1,029cases
Successful selection cases
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentTraceable official data
Official talent admission statistics
Review official QMAS, TTPS, IANG and other talent admission figures in reverse chronological order.
Figures for 2015 come from the ImmD annual report, 2016–2025 figures from open-data CSV files, and first-quarter 2026 figures from the ImmD visa statistics page. Metrics remain separate.
Time range
Latest published data
Official outcome figures for the latest period. First-quarter 2026 is partial-year data.
7,035applications
New applications approved
Hong Kong Immigration Department4,018applications
New applications approved
Hong Kong Immigration Department6,974applications
New applications approved
Hong Kong Immigration Department6,503applications
New applications approved
Hong Kong Immigration Department63applications
New applications approved
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentScheme trends
Select one scheme and one metric to inspect changes over time without mixing definitions.
Annual outcome share
Compare approved or successfully selected cases across schemes within one year.
124,392Displayed outcomes
- QMASSuccessful selection cases7,1015.7%
- TTPSNew applications approved31,50825.3%
- IANGNew applications approved27,63022.2%
- General Employment PolicyNew applications approved31,27825.1%
- Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved26,71421.5%
- Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved1610.1%
Official outcome terms differ by scheme: QMAS reports successful selection or quotas allotted, while the other schemes report approved applications. This chart is a high-level visual comparison, not a single additive visa total.
Complete data table
Filter every verified record by scheme and metric, with the newest periods first.
PeriodScheme / metricCountDefinitionSource
QMASSuccessful selection cases
1,029cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.05.18
TTPSNew applications approved
7,035applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.05.18
IANGNew applications approved
4,018applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.05.18
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
6,974applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.05.18
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
6,503applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.05.18
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
63applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.05.18
QMASApplications received
18,707applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
7,101cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSApplications received
35,705applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSNew applications approved
31,508applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
28,710applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
27,630applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
33,479applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
31,278applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
30,546applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
26,714applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
178applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
161applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
63,471applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
11,848cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSApplications received
51,223applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSNew applications approved
41,057applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
26,973applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
25,475applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
37,448applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
35,058applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
28,398applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
25,344applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
138applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
118applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
80,207applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
12,969cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSApplications received
62,873applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSNew applications approved
49,737applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
27,295applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
26,089applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
28,363applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
26,270applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
22,411applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
19,757applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
145applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
130applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
16,396applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
2,845cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSApplications received
1,947applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
TTPSNew applications approved
875applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
10,936applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
10,391applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
15,082applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
13,495applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
13,155applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
11,768applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
64applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
60applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
5,365applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
2,004cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
7,864applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
7,259applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
15,515applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
13,821applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
10,485applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
9,065applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
64applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
60applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
3,966applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
1,709cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
7,644applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
7,154applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
17,688applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
14,617applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
9,026applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
6,995applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
131applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
116applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
5,896applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
874cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
10,992applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
10,799applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
45,288applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
41,289applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
16,413applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
14,053applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
84applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
75applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
3,314applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
555cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
10,254applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
10,150applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
44,963applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
41,592applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
15,623applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
13,768applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeApplications received
29applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Technology Talent Admission SchemeNew applications approved
24applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
1,932applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
411cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
9,420applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
9,331applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
42,680applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
39,952applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
13,998applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
12,381applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASApplications received
1,575applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
273cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGApplications received
9,376applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
IANGNew applications approved
9,289applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyApplications received
38,936applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
General Employment PolicyNew applications approved
35,997applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsApplications received
12,251applications
New applications received during the period; this is not the number approved in the same period.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsNew applications approved
10,404applications
New visa or entry permit applications approved during the period; this is not a count of actual arrivals.
Hong Kong Immigration DepartmentSource updated: 2026.06.11
QMASSuccessful selection cases
208cases
Successful QMAS cases passing the selection exercise during the period; this is not a count of visas issued or actual arrivals.
IANGVisas / entry permits issued
10,269visas
Visas or entry permits issued as published in the annual report; kept separate from application approval figures.
General Employment PolicyVisas / entry permits issued
34,403visas
Visas or entry permits issued as published in the annual report; kept separate from application approval figures.
Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsVisas / entry permits issued
9,229visas
Visas or entry permits issued as published in the annual report; kept separate from application approval figures.
Sources and metric definitions
- The 2015 records come from Appendix 5 of the Immigration Department Annual Report 2017 and report visas or entry permits issued, or QMAS quotas allotted.
- The 2016–2025 records come from Immigration Department open-data CSV files; applications received and approved or selected outcomes remain separate.
- First-quarter 2026 figures come from the ImmD visa statistics page and cover January through March only.
- Applications approved in a year may have been received in another year. No cross-scheme grand visa total is calculated.