Hong Kong

Hong Kong Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Hong Kong launched its Capital Investment Entrant Scheme for wealthy investors in 2003. The program was introduced to boost the country’s ailing economy. Applicants were required to invest HK$6.5 million in permissible investments. In 2010, the threshold was raised to HK$10 million ($1.3 million). Real estate purchases were…

Singapore

Singapore Citizenship by investment Residency by investment Singapore has offered routes to permanent residency for investors since the 1970s. In 2004, Singapore launched the Financial Investor Scheme (FIS). Unlike previous schemes, the FIS allowed investments in financial assets such as bank deposits, capital market products and collective investment schemes. While the option to invest passively made…