Online Application for Unconditional Stay in Hong Kong (for Persons Admitted under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme or Their Dependants)

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Who Can Use This Service

You can use the online service to submit your application for unconditional stay in Hong Kong if you are a person admitted under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES) or his/her dependants and met the requirement stated in paragraph 8.5 of the Rules for the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme.

However, you are not eligible to use the service (and also not eligible to submit application in paper form) if :

(1)	you are not physically present in Hong Kong at the time of submission;
(2)	you will not be physically present in Hong Kong at the time of collection of your “e-Visa”;
(3)	your limit of stay has expired;
(4)	your travel document has expired or is expiring in 3 months;
(5)	your current limit of stay is granted in a visa not issued under CIES; or
(6)	you need to depart Hong Kong and will not return before the expiry of your limit of stay.

Documents to be Submitted Online

The documents you need to submit with your online application will depend on your current immigration status. Documents marked with * are mandatory.

Residence under CIES

Documents	Maximum no. of files for upload
*Form ID91 – Application for an Extension of Stay first 3 pages	3
*Form SF/IM/1613 – Declaration by Capital Investment Entrant during the Relevant Period	2
*Form SF/IM/1614 – Declaration for Submitting an Application for Unconditional Stay	2
*Applicant’s valid travel document (with validity of at least 3 months when making the application) and the page on which his last visa/permit under the CIES is affixed or “e-Visa” (if applicable)	5
*Hong Kong identity card	1
Document showing the permanent resident status in a foreign country (if the applicant is a Chinese national or a stateless person)	5
*Proof relating to the type of investment assets (e.g. mortgage records/up-to-date statement showing the assets held in the designated account)	10
Other supporting documents	5

Dependant Status

Documents	Maximum no. of files for upload
*Form ID91 – Application for an Extension of Stay	3
*Form ID481A – Declaration of Sponsor (only for dependant under CIES)	2
Form ID481B – Declaration of Dependant Applicant (if the applicant is spouse dependant)	2
*Form SF/IM/1614 – Declaration for Submitting an Application for Unconditional Stay	2
*Applicant’s valid travel document (with validity of at least 3 months when making the application) and the page on which his last visa/permit under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme is affixed or “e-Visa” (if applicable)	5
Hong Kong identity card (if any)	1
*Sponsor’s Hong Kong identity card or travel document (pages showing personal particulars, conditions of stay/latest landing slip and any amendments made, such as those relating to personal particulars or document validity) and/or latest “e-Visa” (if applicable)	5
Document showing the permanent resident status in a foreign country (if the applicant is a Chinese national or a stateless person)	5
Other supporting documents	5

Applicants admitted under CIES or their dependants can download the appropriate forms through the following links and upload the signed application forms by the applicant and/or dependant in the online application process.

Form ID91: Application for Extension of Stay
Form SF/IM/1613: Declaration by Capital Investment Entrant during the Relevant Period
Form SF/IM/1614: Declaration for Submitting an Application for Unconditional Stay
Form ID481A: Declaration of Sponsor
Form ID481B: Declaration of Dependant Applicant

File Formats

Before uploading the required documents, you will need to scan them in one of the following formats:

File type: JPEG, PDF, GIF, PNG or TIF (RAW, LZW, JPEG, CCITT-G4)

File size: 5Mbytes or below for each file

Colour depth: Grayscale (for documents without photos)
Colour (for documents with photos)

How to Start

Once you have prepared your supplementary documents, you can access the online service through the following link.

Online application for unconditional stay in Hong Kong

Please ensure that the information you provide is correct. Incorrect information may render your submission invalid.

Group Submission

If your accompanying dependants are also applying for unconditional stay in Hong Kong, you can submit their applications with yours as a group. The maximum number of applications that can be submitted in each group is eight. The system will guide you through the steps of providing the personal information of each applicant, and uploading the documents required. If you cannot obtain the online submission acknowledgment at the end of the process, you will have to re-submit the applications.

Supplementary Document Submission

If you have submitted an application for unconditional stay in Hong Kong and received a notification letter from the Immigration Department asking you to provide supplementary documents, you can use the online submission service. The following link will take you to further information on how to submit your supplementary documents online.

Online supplementary document submission

Assistance and Further Information

If you need technical assistance in using the online service, you can call the Immigration e-Services Hotline at (852) 3128 8668 between 7 am and 11 pm daily.

For general enquiries, please call (852) 2824 6111 during office hours (from 8:45 am to 5:15 pm, Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 12 noon on Saturday, except public holidays), send a fax to (852) 2877 7711 or send an email to enquiry@immd.gov.hk.

Further information on the online service is available in a set of helpful frequently asked questions (FAQs).

FAQs about online application for unconditional stay in Hong Kong

Last revision date: January 2024