Visas

Hong Kong is an extremely friendly territory in the world in terms of visa policy. Nationals of about 170 countries and territories, including most European & American States as well as British Commonwealth nations, may visit Hong Kong visa-free for a period ranging from 7 days to 180 days.

Nationals with visa-free access to Hong Kong

Visa Assistance

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Visa-free access to Hong Kong

Citizens of the following countries and territories do not need a visa to enter Hong Kong SAR as a visitor:

180 days

• United Kingdom
  • British Citizens
• Macau
  • Permanent Macau Identity Card Holders

90 days

• EU and EFTA Nations (except UK citizens)
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • The Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
• Andorra
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Dominica
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• The Gambia
• Greenland
• Guyana
• Israel
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Monaco
• Namibia
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Papua New Guinea
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• San Marino
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Tonga
  • Except Tongan National passports, Tongan Protected Persons passports
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkey
• Tuvalu
  • Except those with national status stated as 'I-TUVALU'
• Uruguay
  • Except Uruguay passports issued under Decree 289/90
• United Kingdom
  • British Overseas Territories Citizens
  • British Overseas Citizens
  • British Subjects
  • British Protected Persons
• United States
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

30 days

• Bahrain
• Bolivia
• Cape Verde
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• El Savaldor
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Indonesia
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Macau
  • Non-permanent identity card holders
• Morocco
• Oman
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Qatar
• Republic of China (Taiwan)
  • Stamp-free access for Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit Holders
• Samoa
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Thailand
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• Uganda
• Yemen

14 days

• Albania
  • Biometric passports holders only
• Algeria
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Burkina Faso
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Croatia
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Guinea
• Haiti
• Holy See
  • excluding service passports
• India
• Kazakhstan
• Lesotho
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Montenegro
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Mongolia
• Mozambique
• Niger
• Palau
• The Philippines
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Serbia
  • Biometric passports only, except those issued by the Co-ordination Directorate in Belgrade
• Suriname
• Ukraine

7 days

• Timor-Leste

Mainland Chinese residents

Chinese nationals with a hukou (or family registration) in Mainland China are required to obtain an exit permit from the Public Security Bureau for any type of visit to Hong Kong (short visits and long visits alike, including settlement). However, under the Individual Visit Scheme, around 270 million Mainland residents in the below 49 cities with permanent household registration are eligible to apply for the relevant exit endorsement from the relevant Mainland authorities. The endorsement is valid for three months or one year and good for one or two visits to Hong Kong. The endorsement holder can stay in Hong Kong for not more than 7 days on each visit.

• All 21 cities of Guangdong province (the whole Province)
• Beijing
• Shanghai
• Tianjin
• Chongqing
• Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi (Jiangsu)
• Hangzhou, Ningbo, Taizhou (Zhejiang)
• Fuzhou (municipal districts), Xiamen, Quanzhou (Fujian)
• Chengdu (Sichuan)
• Jinan (Shandong)
• Dalian, Shenyang (Liaoning)
• Nanchang (Jiangxi)
• Changsha (Hunan)
• Nanning (Guangxi)
• Haikou (Hainan)
• Guiyang (Guizhou)
• Kunming (Yunnan)
• Shijiazhuang (Hebei)
• Zhengzhou (Henan)
• Changchun (Jilin)
• Hefei (Anhui) and
• Wuhan (Hubei)

Another exemption is made for Mainland Chinese passport holders who are transiting through Hong Kong to a third country. In this case, a visa waiver is available for those whose stay in Hong Kong is no longer than 7 days and who can prove their onward journey.

Non-Chinese nationals living in other parts of the PRC are treated on the basis of their nationality, whilst Chinese nationals living in other parts of China who do not possess the right of abode in Hong Kong are treated based on the region in which they have a right of abode or household registration. Chinese nationals who have become permanent residents of a third country, or have resided in a third country for more than a year, may apply for special visa via the PRC embassy or diplomatic mission in their country of residence. With such visa, the visitor may visit Hong Kong multiple times within 2 years, with no longer than 14 days each visit.

Obtaining a visa

Please contact your nearest diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China to obtain a visa to visit Hong Kong. Once registration is open, the local team will provide visa application assistance to attendees as needed. Note if you want to go to China as well, you need to apply for two visas, one for Hong Kong and another for Mainland China, the latter of which the local team is unable to provide assistance with.

You may also apply for Hong Kong visa from the Hong Kong Immigration Department by post directly, even there's no Chinese embassy in your city, or there are difficulties with applying through your local Chinese embassy. All the document should be submitted by photocopy except the application form. The visitor's visa fee is HKD160. Please note the visa process, time and document requirement in Hong Kong Immigration Department Headquarter is different from that in Chinese embassies. The visa requirement and application form (ID1003, ID1003B) can be viewed/downloaded from the following page:

• Guidebook for Entry for Visit/Transit in Hong Kong

Visa required

Nationality of following country (Territory)/ Type of Travel Document are required to acquire a visa.

• Afghanistan
• Albania (non-biometric passports)
• Angola
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Congo (Democratic Republic Of)
• Congo (Republic Of)
• Costa Rican Provisional Passports
• "Documento de Identidad Y Viaje" issued by Costa Rican Government
• Cote D'Ivoire (Republic Of)
• Cuba
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Guinea-Bissau
• Iran
• Iraq
• Korea (Democratic People's Republic Of)
• Kyrgystan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Liberia
• Libya
• Moldova
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Nicaragua
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Palestine (States Of)
• Panama
• Special Peruvian Passports
• Senegal
• Serbia (Republic Of) (holders of Serbian non-biometric passports or Serbian passports issued by the Coordination Directorate in Belgrade)
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Togo
• Tongan National Passports
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu (with national status stated as 'I-TUVALU')
• Uruguay passports issued under Decree 289/90
• Uzbekistan
• Vatican Service Passports
• Vietnam
• All Stateless travel document holders