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Applicants can now refer to the Scheme Rules and Documents, and submit Online Application Forms for Net Asset Assessment and Assessment on Investment Requirements through the hyperlinks below to the GovHK website.

Online Application Form for Net Asset Assessment Online Application Form for Assessment on Investment Requirements

Major steps of online application submission by the applicants are as follows:

Start filling in a new form;
Fill in the information and upload documents as required in the online application;
Submit the online application form and provide an email address to receive the acknowledgement receipt generated by Online Application System;
Print/download the submitted form;
Record the Transaction Reference Number from the acknowledgement receipt for future communication; and
Within seven calendar days after submitting the online application form, submit the other supporting documents by post or in person to the New CIES Office (Address: 15/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), and the opening hours are 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays (closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays).

	Documents to be Submitted through Online Application System	Other Supporting Documents to be Submitted by Post/in Person after Online Application
Net Asset Assessment	photo of the Applicant taken full face and without a hat; photocopy of the Applicant’s travel document, showing his/her personal particulars, nationality (if any), residential status in his/her country of residence (if he/she is not a national of the country), re-entry visa to the country (if applicable), and date of issue and expiry of the travel document; and photocopy of the official documents showing the Applicant’s permanent resident status (applicable to Chinese nationals who have obtained permanent resident status in a foreign country).	Fulfillment document¹ issued by a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) (Practising) as defined in the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (including Net Assets Statements ); and all relevant supporting documents stated in the Fulfillment document which assisted in demonstrating his/her fulfillment of Net Asset Requirements.
Assessment on Investment Requirements	copy of contract(s) made between the Applicant and the appointed financial intermediary(ies).	Fulfillment document² issued by a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) (Practising) as defined in the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (including Permissible Investment Assets Statement ); statements issued by the appointed financial intermediary(ies) showing the Applicant’s investment in Permissible investment assets; proof of acquisition and relevant documents, e.g. Land Registry record, should the Applicant invest in non-residential real estate; and all relevant supporting documents stated in the Fulfillment document which assisted in demonstrating his/her fulfillment of the Investment Requirements.

¹ No more than 14 calendar days may elapse between the date of issue of the Fulfillment document and the date the Applicant lodges his/her application for Net Asset Assessment.
² No more than 14 calendar days may elapse between the date of issue of the Fulfillment document and the date the Applicant lodges his/her application for Assessment on Investment Requirements.

The Net Assets Statements/Permissible Investment Assets Statement attached to the Fulfillment documents should be original and have to be signed on every single page by the Applicant. All the relevant supporting documents for inspection of different types of assets/Permissible investment assets as stated in the Statements should be original or photocopies certified true by the Applicant, i.e. duly signed by the Applicant on the first and last pages of each set of supporting documents.

Upon receipt of all the supporting documents for application for Net Asset Assessment, the New CIES Office will allocate an Application Reference Number to the Applicant, and send the application acknowledgement email containing the Application Reference Number to the Applicant. In the subsequent submission of the online application for Assessment on Investment Requirements, the Applicant can input either this Application Reference Number, or the Transaction Reference Number received from the acknowledgement receipt of online application for Net Asset Assessment.

For frequently asked questions about the Online Application System, please click here . If you have any inquiries about application, please contact us.

New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Office
15/F, Revenue Tower
5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel.: (852) 3904 3001
E-mail: newcies@investhk.gov.hk
Website: www.newcies.gov.hk

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