A national of Hong Kong's partner economy who meets the following eligibility criteria may be granted a working holiday visa for participating in the Scheme:

• he/she is aged between 18 and 30 (both ages inclusive) at time of lodging application;
• his/her primary intention is to holiday in Hong Kong;
• he/she must not be accompanied by any dependent during the journey;
• he/she holds a valid national passport issued by the partner economy and is ordinarily residing in that partner economy;
• he/she can produce financial proof of having an amount sufficient for his/her maintenance during his/her proposed stay in the HKSAR, e.g. bank statement, saving accounts passbooks, etc.;
• he/she holds a return travel ticket or financial proof of having sufficient funds to purchase such a ticket; and
• he/she agrees to hold valid medical, healthcare (including hospitalisation), repatriation and liability insurance throughout his/her stay in the HKSAR.

For detailed eligibility criteria, please refer to the website of the Immigration Department of the HKSAR.