Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Domestic Helper Application Process and Documents

See each application stage, what documents to prepare, and how we follow up.

Five application stages

Employment contract: the employment arrangement between employer and helper. Service agreement: the service scope, fees and terms between the customer and us.

1
Confirm the person and service
Confirm the hiring method and person. Direct Hire cases with an identified helper do not repeat a candidate-search stage.
2
Prepare documents and check details
Provide the checklist information; we identify missing or additional documents.
3
Check and sign the required documents
Confirm employer, helper, work-address and document details before signing under the actual arrangement.
4
Handle the visa and related procedures
Arrange the applicable Hong Kong, consulate and origin-country procedures for the nationality and case.
5
Confirm arrival or start arrangements
After the required approvals and procedures, confirm arrival or employment-start arrangements.

These stages are a plain-language guide; the exact order is not identical for every nationality or case.

Documents for hiring a domestic helper

Prepare copies and household information using the checklist below. Choose the financial evidence that fits your situation; we will check extra proof where documents are held by a co-resident relative or public-housing permission is involved.

1. Employer identity proof Provide a copy

Copy of the employer's Hong Kong identity card.

2. Financial evidence Provide copies

View accepted evidence and alternatives

For one helper, the current general threshold is monthly household income of at least HK$15,000 (HK$180,000 over 12 months), or comparable assets sufficient for the contract period. Accepted evidence may include the latest tax assessment, three months of automatic salary-credit bank records, three months of payslips, or suitable asset evidence such as six months of deposit statements with a balance of at least HK$350,000. Self-employed employers or directors may instead use the applicable tax return and company-relationship evidence, approved bank-credit evidence, or suitable asset evidence. Supporting documents that belong together are not alternatives.

If using evidence in a co-resident relative's name, also prepare relationship proof; eligibility and any additional documents must be checked.

3. Address proof Provide a copy

A rates, water, electricity, gas or residential telephone utility bill from the last three months in the employer's or eligible co-resident relative's name. Bank statements and tax bills are not address proof for this checklist.

4. Current and previous two years' helper details Provide information

Name, Hong Kong identity-card number, last working date, and current status if still employed.

5. Household-member details Provide information

Full English name, identity-card number, year of birth, and relationship to the employer. Identity-card copies are not requested by this item.

6. Extra public-housing documents If applicable

Tenancy copy, the temporary-stay application form, and the applicable consent and tenancy information. Filing an application is not the same as permission having been granted.