CIEs Program
The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (the "Scheme") was launched by the Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the "Immigration Department") on 27 October 2003 to facilitate entry for residence in Hong Kong by capital investment entrants.
The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
Scope and eligible criteria of the Scheme
Applicants should:
Be aged 18 or above when applying for entry under the Scheme;
- Have net assets of not less than HK$10 million to which he/she is absolutely beneficially entitled throughout the two years preceding his/her application;
- Have invested during the six months before the submission of his/her application to the Immigration Department, or will invest within six months after the granting of approval in principle by the Immigration Department, not less than HK$10 million in permissible investment asset classes (except Certificates of Deposit which must be invested within the latter period);
- Have no adverse record both in Hong Kong and his/her country/region of residence;
- Be able to demonstrate that he/she is capable of supporting and accommodating him/herself and dependents, if any, on his/her own without relying on any return on the permissible investment assets, employment or public assistance in Hong Kong.
applicants must be：
- Foreign nationals (except nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Cuba and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea);
- Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) residents;
- Chinese nationals who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country;
- Stateless persons who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country with proven re-entry facilities; or
- Taiwan residents
Permissible investment asset classes available through SHKF under the Scheme
The applicant should invest not less than HK$10 million in either one or more than one of the following permissible investment asset classes:
- Equities: Shares of companies that are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and traded in Hong Kong dollars;
- Debt Securities: Denominated in Hong Kong dollars including fixed or floating rate instruments and convertible bonds which are issued or fully guaranteed by the HKSAR Government, the Exchange Fund, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, MTR Corporation Limited, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, Hong Kong Airport Authority and other corporations, agencies or bodies wholly or partly owned by the HKSAR Government as may be specified from time to time;
- Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF): For the purpose of the Scheme as published and updated on the Immigration Department's website from time to time
The information shown may be subject to change by the Immigration Department. For more information, please visit the Immigration Department's website www.immd.gov.hk, or contact our Customer Service Hotline on (852) 3426 9376Scope and eligible criteria of the Scheme
Applicants should:
- Be aged 18 or above when applying for entry under the Scheme;
- Have net assets of not less than HK$10 million to which he/she is absolutely beneficially entitled throughout the two years preceding his/her application;
- Have invested during the six months before the submission of his/her application to the Immigration Department, or will invest within six months after the granting of approval in principle by the Immigration Department, not less than HK$10 million in permissible investment asset classes (except Certificates of Deposit which must be invested within the latter period);
- Have no adverse record both in Hong Kong and his/her country/region of residence;
- Be able to demonstrate that he/she is capable of supporting and accommodating him/herself and dependents, if any, on his/her own without relying on any return on the permissible investment assets, employment or public assistance in Hong Kong.
applicants must be：
- Foreign nationals (except nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Cuba and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea);
- Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) residents;
- Chinese nationals who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country;
- Stateless persons who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country with proven re-entry facilities; or
- Taiwan residents
Permissible investment asset classes available through SHKF under the Scheme
The applicant should invest not less than HK$10 million in either one or more than one of the following permissible investment asset classes:
- Equities: Shares of companies that are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and traded in Hong Kong dollars;
- Debt Securities: Denominated in Hong Kong dollars including fixed or floating rate instruments and convertible bonds which are issued or fully guaranteed by the HKSAR Government, the Exchange Fund, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, MTR Corporation Limited, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, Hong Kong Airport Authority and other corporations, agencies or bodies wholly or partly owned by the HKSAR Government as may be specified from time to time;
- Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF): For the purpose of the Scheme as published and updated on the Immigration Department's website from time to time
The information shown may be subject to change by the Immigration Department. For more information, please visit the Immigration Department's website www.immd.gov.hk, or contact our Customer Service Hotline on (852) 3426 9376
