After living in Hong Kong for seven years, you can have a permanent identity card. I remember there is a hard and fast rule, such as how many days you are not allowed to leave Hong Kong every year.

As long as you have worked and lived in Hong Kong for more than seven years, you can obtain permanent residency in Hong Kong. These students who have been in Hong Kong for four years can successfully obtain the permanent residency in Hong Kong as long as they work in Hong Kong for three years.

Investors must meet the following conditions before they can apply to come to Hong Kong:

(1) has reached the age of 18 when applying to come to Hong Kong under this plan;

(2) Its net assets in the two years before the application are not less than HK$ 6.5 million;

(3) investing not less than HK$ 6.5 million in the approved investment assets within six months before submitting the application to the Immigration Department or within six months after the application is approved in principle by the Immigration Department (except for investment in certificates of deposit, which must be made within six months after the application is approved in principle);

(4) No bad record in Hong Kong and its place of residence; and

(5) It can prove that it has the ability to make a living and provide shelter for its dependents without relying on the income, work income or public assistance brought by the approved investment asset category.

[Immigration procedure]

(a) the necessary conditions of the applicant

(1) China mainlanders must obtain permanent residency in foreign countries before they can apply for investment immigration in Hong Kong.

(2) The applicant 18 years old, with no bad record.

(3) The net assets of the applicant in the two years before the application are not less than HK$ 6.5 million.

(2) Documents to be submitted by the applicant.

A. identification documents;

B. The net assets held for two years shall be no less than HK$ 6.5 million;

C. Purchase real estate or financial assets in Hong Kong according to the plan;

D. power of attorney;

E. application form [ID(C)967, ID(C)936A, b, I].

Note: Details.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Permanent Identity Card

China citizens who meet one of the following conditions are eligible to apply for Hong Kong permanent identity cards issued overseas:

(1) Born in Hong Kong, and his father or mother has settled in Hong Kong at the time of birth or at any time after birth;

(2) ordinarily residing in Hong Kong for more than seven consecutive years at any time before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

(3) Born outside Hong Kong, and at the time of birth, the father or mother was a China citizen and had the right of abode in Hong Kong.

People who have the right of abode but do not hold a Hong Kong permanent identity card must apply for a Hong Kong permanent identity card at the same time when applying for a HKSAR passport. In addition to the above-mentioned documents required for applying for the HKSAR passport, the applicant must also submit:

1. Application Form for Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card (ROP 143 applies to people over 18 years old and ROP 144 applies to people under 18 years old).

2. Provide any of the following documents (original and photocopy):

(1) Hong Kong Certificate of Identity (CI); Abbreviation);

(2) British National (Overseas) Passport (BNO);

(3) British Dependent Territories Citizen (Hong Kong) passport (BDTC);

(4) Other documents that can prove that the applicant enjoys the right of abode in Hong Kong.

3. If the applicant does not have the above documents, please provide any of the following sets of supporting documents (original and photocopy):

(1) birth certificate; Proof that the father or mother has settled in Hong Kong, such as travel documents with unconditional restrictions on residence; If only the father has settled in Hong Kong, parents' marriage certificates are required.

(2) Proof documents of continuous ordinary residence in Hong Kong for seven years, such as school attendance certificate, work certificate, official receipt, bank notes, etc.

(3) birth certificate; The Hong Kong permanent identity card of the father or mother and documents proving when they obtained the right of abode in Hong Kong, such as travel documents; If only the father has the right of abode in Hong Kong, the parents' marriage certificate is required.

4. Two recent color photos.

5. If the applicant originally held a Hong Kong identity card (non-permanent), he should return it with the application.

6. The application for ID card can only be submitted together with the application for SAR passport, and cannot be submitted separately.