Entry rules · India passport
Do India passport holders need a visa for Hong Kong?
No visa, but India passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before travelling to Hong Kong. It allows a stay of up to 14 days per entry.
Checked against official sources on 31 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Electronic travel authorization. Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.
- Stay
- Up to 14 days per entry
- Status
- Verified 31 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Immigration Department, HKSAR
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary India passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: electronic travel authorization
91. INDIA | 14 Days | Pre-arrival registration required%
Indian nationals are required to apply for and successfully complete pre-arrival registration (PAR) online before they can visit the HKSAR visa free. Please click here for details of PAR.
Indian nationals must apply for and successfully complete pre-arrival registration online before they can visit or transit the HKSAR visa-free.
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can make use of the online service to apply for pre-arrival registration free of charge
The registration result will be made known to the registrant instantly.
Failure to present the said two documents will lead to refusal of his/her boarding a conveyance bound for the HKSAR and refusal of entry to the HKSAR upon arrival.
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
91. INDIA 14 Days Pre-arrival registration required%
Indian nationals must apply for and successfully complete pre-arrival registration online before they can visit or transit the HKSAR visa-free. Pre-arrival registration is not required for Indian nationals in direct transit by air and not leaving the airport transit area. An Indian national can make use of the online service to apply for pre-arrival registration free of charge if he/she:
A pre-arrival registration is valid for six months. Subject to meeting normal immigration requirements, a registrant may, during the validity of the pre-arrival registration, use a valid notification slip together with the specific and valid Indian passport linked to the successful pre-arrival registration to make multiple visits to the HKSAR visa-free. On each visit, a registrant may stay in the HKSAR for up to 14 days.
Stay: up to 14 days per entry
On each visit, a registrant may stay in the HKSAR for up to 14 days.
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
91. INDIA 14 Days Pre-arrival registration required%
More quotes (2)
Indian nationals must apply for and successfully complete pre-arrival registration online before they can visit or transit the HKSAR visa-free. Pre-arrival registration is not required for Indian nationals in direct transit by air and not leaving the airport transit area. An Indian national can make use of the online service to apply for pre-arrival registration free of charge if he/she:
A pre-arrival registration is valid for six months. Subject to meeting normal immigration requirements, a registrant may, during the validity of the pre-arrival registration, use a valid notification slip together with the specific and valid Indian passport linked to the successful pre-arrival registration to make multiple visits to the HKSAR visa-free. On each visit, a registrant may stay in the HKSAR for up to 14 days.
Hong Kong for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa-freeUp to 14 days
- Albania, Algeria, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Niger, North Macedonia, Palau, Philippines, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Serbia, Suriname, Ukraine, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates
- Visa-freeUp to 7 daysPublic data
- Macao
- Visa-freeUp to 7 days
- Timor-Leste
- Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Tuvalu
- Visa-freeUp to 180 days
- United Kingdom
- eTAUp to 30 days per entry
- Taiwan
- eVisa
- Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Moldova, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Visa requiredUp to 7 daysPublic data
- China
- No admissionPublic data
- Kosovo
How this rule was checked
On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Hong Kong, chiefly Immigration Department, HKSAR. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: eVisa. The official source shows: electronic travel authorization, up to 14 days per entry, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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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.
Plan your trip
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Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Hong Kong.