[sugar]

Hello everyone,
I'd like to know about studying in hk.
I'm vietnamese studying in singapore now, is it easy for me to get a student visa to study in hk?
More info abt me, i got a local sponsor in hk, im goin to study in a private institution, not in university.. pls show me how to get the student visa..
by the way, pls tell me a bit about educational system in hk, how the immigration controls the foreign students? are we allowed to work part time, etc... and if i study there and holdin a student visa, can i get something like an identity card (without carryin my passport all the time)?? in singapore they call it "student pass"...

looking forward to your responses...
thanks a million

sugar.

[shri]

Students cannot work part time.

For educational purposes you need the following supporting information / documents.

http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_4_1b.htm

Immigration does not "control" foreign students, however, if you're caught working illegally, you will face deportation.

[kathleen]

hi, my name is kathleen and i am a singaporean going to HK to do my Phd. Basically to get a student visa if you are in singapore is to go to the China embassy near tanglin mall and the visa takes 4-6 weeks to apply. Alternatively you can get your sponsor in HK to apply for you from the HK immigration department. For all the forms, go to the Hk immigration dept website

[sugar]

hi Kathleen, thx for the info. (thx Shri also ) where are u studyin in hk to do ur phd? do they provide u with an identity/residence card? u need to apply for it at the immigration dept. rite?

regards,

[kathleen]

when you are in HK, you got to go to the immigration department to make an ID card for your stay in HK.

Hope your application is sucessful.

I am studying in City University. My area of research is in International Business/ business strategy.

So are you living and studying in Singpaore now?

Why don't you try and apply for a degree course or associate degree course? the associate degree course is 2 years I think and it will probably be better than studying in a private school and it is easier to get in than the degree course but i think you have to pay more.

The reason I suggest this is that it probably is better for your future career and also it might be easier to get the student visa if you are enrolled in a proper university.

[sugar]

ohhh u study in city university? my local sponsor is a lecturer teaching there.. is it in kowloon tong?
uhm.. about the course, im studyin in Informatics in sgp now, and i want to continue my course (advanced diploma + degree) in informatics hk.. i cant study in university like city uni or open uni..since my cantonese is 0 haha, its a problem, isnt it? guess u can speak cantonese rite?

but ur singaporean why did u choose to study in hk lah?? just curious, u may not answer this question hehe...

regards,

[chilli]

...because i'm gonna study business at HKU or UST, and theres no problem if u dont speak cantonese, or is there? shouldn't be...
i dont know about city u though....do u need to speak cantonese to study there?

Nope you do not need Cantonese to study in Hong Kong.

[pizzaMui]

Which are the best colleges to go to for a Masters degree? I'm interested in getting an MBA, but my cantonese is not the best.

[kathleen]

yipee.... i have finally found some other poor suffering soul out there who can't speak cantonese...

Well, I can't speak Cantonese but if someone speaks to me in Cantonese slowly, I can understand.

I am a Hokkien you see and have lived in Singapore all my life except when I was doing my Masters. I got my Masters from University of New South Wales in Sydney.

I am going to HK to do my Mphil/Phd because my uncle is there and my research is based on MNCs in China and also on Chinese firm. Also, I am on a studentship, meaning that the university will subsidise my living allowance.

I been to HK in Spetember to meet up with my supervisor and to fix my visa and you don't have to speak Cantonese to study in HK as the courses are taught in English (my supervisor who is a professor lecturing there don't speak cantonese too). The only thing is all most of your classmate will be speaking in Cantonese.

Yup City university is in Kowloon Tong and that is where my uncle is teaching too.



Anyway, I hope the information I provided is useful. By the way, is your sponsor related to you, ie like a relative?