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For first-time applications |
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For new applications, the ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ are generally granted to be valid for 1 or 2 years (as indicated in the employment authorization). In other words, the validity as counted from the day the non-resident worker is granted ‘Temporary Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ (so-called red stamp) until the expiry of the ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ (so-called ‘green stamp’) is 1 or 2 years (except for persons whose passport validity is shorter than the period granted). |
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For renewal applications (to be submitted to the Non-resident Workers Subdivision of the Immigration Department within 60 days before the expiry of the ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’) |
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Upon completion of the renewal procedures, the domestic helper will be granted new ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’, which is valid from the day following the expiry of the old ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ and is valid for 1 or 2 years (according to the number of years granted by the Labour Affairs Bureau, except for persons whose passport validity is shorter than the period granted). |
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For renewal applications submitted after the expiry of the ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ |
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Upon completion of the renewal procedures, the domestic helper will be granted new ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’, which is valid from the day the new ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ is granted and is valid for 1 or 2 years (according to the number of years granted by the Labour Affairs Bureau, except for persons whose passport validity is shorter than the period granted). |
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For Validity update |
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Domestic helpers who are not granted 1-year or 2-year ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ because their travel document has a shorter validity may apply for Validity update after they renew or extend the validity of their travel document. Upon completion of the procedures, the validity of their ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ will be extended to the due period.
For example: Mr. A made an application on 5 May 2015. According to the employment authorization which can be automatically renewed, the ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ granted to Mr. A should be valid until 4 May 2016. However, since Mr. A’s passport will expire on 10 December 2015, his ‘Authorization to Stay for Non-resident Workers’ will be valid until 10 November 2015 only. The validity of the Authorization will be extended to 5 May 2016 after he completes the Validity update procedure. |
