Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

IMMIGRATION TO HONG KONG SAR 

It was launched by Hong Kong SAR government in November 2003. There is no annual quota for the program.
The objective of the Scheme is to facilitate the entry for residence by capital investment entrants (the entrant), i.e. persons who make capital investment in Hong Kong but would not be engaged in the running of any business here. The entrant is allowed to make his choice of investments amongst permissible assets without the need to establish or join in a business.
The Scheme is applicable to

a) foreign nationals (except nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Cuba and Democratic People's Republic of Korea);
b) Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) residents;
c) Chinese nationals who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country;
d) stateless persons who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country with proven re- entry facilities; and
e) Taiwan residents.

Most of the applicants are from China with a permanent residency in other countries.
 After approval-in-principle is granted, the applicant should invest HK$6.5 million in financial products or property in Hong Kong for a period of 7 years.
 In order to obtain the permanent residency, applicant should continuously live in Hong Kong for 7 years.

Criteria:
Possess an asset of HK$6.5 million in the 24 months preceding the application.
Processing time:        6-12 months