From the 2019/20 academic year onwards¹, persons holding a valid visa/entry permit issued by the Immigration Department of the Government of the HKSAR under the following categories are defined as "non-local students":

• Student visa/entry permit


• Visa/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)


• Dependent visa/entry permit for students who were 18 years old or above when they were issued with such visa/entry permit by the Director of Immigration

Persons holding a "Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card" or a One-way Permit for entry to Hong Kong or any other valid visa/entry permit issued by the Immigration Department not stated in the above are considered as "local students".

Please refer to the Rules Governing Enrolment of Local and Non-local Students for more information. If you need any advice on your visa matters, please contact the Immigration Department (IMMD) of HKSAR.

¹For students admitted before the 2019/20 academic year, those holding a visa/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) or a dependent visa/entry permit were defined as "local students" throughout the whole study period.