| Scope of the Scheme |
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| The Scheme is applicable to : |
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foreign nationals (except nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Cuba and Democratic People's Republic of Korea); |
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Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) residents; |
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Chinese nationals who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country; |
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stateless persons who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country with proven re-entry facilities; and |
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Taiwan residents. |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
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| To qualify for admission under the Scheme, the entrant must : |
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be aged 18 or above when applying for entry under the Scheme; |
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have net assets of not less than HK$6.5 million to which he is absolutely beneficially entitled throughout the two years preceding his application; |
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have invested within six months before submission of his 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$6.5 million in permissible investment asset classes. |
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have no adverse record both in Hong Kong and country/region of residence; and |
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be able to demonstrate that he is capable of supporting and accommodating himself and his dependants, if any, on his own without relying on any return on the permissible investment assets, employment or public assistance in Hong Kong. |
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| Entry of Dependants |
| Entrants may be allowed to bring in their dependants (i.e. spouse and unmarried dependent children under 18 years of age) provided that the entrant is capable of supporting and accommodating his dependants on his own without relying on any return on the permissible investment assets, employment or public assistance in Hong Kong. The entry of dependants will however be subject to any other policy applicable to such entry at the time of application |
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| Processing of Application |
| Subject to the receipt of all necessary documents, it normally takes four to six weeks to complete processing. Failure to submit all necessary documents will cause delay to the processing. |
