Hong Kong
Hong Kong reopened its Capital Investment Entrant Scheme in 2024: invest HKD 30 million in permissible assets and gain residence in a territorial-tax financial centre where salaries tax is capped at 17% and there is no capital gains tax or VAT. The thing to be clear about: this is residence, not a passport — permanent residence comes only after seven years of genuinely living there — and residential property does not count toward the investment.
Residency by investment — key figures
- From
- $3 830 000≈ $5 113 050 — estimated total, family of four, fees included
- Processing time
- 4–8 months
- Physical presence
- The visa is renewable and the investment must be maintained. Permanent residence is not automatic: it requires seven years of continuous ordinary residence in Hong Kong, which means genuinely living there, not just holding the visa.
Investment routes
| Route | Official minimum | Real total, family of four |
|---|---|---|
| Capital transferAlso accepted for this threshold — real estate | $3 830 000 | ≈ $5 113 050 |
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Tax at a glance
- Territorial tax: only Hong Kong-source income is taxed
- Salaries tax is capped at a 17% standard rate
- No capital gains tax, no VAT, no tax on dividends or interest
- No estate duty; profits tax is 16.5%
- CIES gives residence, not citizenship — permanent residence takes seven years
Compare it with another jurisdiction
| — | Portugal | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Official minimum | env. $289 000Identical on this line | env. $289 000Identical on this line |
| Real total, family of 4 (fees included) | ≈ $385 214Identical on this line | ≈ $385 214Identical on this line |
| Announced processing | 12–24 months | 4–6 monthsfaster |
| Presence required | Seven days in the first year, then fourteen days in each subsequent two-year period. | None. |
| Years to citizenship | 10 years | 7 yearsfaster |
| Investment routes | Investment fund, Business, Donation | Real estate |
| A route returns the capital | NoIdentical on this line | NoIdentical on this line |
| Open to Russian applicants | YesIdentical on this line | YesIdentical on this line |
| Region | EuropeIdentical on this line | EuropeIdentical on this line |
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Frequently asked questions
Does CIES give a passport?
Can I use residential property for the investment?
Will Hong Kong tax my foreign income?
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What we do for you
Citizenship or residence, the honest answer often is not the one you arrived with. We take the whole procedure with you — eligibility, the route that fits your situation, the file, the follow-up — with one person on your side throughout.
For Hong Kong specifically, you are talking to someone who already knows the file: who to speak to on the ground, what the unit actually asks for, and the points where applications stall.
- One point of contact, from the first call to the certificate
- Vetted partners on the ground — law firms, licensed agents, banks — introduced, not listed
- It starts with a short qualifying call, and no, it is not a sales call
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