Hong Kong residency by investment.

From
$3.82m
Permit in
—
Passport in
No
Index score
38

1 open route

The routes to living in Hong Kong.

Our verdict. Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme suits an investor with HK$30 million to hold in listed securities, funds and, within limits, property. Real estate can make up HK$15 million of the portfolio, but residential property counts only up to HK$10 million, and only through a single home of HK$30 million or more. Hong Kong taxes no foreign-source income, dividends or capital gains. The weak point is the wait: the permit starts at two years, and permanent residence needs seven years of continuous ordinary residence. Compared with Singapore's Global Investor Programme, the minimum is about half, and the portfolio can include a home.

New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES)

Changed38

changed 2025-09-17 (real estate cap HK$10m to HK$15m; residential single-property floor HK$50m to HK$30m); open

Minimum
HK$30,000,000 · about $3.82m
What counts
HK$30m net in total: at least HK$27m in permissible assets (HKSE-listed HKD/RMB equities and debt, government-guaranteed debt, CDs up to HK$3m, subordinated debt, eligible funds/REITs/ILAS, private LPF/OFC interests up to HK$10m, real estate up to HK$15m of which residential up to HK$10m and only from a single residential property of HK$30m+) plus HK$3m in the CIES Investment Portfolio run by HKIC
Processing
Not published
Permit
2 years, renewable (extensions of up to 3 years each while the portfolio is maintained)
Time you must spend there
no minimum stated by ImmD; 7 years' continuous ordinary residence needed for PR
Path to a passport
Permanent residence after 7 years; the route itself sets no timetable for citizenship.
Family
spouse or qualifying partner and unmarried dependent children under 18
Tax
territorial: no tax on foreign-source income, no capital gains or dividend tax

Official source · Second source · checked 2026-10-20

Residency rules, thresholds and fees change often, sometimes without notice. Everything here is general information, checked on the date shown, not legal, tax or immigration advice: confirm with the official source and a licensed adviser before you act. Continental sells property; we don’t arrange visas or residency.

Short answers

What people ask.

Can foreign buyers get residency in Hong Kong by buying property?
Yes. New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES): from HK$30,000,000 (about $3.82m). HK$30m net in total: at least HK$27m in permissible assets (HKSE-listed HKD/RMB equities and debt, government-guaranteed debt, CDs up to HK$3m, subordinated debt, eligible funds/REITs/ILAS, private LPF/OFC interests up to HK$10m, real estate up to HK$15m of which residential up to HK$10m and only from a single residential property of HK$30m+) plus HK$3m in the CIES Investment Portfolio run by HKIC
How long does it take?
New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES): the authorities publish no processing time. The permit runs 2 years, renewable (extensions of up to 3 years each while the portfolio is maintained).
Does it lead to citizenship?
Permanent residence after 7 years; the route itself sets no timetable for citizenship.

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Hong Kong residency, passport by passport.

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Our markets, where a home can count.

We don’t sell homes in Hong Kong. These are the countries where we do, and where buying one can count towards residency.

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