Minimum investment
$385,000
2 investment options
Stay
24
months, renewable
Application fee
$30
Tax
Territorial
HK territorial tax (max 15% salary, 16.5% profits)
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- Renew36 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 7 years
- Citizenshipafter 7 years
- Permanent residency 7 years
- Citizenship 7 years
- Dual citizenship not allowed
Overview
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Program
- Hong Kong New CIES
- Local name
- New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
- Type
- Investor visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Renewable
- Yes (36 mo)
Residency by investment requiring HK$30M in permissible assets, including HK$27M in financial assets/real estate and HK$3M in CIES Investment Portfolio.
Investment options
| Type | Tier / zone | Min amount | USD equivalent | Holding | Returnable | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | CIES Investment Portfolio | HKD 3,000,000 | $385,000 | 7 yr | Yes | Required |
| Fund | Financial Assets | HKD 27,000,000 | $3,460,000 | 7 yr | Yes | Required |
Financial requirements
- Net worth required
- $3,850,000
- Application fee
- $30
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Territorial
- Regime name
- HK territorial tax (max 15% salary, 16.5% profits)
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 30–90 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Net asset requirement HK$30M over the six months before net-asset assessment. Investment: HK$27M in permissible financial assets and/or real estate + HK$3M in CIES Investment Portfolio. From March 1, 2026, residential real estate must be one single property with transaction price of HK$30M or above; pre-September 17, 2025 real estate purchases remain subject to the older HK$10M aggregate cap. PRC passport holders require overseas permanent residence. Right of abode still depends on ordinary-residence rules after 7 years.