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Hong Kong General Employment Policy (GEP)
Hong Kong SAR, China · Asia-Pacific
Golden Visa / ResidencyResidency → citizenship pathOpenTax optimization
- Min investment
- On request
- Time to status
- ~4 weeks. Requires a HK job offer at market pay. Initial stay 36 mo (then 3+2/3+3). PR after 7 yrs
- Path to citizenship
- HK permanent residency (right of abode) after 7 years' continuous ordinary residence
- Residency requirement
- Continuous ordinary residence in HK (no fixed day-count); genuine residence for the 7-yr PR test
- Visa-free destinations
- Not specified
- Dual citizenship allowed
- N/A (residency)
About Hong Kong SAR, China
- Healthcare
- ★★★★★
- Safety
- ★★★★★
- Cost of living
- Very High
- Climate
- Subtropical
- China relations
- Part of China (SAR)