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How should I organise evidence for a Hong Kong permanent residence application?
Organise evidence by the seven-year timeline, not by piling up documents. Each year should connect status, residence, work or study, tax, and other Hong Kong ties.
Last reviewed: 2026-04-25
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Build the timeline first
The point is not to submit the largest possible bundle. The point is to explain status, residence, and Hong Kong connections throughout the relevant period. A year-by-year timeline makes gaps easier to spot.
Concrete examples
- For a year where you worked in Hong Kong under an employment visa, place the visa, employment contract, tax return, MPF, address evidence, and travel record under the same timeline segment.
- For a year with a job change or frequent absence, flag the status transition, absence reason, and continuing Hong Kong ties so the evidence does not look disconnected.
What not to do
- Submitting only the most recent one or two years without explaining the full seven-year period.
- Sorting documents only by file type without showing which period each document supports.
- Treating ordinary residence as a fixed template rather than a fact-based assessment.
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