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Visa requirements for Hong Kong

Holders of 150 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

194 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

Government travel advice for Hong Kong

United States
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise a high degree of caution

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Hong Kong as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for Hong Kong

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter Hong Kong. The full list is in the table below.

  • Visa-free
  • Electronic travel authorization
  • eVisa
  • Visa required
  • No admission
  • Hong Kong
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter Hong Kong. Select a country to see the rule for its passport.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to Hong Kong — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Visa-free148 passports

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free to enter Hong Kong
PassportStayStatusSource
AlbaniaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
AlgeriaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
AndorraUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Antigua and BarbudaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ArgentinaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ArmeniaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
AustraliaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
AustriaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BahamasUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BahrainUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BarbadosUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BelarusUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BelgiumUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BelizeUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BeninUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BhutanUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BoliviaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BotswanaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BrazilUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BruneiUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
BulgariaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Burkina FasoUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
CanadaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Cape VerdeUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ChadUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ChileUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ColombiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ComorosUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Costa RicaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
CroatiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
CyprusUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
CzechiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
DenmarkUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
DjiboutiUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
DominicaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Dominican RepublicUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
EcuadorUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
EgyptUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
El SalvadorUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Equatorial GuineaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
EstoniaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
FijiUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
FinlandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
FranceUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GabonUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GeorgiaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GermanyUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GreeceUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GrenadaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GuatemalaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GuineaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
GuyanaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
HaitiUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
HondurasUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
HungaryUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
IcelandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
IndonesiaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
IrelandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
IsraelUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ItalyUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
JamaicaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
JapanUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
JordanUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
KazakhstanUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
KenyaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
KiribatiUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
KuwaitUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
LatviaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
LesothoUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
LiechtensteinUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
LithuaniaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
LuxembourgUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MacaoUp to 7 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MadagascarUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MalawiUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MalaysiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MaldivesUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MaliUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MaltaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Marshall IslandsUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MauritaniaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MauritiusUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MexicoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MicronesiaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MonacoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MongoliaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MontenegroUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MoroccoUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
MozambiqueUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
NamibiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
NauruUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
NetherlandsUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
New ZealandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
NicaraguaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
NigerUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
North MacedoniaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
NorwayUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
OmanUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
PalauUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
PanamaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Papua New GuineaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ParaguayUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
PeruUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
PhilippinesUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
PolandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
PortugalUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
QatarUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
RomaniaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
RussiaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Saint Kitts and NevisUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Saint LuciaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SamoaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
San MarinoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
São Tomé and PríncipeUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Saudi ArabiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SerbiaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SeychellesUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SingaporeUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SlovakiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SloveniaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Solomon IslandsUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
South AfricaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
South KoreaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SpainUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SurinameUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SwedenUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
SwitzerlandUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
TanzaniaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ThailandUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Timor-LesteUp to 7 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
TongaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Trinidad and TobagoUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
TunisiaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
TürkiyeUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
TuvaluUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
UgandaUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
UkraineUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
United Arab EmiratesUp to 30 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
United KingdomUp to 180 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
United StatesUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
UruguayUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
VanuatuUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Vatican CityUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
VenezuelaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ZambiaUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
ZimbabweUp to 90 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR

eTA2 passports

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization to enter Hong Kong
PassportStayStatusSource
IndiaUp to 14 daysVerified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
TaiwanUp to 30 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR

eVisa46 passports

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter Hong Kong
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Angola—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Azerbaijan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Bangladesh—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Burundi—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Cambodia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Cameroon—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Central African Republic—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Cuba—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Eritrea—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Eswatini—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Ethiopia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Gambia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Ghana—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Iran—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Iraq—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Laos—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Lebanon—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Liberia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Libya—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Moldova—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Myanmar—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Nepal—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Nigeria—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
North Korea—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Pakistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Palestine—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Republic of the Congo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Rwanda—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Senegal—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Sierra Leone—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Somalia—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
South Sudan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Sri Lanka—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Sudan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Syria—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Tajikistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Togo—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Turkmenistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Uzbekistan—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Vietnam—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR
Yemen—Verified 31 Oct 2026Immigration Department, HKSAR

Visa required1 passport

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter Hong Kong
PassportStayStatusSource
ChinaUp to 7 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026

No admission1 passport

Short visits are currently suspended or refused, apart from narrow exceptions.

No admission to enter Hong Kong
PassportStayStatusSource
Kosovo—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026