Hong Kong or Mongolia
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| Hong Kong | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 61 224 | — |
| Citizenship | — | 5 years |
| Partner can work | — | — |
| Parents | difficult | — |
| Pets | difficult | no trouble |
| Pet limit | no limit | no limit |
| Quarantine | — | — |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 3 152 | $ 710 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 54,6 | $ 28,1 |
| Life expectancy | 85.39 | 72.4 |
| Homicides/100k | 0.38 | 5.64 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | — | 3.3 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Hong Kong — 21, Mongolia — 28. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment, talent and repatriation. Hong Kong adds: startup and working holiday.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Hong Kong: fees range from 330 to 600 HKD. Routes with a published decision deadline: 14; the shortest is 14 days. Mongolia: fees range from 45,000 to 135,000 MNT. Routes with a published decision deadline: 28; the shortest is 3 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Hong Kong after 7 years; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: Mongolia after 5 years; the other country publishes no term. Bringing your own parents: Mongolia — yes, Hong Kong — no.
Hong Kong in brief
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the PRC with the status of a separate jurisdiction (“one country, two systems”): low taxes, English as a working language, three channels for skilled specialists (GEP, TTPS, QMAS). Permanent residence comes after 7 continuous years, but it is not the same as PRC citizenship — naturalisation is difficult and does not allow dual citizenship. The official dependant visa covers only a spouse and minor children, not parents. Housing is among the most expensive in the world; typhoons are a recurring natural hazard.
Mongolia in brief
Mongolia is a landlocked country between Russia and China with an extremely uneven distribution of population: almost half the population is concentrated in Ulaanbaatar, while the other major cities (Erdenet, Darkhan) are an order of magnitude smaller. Dual citizenship is not permitted: naturalisation requires at least five years of permanent residence, knowledge of the Mongolian language, and renunciation of prior citizenship. The work-visa system is broken down in detail by sector of the economy (construction, science and IT, mining, finance, agriculture, and others); employing foreigners under the work and investor categories is subject to a separate monthly workplace fee. A sharply continental climate produces winter temperatures below -17°C and summer temperatures above +20°C on a monthly average. In winter, Ulaanbaatar ranks among the cities with the dirtiest air in the world: the average annual PM2.5 level stands at 42.7 µg/m³ — almost nine times the WHO guideline — because of coal heating in the ger districts.
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.