hk_rbi
Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
Hong Kong · East Asia
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2003
- Governing lawPublished
- Immigration Ordinance (Chapter 115 of the Laws of Hong Kong)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Inmigration Department
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Invest in Hong Kong's dynamic financial hub with a pathway to residency through strategic investment in one of Asia's leading global centers.
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $3,824,009 (July 2026 figure: $3,900,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 4.3–13 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Nomad Watch lists: online; can apply from abroad
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Formal approval in under 3 months (first 2024 cases)
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.newcies.gov.hk/en/application/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $3,824,009
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $3,900,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $3,900,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $1,280
- Application feePublished
- $40
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $1,320
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- HKD 30,000,000 (HKD 27M in permissible assets + HKD 3M in the CIES Investment Portfolio)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Permissible assets: listed equities, debt securities, eligible collective investment schemes, limited partnership funds; real estate counts only up to a cap; net assets of HKD 30M required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 24 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- None required (founder ruling 22 Sep 2026: RBI and CBI grant the right to live without requiring it)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 2%-17%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 7 years
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/capital_investment_entrant_scheme.html
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202503/26/P2025032500490.htm
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.caproasia.com/?p=46971 | https://nomad.watch/visas/residency/hong-kong-new-cies
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.