Hong Kong Visa and Travel Permit

Required Documents for Hong Kong Visa Application:
1. Your valid passport or travel documents in lieu of passport
2. A completely filled out visa application form
3. Your recent photograph (affixed to the application form)
4. Photocopy of proof of your financial standing, e.g. bank statements, savings accounts passbooks, tax receipts, etc. and proof of employment (if any), e.g. company leave letter, salary slips, etc.
5. Photocopy of proof of transportation arrangement, e.g. flight itinerary
6. Photocopy of proof of the proposed leisure visit to Hong Kong, e.g. receipt for a package tour to Hong Kong, itinerary, etc. (for leisure visit only)
7. Photocopy of proof of the proposed visit in the next destination after visiting Hong Kong, itinerary, etc. (for transit only)
8. Photocopy of proof of the proposed business visit to Hong Kong, e.g. letter issued by the applicant's employing company to confirm his/her proposed business activities in Hong Kong, invitation letter issued by a local company, letter issued by a trade body to confirm the applicant's attendance at trade fairs and exhibitions, etc. (for business visit only)
9. Photocopy of proof of relationship with the local sponsor (for family visit only)
10. Photocopy of proof of the proposed visit to Hong Kong (for purposes of visit other than leisure, transit, business or family visit)

Where to Apply the Hong Kong Visa
1. Through the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in your country;
2. Posting the application forms and supporting documents to the Hong Kong Immigration Department;
3. For foreign passport holders living in mainland China, you can submit the Hong Kong visa application form and supporting documents as well as your travel documents to the Immigration Division of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing. The address is: No. 71, Di'anmen Xidajie, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009.

Visa Fee
HKD 160 for Ordinary Visa; HKD 84 for Transit Visa
HKD 170 for Ordinary Visa and HKD 90 for Transit visa if issued by the Immigration Division of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing.

Who needs to apply for a Hong Kong visa or travel permit
A person who need a visa or entry permit for visit (or purposes other than a visit) should obtain the appropriate visa or entry permit before traveling to the HKSAR.

Passport holders of the countries listed below DO NOT need a visa during the visa-free period. Travelers who are not from those countries or those who want to stay for a longer period exceeding the visa-free period, are required to apply for the appropriate visa or entry permit from the nearest Chinese embassies and consulates.

Nationality of foreign country (Territory)/ Type of Travel Document	Visa free period for visit not exceeding
ALBANIA (holders of Albanian biometric passports only)	14 Days
ALGERIA	14 Days
ANDORRA	90 Days
ANGUILLA	90 Days
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA	90 Days
ARGENTINA	90 Days
AUSTRALIA	90 Days
AUSTRIA	90 Days
BAHAMAS	90 Days
BAHRAIN	30 Days
BARBADOS	90 Days
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 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
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
COSTA RICA	30 Days
CROATIA	90 Days
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
ESTONIA	90 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
GERMANY	90 Days
GIBRALTAR	90 Days
GREECE	90 Days
GREENLAND	90 Days
GRENADA	90 Days
GUATEMALA	30 Days
GUINEA	14 Days
GUYANA	90 Days
HAITI	14 Days
HONDURAS	30 Days
HUNGARY	90 Days
ICELAND	90 Days
INDIA	14 Days
INDONESIA	30 Days
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 (REPUBLIC OF)	90 Days
KUWAIT	30 Days
LATVIA	90 Days
LESOTHO	14 Days
LIECHTENSTEIN	90 Days
LITHUANIA	90 Days

Nationality of foreign country (Territory)/ Type of Travel Document	Visa free period for visit not exceeding
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
MONACO	90 Days
MONGOLIA	14 Days
MONTSERRAT	90 Days
MOROCCO	30 Days
MOZAMBIQUE	14 Days
NAMIBIA	90 Days
NAURU	90 Days
NETHERLANDS	90 Days
NEW ZEALAND	90 Days
NIGER	14 Days
NORWAY	90 Days
OMAN	30 Days
PALAU	14 Days
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	90 Days
PARAGUAY	30 Days
PERU	30 Days
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
SERBIA (REPUBLIC OF) (holders of Serbian biometric passports only)	14 Days
SEYCHELLES	90 Days
SINGAPORE	90 Days
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	90 Days
SLOVENIA	90 Days
SOUTH AFRICA	30 Days
SPAIN	90 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
SURINAME	14 Days
SWAZILAND	90 Days
SWEDEN	90 Days
SWITZERLAND	90 Days
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
TONGA	90 Days
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	90 Days
TUNISIA	30 Days
TURKEY	90 Days
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS	90 Days
TUVALU	90 Days
UGANDA	30 Days
UKRAINE	14 Days
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	30 Days
URUGUAY	90 Days
U.S.A.	90 Days
US TRUST TERRITORY OF PACIFIC ISLANDS (holders of US Trust Territory passports only)	14 Days
VANUATU	90 Days
VATICAN CITY	14 Days
VENEZUELA	90 Days
YEMEN (REPUBLIC OF)	30 Days
ZAMBIA	90 Days
ZIMBABWE	90 Days
Nationals of other foreign countries do not required visas for a visit	7 Days

Who needs NOT to apply for a Hong Kong visa or travel permit

No visa or entry permit is required for any purpose if you are Holders of

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport
British National (Overseas) Passport
Hong Kong Certificate of Identity
Hong Kong Re-entry permit (for entry from the Mainland of China and the region of Macau only)
Hong Kong Seaman's Identity Book
Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card

For more information on how to apply the visa please visit Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Entry to neighboring cities in China from Hong Kong

For travel from Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Zhuhai and others, passports are required to be valid for 60 days and visa application and travel document requirements required are as same as those of a traveler who enter China from Beijing and Shanghai.