Hong Kong

Investment as Entrepreneurs. A US founder establishing or joining a Hong Kong business may seek entry if the venture can contribute substantially to the economy.

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Investment as Entrepreneurs

Entry and stay to establish or join the approved business on an employment condition.

Who qualifies

Provide a three-year business plan, financial forecasts, funding evidence and investment documentation; Immigration considers turnover, local jobs and new skills or technology.
Hong Kong Immigration Department: Investment as Entrepreneurs
The applicant must meet normal admission and security requirements; changing to another business after admission needs prior Immigration approval.
Hong Kong Immigration Department: Investment as Entrepreneurs

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

A US founder establishing or joining a Hong Kong business may seek entry if the venture can contribute substantially to the economy.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: The issuing authority decides the application after the complete sponsored file and prerequisite approvals are lodged.
Cost: Government charges are assessed under the issuing authority’s schedule; sponsor, translation and document costs are separate.
The hard part: Showing a credible business with substantial local economic contribution.

Citizens by 2035.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
3 years, renewable for 3 years at a time.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 3 years.
2033
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 3 years.
2034
Permanent residence
Seven continuous years of ordinary residence immediately before applying, plus a declaration that Hong Kong is the applicant’s place of permanent residence, establishes right of abode for a non-Chinese national.
2034
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2035
Citizenship

Language: Sufficient Chinese is one of the factors Immigration weighs.
Civics: Willingness to abide by China’s Constitution and laws.
Time away: At seven years a qualifying resident can establish right of abode. Chinese naturalisation is a separate discretionary application with no fixed residence clock; Immigration weighs habitual residence, family, income, tax, character and an intention to continue living in Hong Kong.
Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

Ordinary entrepreneur residence counts toward Hong Kong right of abode after seven years and then supports a separate nationality application.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
This country asks new citizens to give up their other citizenship.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Prepare a three-year business plan and funding evidence for the online entrepreneur entry application.Open immd.gov.hk ↗
Gather these documents.
- The business plan, and the endorsement or approval it needs
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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