies qualified new students and tells the selected ones about the offer.

    Value and renewal terms differ from award to award — the range quoted spans the whole scheme, not one guaranteed amount.

    Source

  • HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

    HK$80,000 per year for non-local students; HK$40,000 per year for local students.

    Eligibility: Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008 to recognise distinguished local students studying locally and meritorious non-local students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong.

    A government fund described here on CUHK’s own admissions page, awarded to students at Hong Kong institutions rather than applied for directly through the University.

    Source

  • CUHK non-academic excellence scholarships for non-local students

    One-off awards ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each.

    Eligibility: Non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.

    One-off and not renewable. The page states these may be awarded, not that every qualifying student receives one.

    Source

Information Engineering

BEng · 4 years · Computer Science

International tuition

HK$214,000 per year

~HK$856,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Same rate across the institution · International students

CUHK publishes one flat annual tuition rate for all non-local (international, mainland Chinese and other non-Hong-Kong-resident) undergraduates, regardless of Faculty or major -- HK$214,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, with any further increase for the 2026 cohort capped at 3% a year. CUHK's own term for this population is 'Non-local Students' rather than 'international'.

Show the fee on the university's site
Intake
September 2026 (1st teaching term)
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships3 available

  • CUHK Admission Scholarships

    From HK$5,000 up to full tuition. Many awards are renewable for the normative period of the programme subject to satisfactory academic progress, and some also carry an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.

    Eligibility: Awarded to new local and non-local undergraduate students on the basis of excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no application: the University identifies qualified new students and tells the selected ones about the offer.

    Value and renewal terms differ from award to award — the range quoted spans the whole scheme, not one guaranteed amount.

    Source

  • HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

    HK$80,000 per year for non-local students; HK$40,000 per year for local students.

    Eligibility: Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008 to recognise distinguished local students studying locally and meritorious non-local students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong.

    A government fund described here on CUHK’s own admissions page, awarded to students at Hong Kong institutions rather than applied for directly through the University.

    Source

  • CUHK non-academic excellence scholarships for non-local students

    One-off awards ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each.

    Eligibility: Non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.

    One-off and not renewable. The page states these may be awarded, not that every qualifying student receives one.

    Source

Materials Science and Engineering

BEng · 4 years · Materials Science

International tuition

HK$214,000 per year

~HK$856,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Same rate across the institution · International students

CUHK publishes one flat annual tuition rate for all non-local (international, mainland Chinese and other non-Hong-Kong-resident) undergraduates, regardless of Faculty or major -- HK$214,000 for the 2026-27 academic year, with any further increase for the 2026 cohort capped at 3% a year. CUHK's own term for this population is 'Non-local Students' rather than 'international'.

Show the fee on the university's site
Intake
September 2026 (1st teaching term)
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships3 available

  • CUHK Admission Scholarships

    From HK$5,000 up to full tuition. Many awards are renewable for the normative period of the programme subject to satisfactory academic progress, and some also carry an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.

    Eligibility: Awarded to new local and non-local undergraduate students on the basis of excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no application: the University identifies qualified new students and tells the selected ones about the offer.

    Value and renewal terms differ from award to award — the range quoted spans the whole scheme, not one guaranteed amount.

    Source

  • HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

    HK$80,000 per year for non-local students; HK$40,000 per year for local students.

    Eligibility: Established by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008 to recognise distinguished local students studying locally and meritorious non-local students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong.

    A government fund described here on CUHK’s own admissions page, awarded to students at Hong Kong institutions rather than applied for directly through the University.

    Source

  • CUHK non-academic excellence scholarships for non-local students

    One-off awards ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each.

    Eligibility: Non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.

    One-off and not renewable. The page states these may be awarded, not that every qualifying student receives one.

    Source

How CUHK compares

Against the other universities in Hong Kong on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.

CUHK's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is HK$214,000 a year, for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Of the 3 other universities in Hong Kong we list with undergraduate fees in HKD, 3 charge more at their lowest. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from HK$224,000 (HKU) to HK$260,000 (HKUST).

By subject
SubjectLowest fee hereAgainst other universities in Hong KongTheir lowest fees
AccountingundergraduateHK$214,000Professional AccountancyLowest of 4HK$224,000 to HK$260,000
Business & ManagementundergraduateHK$214,000Global Business StudiesLowest of 4HK$224,000 to HK$260,000
Computer ScienceundergraduateHK$214,000Computer EngineeringLowest of 4HK$240,000 to HK$260,000
Data Science & AIundergraduateHK$214,000Computational Data ScienceLowest of 4HK$240,000 to HK$260,000
Biomedical EngineeringundergraduateHK$214,000Biomedical EngineeringLowest of 4HK$240,000 to HK$260,000
Electrical & Electronic EngineeringundergraduateHK$214,000Electronic EngineeringLowest of 4HK$240,000 to HK$260,000

Subjects taught at CUHK

Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.

Where these figures come from

8 sentences from CUHK's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.

  1. Used for international fee on 32 courses

    “*The annual tuition fee for non-local students in the 2026-27 academic year is HK$214,000. Any yearly fee adjustment for the 2026 cohort will be capped at 3%. The tuition fee for dual-degree undergraduate programmes may vary. A caution fee of HK$450 must be paid upon enrolment. This is refundable upon withdrawal from the University, but is otherwise usually used as a graduation fee.”
    Fees | CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 18 Aug 2026
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  2. Used for start dates on 32 courses

    “2026 Admissions Exercise 1 2 Oct 2025 Application Opens 2 11 Oct 2025 Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 3 13 Nov 2025 Application Deadline for Advance Offer Round (*1) 4 From Dec 2025 Notifications to successful applicants with Advance Offer (*2 & 3) 5 8 Jan 2026 Application Deadline for Regular Round (*1) 6 From Feb 2026 Notifications to successful applicants in Regular Round (*3) 7 29 May 2026 Extend ed deadline for submission of applications (*1) 8 Aug – Sep 2026 Registration and Course Selection for new students 9 Early Sep 2026 1st teaching term commences”
    Important Dates | CUHK Undergraduate Admissions (Overseas / Other Qualifications, Non-Local, International)admission.cuhk.edu.hkread 20 Sept 2026
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  3. Used for scholarship on 23 courses

    “One-off scholarships ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$214,000 each may also be awarded to non-local students who excel in non-academic areas such as sports, music, art, science and technology.”
    Admission Scholarships (for undergraduates only) - CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 2 Sept 2026
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  4. Used for scholarship on 23 courses

    “CUHK offers admission scholarships to both local and non-local new undergraduate students on the basis of their excellent academic or non-academic performance. There is no need for the students to apply for these scholarships. The University will identify qualified new students and inform the selected students of the scholarship offers. The value of each Admission Scholarship ranges from HK$5,000 to a full-tuition coverage. Many of the Admission Scholarships are renewable for the normative period of study programme subject to satisfactory academic progress. Some of the Admission Scholarships will also include an allowance of up to HK$66,000 per year.”
    Admission Scholarships (for undergraduates only) - CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 2 Sept 2026
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  5. Used for scholarship on 23 courses

    “To attract outstanding local students to advance their studies locally and meritorious non-local students to pursue higher education opportunities in Hong Kong, the Government established the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund in 2008 to give due recognition to distinguished local and non-local students. The amount of HKSAR Government Scholarship is HK$40,000 per year for local students and HK$80,000 per year for non-local students.”
    Admission Scholarships (for undergraduates only) - CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 2 Sept 2026
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  6. Used for course length on 12 courses

    “With the exception of a few special programmes, the normative period of study is four years, and students have to complete 123 units and satisfy the requirements of each category.”
    Undergraduate Curriculum | CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 17 Aug 2026
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  7. Used for course length on 9 courses

    “Programme Code IBBAC Faculty Business Administration Study Period 4 Years / 2 Years (Senior Year Entry)”
    Integrated Bachelor of Business Administration Programme | CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 19 Aug 2026
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  8. Used for entry requirements on 3 courses

    “IELTS (Academic) 6.0 (Overall Band Score) Note: – Results from the IELTS One Skill Retake, IELTS Indicator, and IELTS Online will not be accepted in fulfilment of the University’s English language requirement. TOEFL (iBT) For 2026 Entry: 80 (Total Score) [ For tests taken before 21 January 2026 ] 4.5 out of 6 / 80 out of 120 (Overall Score) [ For tests taken on or after 21 January 2026 ]”
    Language Requirements | CUHK Undergraduate Admissionsadmission.cuhk.edu.hkread 17 Aug 2026
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More about CUHK

Student body

QS's own figures · QS World University Rankings 2027

Students
17,279
International students
7,143
≈41% of the student body (worked out here)
Faculty
2,568
International faculty
63%

These come from QS, not the university's own pages. Unlike every fee and deadline on this site. QS is the primary source for its own rankings and measurements, which is why it is cited here and rejected everywhere else.

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“Students & Staff Total students 17,279 UG students 86.4% PG students 13.6% International students 7,143 UG students 70% PG students 30% Total faculty staff 2,568 Domestic staff 37% Int'l staff 63%”
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) : Rankings, Fees & Courses Details | TopUniversitiestopuniversities.com
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About & contact

Hong Kong, Hong Kong· view on Google Maps ↗cuhk.edu.hk ↗

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No admissions email, phone number, or address verified for this university yet. Not yet collected, not necessarily unavailable.

Accommodation

HK$13,460–HK$21,874per year

Chung Chi College student hostels — hostel fee per resident for the 2025/2026 academic year, covering the residential period from early September to mid-May. CUHK sets hostel fees per constituent college rather than university-wide, so this is one college's published schedule, not a CUHK-wide rate

  • Special room (special triple or quadruple room)HK$13,460
  • Standard room (mostly standard double, also standard triple)HK$16,826
  • Single roomHK$21,874

Chung Chi College has ten hostel blocks accommodating 1,448 residents in total, ranging from a block of about 300 beds to blocks of about 60; alongside the majority standard double rooms there are standard triple rooms, some special triple and quadruple rooms, and single rooms, in male, female and co-ed hostels. Each hostel has its own common rooms, pantries, activity rooms, study rooms, music rooms and laundry rooms. Residents can bring their own router to use the Wi-Fi service, and air-conditioning and laundry are operated with Octopus cards, so those are paid on top of the hostel fee. Fees for CUHK's full-residence, communal-dining colleges are higher because they cover dining.

Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.

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“The residential period begins in early September in the first term and ends in mid-May in the second term. The hostel fee is $16,826 per resident for standard rooms, $13,460 for special rooms, and $21,874 for single rooms in the 2025/2026 academic year.”
Chung Chi College, CUHK — Hostel Informationccc.cuhk.edu.hk
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After you graduate

Rules read 19 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date

What Hong Kong's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.

Work during study

A student visa/entry permit ordinarily bars all employment outright, whether paid or unpaid, and bars establishing or joining a business — subject to published carve-outs: a curriculum-related internship arranged or endorsed by the institution (up to one academic year, or one-third of the programme's normal duration, whichever is shorter, for a full-time undergraduate-or-above programme of at least one academic year; up to 6 months for an eligible sub-degree programme of at least 2 years); and, for a full-time undergraduate-or-above local programme of at least one academic year (excluding exchange students), part-time on-campus work of up to 20 hours a week year-round plus unrestricted summer work (1 June to 31 August). As of this reading, the Immigration Department states that this last group of students is temporarily exempted from those hour/location restrictions altogether — they may take up employment during their limit of stay, or within the period stated on a 'No Objection Letter' (NOL) issued to them, whichever is shorter. This is an explicitly temporary arrangement (announced for postgraduates from November 2023 and extended to undergraduates from 1 November 2024, alongside a government statement that 'the Government will review the whole exemption arrangement next year') rather than a settled permanent rule, so it should be re-checked before relying on it.

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“Nevertheless, non-local students (excluding exchange students) of full-time locally-accredited local programmes at undergraduate level or above whose study period is not less than one academic year are temporarily exempted from the above employment restrictions that they may take up employment in Hong Kong during the currency of their limit of stay or within the effective period as specified in the “No Objection Letter” (NOL) issued to them (if applicable), whichever is the shorter.”
Students | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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Post-study work visa

Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) . Up to 2 years
Open to a 'non-local graduate' — someone who entered Hong Kong on a student visa and obtained an undergraduate degree or higher in a full-time, locally-accredited programme of at least one academic year (or an equivalent Hong Kong Qualifications Framework Level 5+ qualification) — who applies within 6 months of their graduation date. Unusually generously among the schemes on StudyPath, a 'non-local recent graduate' is not required to have secured a job offer at all: they may be granted 24 months' stay on time limitation only, with no other condition of stay, meaning no restriction on the type of employer, sector, salary or hours once granted. (A 'non-local non-recent graduate' — someone applying more than 6 months after graduating — faces a different, employment-linked test not detailed here.) IANG is quota-free and not limited to any sector, and also covers 'GBA campus graduates' of a small set of Mainland-Hong Kong jointly run Greater Bay Area campuses. It is not available to nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba or North Korea, and is available to nationals of Laos, Nepal or Vietnam only if they graduated from a University Grants Committee-funded local programme (excluding self-financing, continuing-education, exchange or short-term study) or are a GBA campus graduate.

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“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. They may be granted 24 months' stay on time limitation only without other conditions of stay provided that normal immigration requirements are met.”
Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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Route to permanent residence

Hong Kong permanent residence (the 'right of abode') is governed by Schedule 1 to the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115) and administered by the Immigration Department. The category relevant to most international graduates — someone not of Chinese nationality — is stated directly on the Department's own FAQ page: a person who entered Hong Kong with a valid travel document, has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 7 years, and has taken Hong Kong as their place of permanent residence, qualifies. Temporary absences (for a holiday, business, or study elsewhere) do not by themselves break 'ordinary residence' — the Department weighs the reason, duration and frequency of any absence, whether the person has a habitual residence in Hong Kong, whether they work for a Hong Kong-based company, and where their immediate family is based. Time spent working in Hong Kong on an IANG-based employment status (see postStudyWork) counts toward this clock the same way any other lawful residence does. StudyPath could not find an official Immigration Department page directly stating one way or the other whether time held purely on a student visa (before any IANG or work status) also counts toward the 7 years — a genuinely case-specific question the Department's own materials leave to the 'circumstances of the person,' rather than a fixed rule stated in the FAQ, so no claim is made here either way.

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“A person not of Chinese nationality who has entered Hong Kong with a valid travel document, has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 7 years and has taken Hong Kong as his or her place of permanent residence before or after the establishment of the HKSAR.”
Right of Abode | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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Route to citizenship

Naturalisation as a Chinese national is administered by the Immigration Department's Nationality Sub-section, applying the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China (CNL) as it applies to Hong Kong. Eligibility follows Articles 7 and 8 of the CNL: an applicant must be willing to abide by China's constitution and laws and be a near relative of a Chinese national, have settled in China, or have 'other legitimate reasons.' The Immigration Department's own Hong Kong-specific page goes further than the bare statutory text, listing the concrete factors it actually weighs in each application: whether the applicant has a near relative who is a Chinese national with the right of abode in Hong Kong; whether the applicant already holds the right of abode in Hong Kong; whether their habitual residence, and their spouse's and minor children's residence, is in Hong Kong; whether they have a reasonable income and have paid tax; whether they are of good character and sound mind; whether they have sufficient knowledge of the Chinese language; and whether they intend to keep living in Hong Kong if approved. As under mainland Chinese law, Article 8 is decisive on dual nationality: 'a person whose application for naturalisation as a Chinese national has been approved shall not retain foreign nationality' — confirmed operationally by the Department's own fee structure, which collects the balance of the application fee only 'upon issue of the certificate of naturalisation subject to the proof of not retaining foreign nationality.' There is no dual-citizenship option.

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“Any person who applies for naturalisation as a Chinese national shall acquire Chinese nationality upon approval of his application; a person whose application for naturalisation as a Chinese national has been approved shall not retain foreign nationality.”
Application for Naturalisation as a Chinese National | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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New entry added 19 August 2026. StudyPath treats Hong Kong as its own entry, separate from China, matching how data/universities.json lists it and reflecting that the HKSAR runs its own immigration, residence and (per the Basic Law and the National People's Congress Standing Committee's 1996 interpretation of the CNL for Hong Kong) nationality administration through its own Immigration Department, distinct in practice and in its own published detail from the mainland authorities cited on StudyPath's separate China entry — even though both ultimately apply the same national Nationality Law. One domain accepted as a government source here: immd.gov.hk (the Immigration Department of the HKSAR, the sole authority for all four fields in this entry). info.gov.hk (GovHK's press-release archive, used only to date and contextualise the 'temporary' part-time work exemption's announcement) was read but not cited as a primary source for any figure — every number in workDuringStudy is instead cited to immd.gov.hk's own current study.html page, which restates the exemption as presently in force. inDemandOccupations is left null: IANG is explicitly 'quota-free and non-sector specific' per the Department's own page, and StudyPath found no separate Hong Kong shortage-occupation list gating a different visa. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route': the CNL's Article 7 grounds and the Department's own Hong Kong-specific list of considered factors are real, followable criteria, even though naturalisation is discretionary and, as the Department states, may be refused on unspecified 'other reasonable grounds' — per the doc comment on ResidencyPathway.naturalisationStatus, this field records only whether criteria are published, not a guaranteed outcome. Most non-Chinese international graduates who settle long-term in Hong Kong in practice hold permanent residence (right of abode) without ever pursuing Chinese nationality specifically, since the two are legally separate statuses and right of abode alone already carries nearly all practical rights of residence. citizenshipTerms records minimumResidenceYears null: the Immigration Department publishes the factors it weighs (right of abode, habitual residence, income and tax, character, Chinese-language knowledge, intention to stay) but no number of years, and the Chinese Nationality Law it applies sets none either.

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