Free checklistBangladesh to Hong Kong: pre-departure checklist
If you want to go to Hong Kong for work the legal way, check this list before you pay anyone.
The most important rule
Do not pay any large amount before independently verifying the job, employer, visa and payment terms. An agency licence alone does not prove its Hong Kong job offer is genuine.
Analysis at a glance
Risk: Medium — verification essential- Region
- Asia
- Permit / visa
- Foreign Domestic Helper visa (Immigration Department) — 2-year standard contract
- How hiring works
- Employer signs the standard contract (ID 407) and applies to Immigration → approval → BMET clearance → travel
- Where you apply
- The employer or a licensed agency submits the application in Hong Kong
- Typical total cost
- ৳1–2.5 lakh (approx.)
- Typical salary
- Minimum HK$5,220/month (contracts signed on or after 3 October 2026) + free housing, and food or a food allowance of at least HK$1,236/month
- Timeline
- 2–4 months
- Language
- English needed; Cantonese helps
- Common sectors
- Domestic work · Elderly / child care
Cost and salary are editorial estimates — they vary by offer, sector and time. This is not a job, visa or salary guarantee.
1. Before paying the broker
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2. Verify on official websites
Bangladesh
- BMETLicensed recruiting agencies, RL number, status and expiry; emigration clearancebmet.gov.bd
- Ami ProbashiWorker registration, BMET clearance and smart card onlinewww.amiprobashi.com
- প্রবাসী কল্যাণ ও বৈদেশিক কর্মসংস্থান মন্ত্রণালয়Government-fixed migration costs, notices and complaintsprobashi.gov.bd
- BOESLState recruiting agency — G2G notices (e.g. Korea EPS, Japan)boesl.gov.bd
Destination country
- Immigration Department — Foreign Domestic HelpersVisa conditions and documentswww.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/foreign_domestic_helpers.html
- Labour Department — FDH PortalHelper rights and minimum wagewww.fdh.labour.gov.hk/en/home.html
- Employment Agencies PortalSearch licensed agencieswww.eaa.labour.gov.hk/en/home.html
- Bangladesh Consulate General, Hong KongHelp and complaintshongkong.mofa.gov.bd
Remember: a screenshot of an online application or a PDF shown by the agency is not final proof of approval. Verify through the official portal or the relevant authority.
3. Stop paying if you see these signs
Warning signs
- “100% visa guarantee” or “there are never any rejections”.
- Keeping the employer's name secret.
- Pressure to pay quickly without time to verify.
- Talking only on WhatsApp with no written contract.
- Asking you to start working on a visit/tourist visa.
- Repeatedly asking for more money without proof of approval or refund.
- A Hong Kong agency asking for more than 10% of the first month's wage as commission — that is the legal maximum.
- Selling “Hong Kong visas” for construction or factory jobs — there is no general route for Bangladeshis in those sectors.
4. A message you can send the broker
Copy into WhatsApp or SMS
Before starting the Hong Kong work permit process, I would like to confirm a few things: 1. What is the Hong Kong employer's company name, address and registration number? 2. Can I verify the job offer and the signed contract? 3. Through which process will the Foreign Domestic Helper visa (Immigration Department) — 2-year standard contract be applied for? 4. Will you give me the official application number or online proof I can verify? 5. What is the total cost, the step-by-step payment, and the refund terms if the visa fails? 6. Can you give references of workers from Bangladesh who went to Hong Kong successfully through you? I will decide on payment only after verifying all information and the contract.
Our advice
Before paying any agency, collect its name, RL licence number, the Hong Kong company name and the total package price. With these you can check the risks one by one — or send them to us and we will review them with you.
Contact us to review an agency