Study-related internships as arranged or endorsed by the institutions

Subject to the approval of the respective Faculty/ Department, non-local students may undertake study-related internship. The duration of the internship is up to one academic year, or one-third of the normal duration of the relevant full-time academic programme, whichever is shorter. 

This type of internship cannot take place before the non-local student is officially registered with the University and begins attending any scheduled class, or once they have fulfilled all the course/credit requirements of graduation. 

There is no restriction on the level of salary. However, employers ought to comply with the Mini Wage Ordinance. For details, please visit www.labour.gov.hk.

On-campus jobs for less than 18 hours per week

Non-local students are only allowed to work on campus or at designated operators for less than 18 hours per week. The unused hours would not be allowed to roll over from one week to another. 

Procedures:

• After inputting working hours via Student Helper System, to comply with the policies of the Hong Kong Immigration Department, non-local students are required to:
  1. Fill in the log sheet for record-keeping
  2. Sign the completed form (both student and representative of engaging Department/Unit)  
  3. Return a hard copy of the log sheet(s) together with a copy of the NOL to 2/F Benjamin Franklin Centre, Career Planning and Development Centre (CPDC), Office of Student Affairs after the engagement is finished or every two months (whichever is shorter) by Departments/Units through internal mail
     

Summer employment

Summer employment is only allowed during the period from 1 June to 31 August (both dates inclusive). There is no restriction on the job nature, location, employer, and working hours. Non-local students are  NOT required to inform the University of such employment. 

Part-time jobs (Full-time Postgraduates)

To enhance learning and enrichment opportunities for international students, the Government announced on October 26 that, starting from November 1, full-time non-local postgraduate students would be temporarily exempted from the restrictions on taking up part-time jobs for not more than 20 hours. The arrangement will be implemented on a trial basis for two years.

An updated "No Objection Letter" issued by the Immigration Department (ImmD) should be used when being employed. 

Notwithstanding the suspension of the restrictions, all students should comply with the University Regulations governing employment/remunerative engagements. In particular, under Clause 3.5 of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies: 

“A student registered for a full-time programme of studies shall not take up any full-time employment, paid or unpaid, during term time except with prior permission of the Graduate Council. Recipient of a Postgraduate Studentship shall not take up full-time or part-time employment, except with prior permission of the Graduate Council.” 

Further details can be found in the Employment chapter of the Code of Practice (Note 2).

Part-time jobs (Full-time Undergraduates)

Starting from November 1, the Government will temporarily exempt full-time non-local undergraduate students from the restrictions on taking up part-time jobs with a view to enhancing their personal exposure and knowledge for working in Hong Kong to incentivise them to stay in Hong Kong for development after graduation. 

A Government spokesman said on October 18 2024, "The arrangement for extending the exemption measures to around 20 000 full-time non-local undergraduate students aims at easing local manpower shortages by making better use of the potential talent residing in Hong Kong. Allowing full-time non-local undergraduate and postgraduate students to engage in part-time work will help attract more foreign students to pursue studies in Hong Kong and prepare them for long-term development in Hong Kong after graduation, thereby expanding the local potential talent pool. The Government will review the whole exemption arrangement next year."

 IANG for RETURNING GRADUATES​

·         Applicable to graduates who submit an application after 6 months of graduation​​

·         Applications will be favourably considered provided that:​​

• The job secured requires the employee to have a university degree ​​
• The remuneration package is set at the market level​​

·         Successful applicants will be granted 24 months of stay​​

·         Successful applicants are free to change employment during their permitted stay without the need to seek prior approval from ImmD​

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS​

·         Consent needs to be obtained from the applicant’s current employers or the Mainland authorities concerned that keep the applicant’s records​​

·         An applications should be submitted directly by the student applicant or through a visa-sponsoring company as appropriate

Log Sheet for Non-local students working in CUHK