This passage sets out the visa or entry permit requirements of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of
the Peoples Republic of China. It cannot be taken as a full statement of the law governing immigration.
Please note that persons who need a visa or entry permit for visit (or purposes other than a visit) should obtain the appropriate
visa or entry permit before travelling to the HKSAR.
HKSAR visa requirements for the following foreign countries / territories:
|
Nationality
|
Visa free period
|
Require VISA,
|
1.
|
AFGHANISTAN
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
2.
|
ALBANIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
3.
|
ALBANIA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
4.
|
ALGERIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
5.
|
ANDORRA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
6.
|
ANGOLA
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
7.
|
ANGUILLA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
8.
|
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
9.
|
ARGENTINA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
10.
|
ARMENIA
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
11.
|
AUSTRALIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
12.
|
AUSTRIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
13.
|
AZERBAIJAN
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
14.
|
BAHAMAS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
15.
|
BAHRAIN
|
30 Days
|
-
|
16.
|
BANGLADESH
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
17.
|
BARBADOS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
18.
|
BELARUS
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
19.
|
BELGIUM
|
90 Days
|
-
|
20.
|
BELIZE
|
90 Days
|
-
|
21.
|
BENIN
|
14 Days
|
-
|
22.
|
BERMUDA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
23.
|
BHUTAN
|
14 Days
|
-
|
24.
|
BOLIVIA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
25.
|
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
26.
|
BOTSWANA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
27.
|
BRAZIL
|
90 Days
|
-
|
28.
|
BRITAIN
|
180 Days
|
-
|
29.
|
BRITAIN
|
90 Days
|
-
|
30.
|
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
31.
|
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
32.
|
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
33.
|
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
|
90 Days
|
-
|
34.
|
BULGARIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
35.
|
BURKINA FASO
|
14 Days
|
-
|
36.
|
BURUNDI
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
37.
|
CAMBODIA
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
38.
|
CAMEROON
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
39.
|
CANADA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
40.
|
CAPE VERDE (REPUBLIC OF)
|
30 Days
|
-
|
41.
|
CAYMAN ISLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
42.
|
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
|
14 Days
|
-
|
43.
|
CHAD
|
14 Days
|
-
|
44.
|
CHILE
|
90 Days
|
-
|
45.
|
COLOMBIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
46.
|
COMOROS
|
14 Days
|
-
|
47.
|
CONGO
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
48.
|
CONGO
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
49.
|
COSTA RICA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
50.
|
Costa Rican
Provisional passports
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
51.
|
"Documento de Identidad Y Viaje"
issued by Costa Rican Government
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
52.
|
COTE DIVOIRE
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
53.
|
CROATIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
54.
|
CUBA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
55.
|
CYPRUS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
56.
|
CZECH REPUBLIC
|
90 Days
|
-
|
57.
|
DENMARK
|
90 Days
|
-
|
58.
|
DJIBOUTI
|
14 Days
|
-
|
59.
|
DOMINICA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
60.
|
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
|
30 Days
|
-
|
61.
|
ECUADOR
|
90 Days
|
-
|
62.
|
EGYPT
|
90 Days
|
-
|
63.
|
EL SALVADOR
|
30 Days
|
-
|
64.
|
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
65.
|
ERITREA
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
66.
|
ESTONIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
67.
|
ETHIOPIA
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
68.
|
FALKLAND ISLANDS
& DEPENDENCIES
|
90 Days
|
-
|
69.
|
FAROE ISLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
70.
|
FIJI
|
90 Days
|
-
|
71.
|
FINLAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
72.
|
FRANCE
|
90 Days
|
-
|
73.
|
GABON
|
14 Days
|
-
|
74.
|
GAMBIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
75.
|
GEORGIA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
76.
|
GERMANY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
77.
|
GHANA
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
78.
|
GIBRALTAR
|
90 Days
|
-
|
79.
|
GREECE
|
90 Days
|
-
|
80.
|
GREENLAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
81.
|
GRENADA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
82.
|
GUATEMALA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
83.
|
GUINEA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
84.
|
GUINEA-BISSAU
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
85.
|
GUYANA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
86.
|
HAITI
|
14 Days
|
-
|
87.
|
HONDURAS
|
30 Days
|
-
|
88.
|
HUNGARY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
89.
|
ICELAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
90.
|
INDIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
91.
|
INDONESIA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
92.
|
IRAN
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
93.
|
IRAQ
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
94.
|
IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF)
|
90 Days
|
-
|
95.
|
ISRAEL
|
90 Days
|
-
|
96.
|
ITALY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
97.
|
JAMAICA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
98.
|
JAPAN
|
90 Days
|
-
|
99.
|
JORDAN
|
30 Days
|
-
|
100.
|
KAZAKHSTAN
|
14 Days
|
-
|
101.
|
KENYA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
102.
|
KIRIBATI
|
90 Days
|
-
|
103.
|
KOREA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
104.
|
KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
|
90 Days
|
-
|
105.
|
KUWAIT
|
30 Days
|
-
|
106.
|
KYRGYZSTAN
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
107.
|
LAOS
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
108.
|
LATVIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
109.
|
LEBANON
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
110.
|
LESOTHO
|
14 Days
|
-
|
111.
|
LIBERIA
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
112.
|
LIBYA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
113.
|
LIECHTENSTEIN
|
90 Days
|
-
|
114.
|
LITHUANIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
115.
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
90 Days
|
-
|
116.
|
MACEDONIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
117.
|
MADAGASCAR
|
14 Days
|
-
|
118.
|
MALAWI
|
90 Days
|
-
|
119.
|
MALAYSIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
120.
|
MALDIVES
|
90 Days
|
-
|
121.
|
MALI
|
14 Days
|
-
|
122.
|
MALTA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
123.
|
MARSHALL ISLANDS
|
14 Days
|
-
|
124.
|
MAURITANIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
125.
|
MAURITIUS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
126.
|
MEXICO
|
90 Days
|
-
|
127.
|
MICRONESIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
128.
|
MOLDOVA
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
129.
|
MONACO
|
90 Days
|
-
|
130.
|
MONGOLIA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
131.
|
MONTENEGRO
|
14 Days
|
-
|
132.
|
MONTSERRAT
|
90 Days
|
-
|
133.
|
MOROCCO
|
30 Days
|
-
|
134.
|
MOZAMBIQUE
|
14 Days
|
-
|
135.
|
MYANMAR
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
136.
|
NAMIBIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
137.
|
NAURU
|
90 Days
|
-
|
138.
|
NEPAL
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
139.
|
NETHERLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
140.
|
NEW ZEALAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
141.
|
NICARAGUA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
142.
|
NIGER
|
14 Days
|
-
|
143.
|
NIGERIA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
144.
|
NORWAY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
145.
|
OMAN
|
30 Days
|
-
|
146.
|
PAKISTAN
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
147.
|
PALAU
|
14 Days
|
-
|
148.
|
PALESTINE (STATES OF)
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
149.
|
PANAMA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
150.
|
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
151.
|
PARAGUAY
|
30 Days
|
-
|
152.
|
PERU
|
30 Days
|
-
|
153.
|
Special Peruvian passports
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
154.
|
PHILIPPINES
|
14 Days
|
-
|
155.
|
PITCAIRN, HENDERSON,
DUCIE & OENO ISLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
156.
|
POLAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
157.
|
PORTUGAL
|
90 Days
|
-
|
158.
|
QATAR
|
30 Days
|
-
|
159.
|
ROMANIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
160.
|
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
|
14 Days
|
-
|
161.
|
RWANDA
|
14 Days
|
-
|
162.
|
SAMOA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
163.
|
SAN MARINO
|
90 Days
|
-
|
164.
|
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
|
14 Days
|
-
|
165.
|
SAUDI ARABIA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
166.
|
SENEGAL
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
167.
|
SERBIA (REPUBLIC OF)
|
14 Days
|
-
|
168.
|
SERBIA (REPUBLIC OF)
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
169.
|
SEYCHELLES
|
90 Days
|
-
|
170.
|
SIERRA LEONE
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
171.
|
SINGAPORE
|
90 Days
|
-
|
172.
|
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
|
90 Days
|
-
|
173.
|
SLOVENIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
174.
|
SOLOMON ISLANDS
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
175.
|
SOMALIA
|
-
|
Visa Required*
|
176.
|
SOUTH AFRICA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
177.
|
SOUTH SUDAN
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
178.
|
SPAIN
|
90 Days
|
-
|
179.
|
SRI LANKA
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
180.
|
ST. HELENA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
181.
|
ST. HELENA DEPENDENCIES
|
90 Days
|
-
|
182.
|
ST. KITTS - NEVIS ANGUILLA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
183.
|
ST. LUCIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
184.
|
ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
|
90 Days
|
-
|
185.
|
SUDAN
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
186.
|
SURINAME
|
14 Days
|
-
|
187.
|
SWAZILAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
188.
|
SWEDEN
|
90 Days
|
-
|
189.
|
SWITZERLAND
|
90 Days
|
-
|
190.
|
SYRIA
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
191.
|
TAJIKISTAN
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
192.
|
TANZANIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
193.
|
THAILAND
|
30 Days
|
-
|
194.
|
THE SOUTH GEORGIA
AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH
ISLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
195.
|
THE SOVEREIGN BASE
AREAS OF AKROTIRI
AND DHEKELIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
196.
|
TOGO (please see remarks)
|
-
|
Visa Required^
|
197.
|
TONGA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
198.
|
Tongan National passports
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
199.
|
Tongan Protected Persons passports
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
200.
|
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
|
90 Days
|
-
|
201.
|
TUNISIA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
202.
|
TURKEY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
203.
|
TURKMENISTAN (please see remarks)
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
204.
|
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
|
90 Days
|
-
|
205.
|
TUVALU
|
90 Days
|
-
|
206.
|
TUVALU I-TUVALU)
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
207.
|
UGANDA
|
30 Days
|
-
|
208.
|
UKRAINE
|
14 Days
|
-
|
209.
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
|
30 Days
|
-
|
210.
|
URUGUAY
|
90 Days
|
-
|
211.
|
Uruguay passports issued under Decree 289/90
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
212.
|
U.S.A.
|
90 Days
|
-
|
213.
|
US TRUST TERRITORY OF PACIFIC ISLANDS
|
14 Days
|
-
|
214.
|
UZBEKISTAN (please see remarks)
|
-
|
Visa Required#
|
215.
|
VANUATU
|
90 Days
|
-
|
216.
|
VATICAN CITY
|
14 Days
|
-
|
217.
|
Vatican Service passports
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
|
|
|
|
218.
|
VENEZUELA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
219.
|
VIETNAM
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
220.
|
YEMEN (REPUBLIC OF)
|
30 Days
|
-
|
221.
|
ZAMBIA
|
90 Days
|
-
|
222.
|
ZIMBABWE
|
90 Days
|
223.
|
All stateless travel document holders
|
-
|
Visa Required
|
Remarks:
* All nationals are required to hold a valid visa for the HKSAR for whatever purpose (including those who are
in transit and remain on the airside).
^ All nationals (except holders of Diplomatic and Official passports) are required to hold a valid visa for the HKSAR
for whatever purpose (including those who are in transit and remain on the airside). Holders of Diplomatic and Official
passport may visit the HKSAR visa-free for a stay not exceeding 14 days.
# Holders of Diplomatic and Official passport may visit the HKSAR visa-free for a stay not exceeding 14 days.
The information in this passage on visa or entry permit requirements for visitors to the HKSAR is updated in November 2013.
There may be subsequent changes.
From The Government of the HongKong Special Administrative Region
|