Who Can Sit the IIQE? The Official Answer Is "Any Person"

Last updated 2026-08-09

This question gets asked constantly, and almost every answer online is a paraphrase with no source.

The official documents are unambiguous. This page states only what they say, cites each point, and says so plainly where they are silent.

The one-line answer

"Any person may enrol for the examination; no qualification is required." — Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination (Paper-and-Pencil and Computer-based Modes) Handbook, clause 3.2.1

You do not need to join an insurance company first, hold a licence first, or hold any particular academic or professional qualification.

The online enrolment system's declaration page corroborates this — the four things it asks you to have ready are:

• A Hong Kong identity card or a passport
• A Visa / Mastercard / UnionPay credit card
• A Hong Kong mobile phone number (for emergency contact)
• An email address

Not one of those relates to an employer or a licence, and a passport is accepted.

There is corroboration from a second official document as well. Item 2 of the remotely invigilated mode FAQ states:

"The remotely invigilated mode is available only to candidates who are not currently individual licensees but intend to apply to the Insurance Authority for an insurance intermediary licence."

That mode, in other words, exists precisely for people who are not yet licensed.

Who runs the examination

• The Vocational Training Council (VTC) is appointed by the Insurance Authority as the examination

body

• Day-to-day operation is handled by the VTC's PEAK Examination Centre
• Enrolment is accepted only through the online enrolment system, and **the applicant must be the

candidate personally**

Look for information at PEAK, not only at the Insurance Authority — they do different jobs.

Three modes, and the difference is not only format

The three hard limits of the remote mode are covered separately.

Enrolment points worth knowing before you start

• Online enrolment must be completed within 20 minutes, or the selected session is not held
• Your particulars must match your identity card or passport exactly — a discrepancy means you are

not admitted, the fee is not refunded, and the entry cannot be transferred

• Once an enrolment is accepted, the fee is neither refundable nor transferable
• On the day you must bring the original of the same identity document you enrolled with

The last two together are a real trap: an error in your identity details costs you both the fee and the seat.

Sources and currency

Eligibility is taken from clause 3.2.1 of the Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination (Paper-and-Pencil and Computer-based Modes) Handbook; the examination body and enrolment rules from clauses 1.2 and 4.2–4.5; applicable from 1 September 2025. The remote-mode restriction comes from item 2 of the Remotely Invigilated Mode of Examination FAQ. All retrieved 2026-08-09.

The handbook is versioned and enrolment arrangements are subject to change. Check the current official version before enrolling. Mange is not an official body. Nothing here is enrolment advice; the official announcements of the Insurance Authority and the PEAK Examination Centre govern.

Confirmed you can enrol? The next question is which papers you need.