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INTERSHORES I Visa Requirements for visitors to Hong Kong

Who Need a Visa to Visit Hong Kong?

Nationals of about 170 countries and territories may visit Hong Kong without a visa/entry permit from 7 days to 180 days depending on nationality.

 

Nationals of the US, Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand don't require a visa to enter Hong Kong for stays of 90 days, 180 days for UK nationals.

 

All visitors to Hong Kong must have a passport that is valid for at least one (1) month to six (6)  months (depending on nationality) after the period of their intended stay in Hong Kong.  If the visitor want to travel from Hong Kong to China mainland, he/she may need to apply for a China visa.

 

How to Apply for a Hong Kong Visa?

Eligibility Criteria

An application for a visa to enter the Hong Kong (HKSAR) for a visit or transit may be favorably considered if:

 

1.    The applicant's bona fides are not in doubt.

2.    The applicant has adequate funds to cover the duration of his/her stay without working.

3.    Where the application is for a transit visa/entry permit, the applicant holds an onward ticket to the place of his/her destination unless the destination is the Mainland of China or Macao.

 

Procedures

A visitor can apply for a HKSAR visa from the nearest Chinese embassy or consulate. As an alternative, he/she may also submit the visa application to the HKSAR Immigration Department either directly by post or through a local sponsor.

 

To shorten the processing time, application forms and supporting documents can be sent by fax in the first instance.  However, the original copy of the duly completed application form and the photographs required should be sent immediately to the HKSAR Immigration Department by air mail or courier.

 

A visa/entry permit will be issued only on receipt of an original, properly completed visa application form.

 

Processing Time

It usually takes four weeks to process a visa application upon receipt of all required documents.

 

HKSAR Visa Requirements for the Following Countries / Territories:

 

National of foreign country (Territory)/ Type of Travel Document

Visa free period for visit not exceeding

Always require VISA, except in direct transit by air and when the person does not leave the airport transit area

AFGHANISTAN

-

Visa Required

ALBANIA

-

Visa Required

ALGERIA

14 Days

-

ANDORRA

90 Days

-

ANGOLA

-

Visa Required

ANGOLA Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

ANGUILLA

90 Days

-

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

90 Days

-

ARGENTINA

90 Days

-

ARMENIA

-

Visa Required

AUSTRALIA

90 Days

-

AUSTRIA

90 Days

-

AZERBAIJAN

-

Visa Required

BAHAMAS

90 Days

-

BAHRAIN

30 Days

-

BANGLADESH

-

Visa Required

BANGLADESH Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

BARBADOS

90 Days

-

BELARUS

-

Visa Required

BELGIUM

90 Days

-

BELIZE

90 Days

-

BENIN

14 Days

-

BERMUDA

90 Days

-

BHUTAN

14 Days

-

BOLIVIA

30 Days

-

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

14 Days

-

BOTSWANA

90 Days

-

BRAZIL

90 Days

-

BRITAIN (British citizens)

180 Days

-

BRITAIN (British Overseas Territories citizens, British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British Protected persons)

90 Days

-

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY

90 Days

-

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

90 Days

-

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

90 Days

-

BRUNEI

90 Days

-

BULGARIA

90 Days

-

BURKINA FASO

14 Days

-

BURUNDI

-

Visa Required

BURUNDI Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

CAMBODIA

-

Visa Required

CAMEROON

-

Visa Required

CAMEROON Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

CANADA

90 Days

-

CAPE VERDE (REPUBLIC OF)

30 Days

-

CAYMAN ISLANDS

90 Days

-

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

14 Days

-

CHAD

14 Days

-

CHILE

90 Days

-

COLOMBIA

90 Days

-

COMOROS

14 Days

-

CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF) (Formerly known as Zaire)

-

Visa Required

CONGO (REPUBLIC OF)

-

Visa Required

CONGO (REPUBLIC OF) Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

COSTA RICA

30 Days

-

Costa Rican Provisional passports

-

Visa Required

"Documento de Identidad Y Viaje" issued by Costa Rican Government

-

Visa Required

COTE D'IVOIRE (REPUBLIC OF)

-

Visa Required

CROATIA

14 Days

-

CUBA

-

Visa Required

CYPRUS (REPUBLIC OF)

90 Days

-

CZECH REPUBLIC

90 Days

-

DENMARK

90 Days

-

DJIBOUTI

14 Days

-

DOMINICA (COMMONWEALTH OF)

90 Days

-

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

30 Days

-

ECUADOR

90 Days

-

EGYPT

90 Days

-

EL SALVADOR

30 Days

-

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

14 Days

-

ERITREA

-

Visa Required

ESTONIA

90 Days

-

ETHIOPIA

-

Visa Required

ETHIOPIA Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

FALKLAND ISLANDS & DEPENDENCIES

90 Days

-

FAROE ISLANDS

90 Days

-

FIJI

90 Days

-

FINLAND

90 Days

-

FRANCE

90 Days

-

GABON

14 Days

-

GAMBIA

90 Days

-

GEORGIA

-

Visa Required

GERMANY

90 Days

-

GHANA

-

Visa Required

GHANA Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

GIBRALTAR

90 Days

-

GREECE

90 Days

-

GREENLAND

90 Days

-

GRENADA

90 Days

-

GUATEMALA

30 Days

-

GUINEA

14 Days

-

GUINEA-BISSAU

14 Days

-

GUYANA

90 Days

-

HAITI

14 Days

-

HONDURAS

30 Days

-

HUNGARY

90 Days

-

ICELAND

90 Days

-

INDIA

14 Days

-

INDONESIA

30 Days

-

IRAN

-

Visa Required

IRAQ

-

Visa Required

IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF)

90 Days

-

ISRAEL

90 Days

-

ITALY

90 Days

-

JAMAICA

90 Days

-

JAPAN

90 Days

-

JORDAN

30 Days

-

KAZAKHSTAN

14 days

 

KENYA

90 Days

-

KIRIBATI

90 Days

-

KOREA (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF)

-

Visa Required

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

90 Days

-

KUWAIT

30 Days

-

KYRGYSTAN

-

Visa Required

LAOS

-

Visa Required

LATVIA

90 Days

-

LEBANON

-

Visa Required

LESOTHO

14 Days

-

LIBERIA

-

Visa Required

LIBYA

-

Visa Required

LIECHTENSTEIN

90 Days

-

LITHUANIA

90 Days

-

LUXEMBOURG

90 Days

-

MACEDONIA

14 Days

-

MADAGASCAR

14 Days

-

MALAWI

90 Days

-

MALAYSIA

90 Days

-

MALDIVES

90 Days

-

MALI

14 Days

-

MALTA

90 Days

-

MARSHALL ISLANDS (REPUBLIC OF)

14 Days

-

MAURITANIA

14 Days

-

MAURITIUS

90 Days

-

MEXICO

90 Days

-

MICRONESIA

 (FEDERATED STATES OF)

14 Days

-

MOLDOVA

(REPUBLIC OF)

-

Visa Required

MONACO

90 Days

-

MONGOLIA

14 Days

-

MONTENEGRO ( REPUBLIC OF )

-

Visa Required

MONTSERRAT

90 Days

-

MOROCCO

30 Days

-

MOZAMBIQUE

14 Days

-

MYANMAR

-

Visa Required

NAMIBIA

90 Days

-

NAURU

90 Days

-

NEPAL

-

Visa Required

NETHERLANDS

90 Days

-

NEW ZEALAND

90 Days

-

NICARAGUA

-

Visa Required

NIGER

14 Days

-

NIGERIA

-

Visa Required

NORWAY

90 Days

-

OMAN

30 Days

-

PAKISTAN

-

Visa Required

PAKISTAN Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

PALAU

14 Days

-

PALESTINE (STATES OF)

-

Visa Required

PANAMA

-

Visa Required

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

90 Days

-

PARAGUAY

30 Days

-

PERU

30 Days

-

Special Peruvian passports

-

Visa Required

PHILIPPINES

14 Days

-

PITCAIRN, HENDERSON, DUCIE & OENO ISLANDS

90 Days

-

POLAND

90 Days

-

PORTUGAL

90 Days

-

QATAR

30 Days

-

ROMANIA

90 Days

-

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

14 Days

-

RWANDA

14 Days

-

SAMOA (WESTERN)

30 Days

-

SAN MARINO

90 Days

-

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

14 Days

-

SAUDI ARABIA

30 Days

-

SENEGAL

-

Visa Required

SERBIA (Republic of)

-

Visa Required

SEYCHELLES

90 Days

-

SIERRA LEONE

-

Visa Required

SINGAPORE

90 Days

-

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

90 Days

-

SLOVENIA

90 Days

-

SOLOMON ISLANDS

-

Visa Required

SOMALIA

-

Visa Required

SOUTH AFRICA

30 Days

-

SPAIN

90 Days

-

SRI LANKA

-

Visa Required

SRI LANKA DIPLOMATIC/OFFICIAL PASSPORT

14 Days

-

ST. HELENA

90 Days

-

ST. HELENA DEPENDENCIES (ASCENSION, TRISTAN DA CUNHA)

90 Days

-

ST. KITTS - NEVIS ANGUILLA

90 Days

-

ST. LUCIA

90 Days

-

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

90 Days

-

SUDAN

-

Visa Required

SURINAME

14 Days

-

SWAZILAND

90 Days

-

SWEDEN

90 Days

-

SWITZERLAND

90 Days

-

SYRIA

-

Visa Required

TAJIKISTAN

-

Visa Required

TANZANIA

90 Days

-

THAILAND

30 Days

-

THE SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

90 Days

-

THE SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS OF AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA

90 Days

-

TOGO

-

Visa Required

TOGO Diplomatic/Official Passport

14 Days

-

TONGA

90 Days

-

Tongan National passports

-

Visa Required

Tongan Protected Persons passports

-

Visa Required

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

90 Days

-

TUNISIA

30 Days

-

TURKEY

90 Days

-

TURKMENISTAN

-

Visa Required

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

90 Days

-

TUVALU

90 Days

-

TUVALU (with national status stated as 'I-TUVALU')

-

Visa Required

UGANDA

30 Days

-

UKRAINE

14 Days

-

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

30 Days

-

URUGUAY

90 Days

-

Uruguay passports issued under Decree 289/90

-

Visa Required

U.S.A.

90 Days

-

US TRUST TERRITORY OF PACIFIC ISLANDS (holders of US Trust Territory passports only)

14 Days

-

UZBEKISTAN

-

Visa Required

VANUATU

90 Days

-

VATICAN CITY

14 Days

-

Vatican Service passports

-

Visa Required

VENEZUELA

90 Days

-

VIETNAM

-

Visa Required

YEMEN (REPUBLIC OF)

30 Days

-

ZAMBIA

90 Days

-

ZIMBABWE

90 Days

-

All 'stateless' travel document holders

-

Visa Required

Nationals of other foreign countries do not require visas for a visit

7 Days

-

 

Please note that the above information is for reference only.   If you may need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@intershores.hk or whatasapp (852) 6499 4686.

 

Frequent Travelers

Frequent travelers to Hong Kong may apply for HKSAR Travel Pass or APEC Business Travel Card to enjoy streamlined immigration clearance.

 

If you want to know more, please do not hesitate to contact us:

 

Whatsapp : (852) 6499 4686

Phone : (852) 2186 6936

Email : info@intershores.hk

 

 

Disclaimer:

Whilst reasonable care has been taken in provision of information above, it does not constitute legal or other professional advice. INTERSHORES does not accept any responsibility, legal or otherwise, for any error omission and accepts no responsibility for any financial or other loss or damage that may result from its use.  In particular, readers are advised to take appropriate professional advice before committing themselves to any involvement in jurisdictions, vehicles or practice.

 

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