Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Hong Kong

This article is about visa requirements for holders of HKSAR passports. For entry requirements for British Nationals (Overseas), see Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas).

Cover of the latest version of an HKSAR biometric passport

As of 2024, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 170 countries and territories, ranking the passport 18th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. ^[1] It is ranked 16th by the Global Passport Power Rank. ^[2]

The official figure provided by the Hong Kong Immigration Department of countries and territories granting visa-free access to Hong Kong SAR passport holders was 171 as of 7 December 2023. (However, this figure excludes countries and territories which are not officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, such as Kosovo and Taiwan so the practical figure relevant to travellers is actually higher.) ^[3]

Due to its one country, two systems stance, the Government of Hong Kong can make a visa-waiver agreement for Chinese residents of Hong Kong with other countries. As a result of both bilateral visa abolition agreements (e.g. between Hong Kong and Russia ^[4] ) and unilateral decisions to grant visa exemptions (e.g. Myanmar), HKSAR passport holders enjoy visa exemptions and simplified visa procedures to a large number of destinations worldwide. Whilst the visa exemptions are mostly only for short trips for pleasure or on business, a number of countries extend the visa exemption to short stays involving paid activities (e.g. Belgium and Luxembourg).

HKSAR passports are available to Chinese citizens who are also permanent residents of Hong Kong and hold a valid Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card, many of whom also hold a British National (Overseas) passport by virtue of their previous status as British Overseas Territories citizens.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Hong Kong holding ordinary passports

  Hong Kong

  Mainland Travel Permit travel

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Greater China

Jurisdiction	Visa requirement	Notes
China ( Mainland )	With a valid Home Return Permit or Chinese Travel Document [5] Home Return Permit not required if Holding an HKSAR Passport for airside transit in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou	Holders of Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or Chinese Travel Document are usually able to enter Mainland China for all purposes within the validity of their travel document. Most permits for adults are valid for 10 years; minors under 18 years old are issued permits valid for five years. Entry is not guaranteed and permit holders could be refused entry and deported back to Hong Kong SAR.
Macau	Visa not required [6]	Visa free for holders of Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards for a stay of less than one year. Visa not required for 7 days for passengers in transit holding HKSAR passports.
Taiwan	Temporary entry and stay permit required [7]

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required [8]
Albania	Visa not required [9]	90 days	Permanent ID Card valid in lieu of valid passport. Maximum stay of 90 days within any 180 days periods.
Algeria	Visa required [10]
Andorra	Visa not required [11]	90 days	90 days within any 180 days period.
Angola	Visa not required [12] [13]	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required [14]	30 days
Argentina	Visa not required [15]	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required [16]	180 days
Australia	Electronic Travel Authority [17]	90 days	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted. Starting from 21 August 2020, Hong Kong passport holders are eligible for applying 5 years student and temporary skilled visas after the enforcement of the national security law. After meeting the requirement of the 5 years stay, eligible visa holders can apply for permanent residence in the same manner like other nationalities. [18]
Austria	Visa not required [19]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Azerbaijan	eVisa [20] [21]	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required [22]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival [23]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa required [24]
Barbados	Visa not required [25]	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required [26]	30 days
Belgium	Visa not required [27]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Belize	Visa not required [28]
Benin	Visa not required [29] [30]	14 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa [31] [32]
Bolivia	Online Visa / Visa on arrival [33]	30 days [34]	Dual nationality is recognized by Bolivia; however, this status must first be approved by Bolivian Immigration. Passengers holding dual nationality should ensure that they arrive and depart Bolivia on the same document, even when the other document may enjoy visa-exemption status.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required [35]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Botswana	Visa not required [36]	90 days	90 days within any year period.
Brazil	Visa not required [37]	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required [38]	14 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required [39]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Burkina Faso	eVisa / Visa on arrival [40] [41]
Burundi	Visa on arrival [42]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival [43] [44]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa [45] [46]		Your chosen embassy will examine your file and make a decision. If the file is accepted, there are two options: The visa is granted at our embassy. Such applicants will receive an electronic message for an appointment. The Applicant(s) must bring the original documents used in the pre-enrolment together with the passport, which mush have at least a minimum of 6 months validity. The visa will be affixed inside your passport. An electronic authorization with a QR code will be provided to collect electronic parameters of those who cannot come to the embassy. Such people would be able to travel to Cameroon with a printed authorization. They will also have to bring along the original documents used for the pre-enrolment. Their parameters will be collected at the entry check point into Cameroon e.g. Airport or Sea port or any border post, and a six- month validity visa will be stamped into your passport.
Canada	Visa not required [47]	6 months	Starting from 2021, Canada rolled out a new scheme for Hong Kong residents migrating to the country after the enforcement of the national security law. 3 years work permits will be available for those who were graduated from either a recognised Canadian or overseas post-secondary institution in the last ten years. In addition, two streams for permanent residency were provided - (1) persons who have graduated from a post-secondary designated learning institution in Canada. (2) persons who have worked in Canada for at least 12 months full time, or an equal amount of part-time hours. If approved, their spouse or partner as well as children can also apply to come with them. [48] [49] Applicants will be eligible for applying Canadian Permanent residency in Canada. eTA required if arriving by air. [50]
Cape Verde	Visa not required [51]	90 days	Online registration called EASE required, otherwise there is additional charge on arrival. It is advised to fill the form 3 days before arrival.
Central African Republic	Visa required [52]
Chad	Visa required [53]
Chile	Visa not required [54]	90 days
Mainland China	With Mainland Travel Permit or Chinese Travel Document only, HKSAR passport is only suitable for transit in Mainland China	Entry to Mainland China cannot be on a HKSAR passport. However, all eligible for a HKSAR passport are also eligible to apply for a separate Mainland Travel Permit (MTP), otherwise and previously known as a Home Return Permit, or a Chinese Travel Document if the HKSAR passport holder does not reside in Greater China and is not in possession of a current MTP, [5] allowing the holder to enter and stay in mainland China for indefinite period until its expiry for any purpose. [55] Issuance of the MTP, however, is not guaranteed for all Chinese citizens of Hong Kong and is at the sole discretion of the Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security of China. MTP not required if transiting through Beijing-Capital, Beijing-Daxing, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, and Guangzhou. Cannot leave the sterile area of the airport if only holding the HKSAR Passport.
Colombia	Visa not required [56]	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival [57]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required [58]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa [59] [60]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required [61]
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa [62] [63]	3 months	Get Visa at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan.
Croatia	Visa not required [64]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba	Tourist Card required [65]	90 days
Cyprus	Visa not required [66]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Czech Republic	Visa not required [67]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Denmark	Visa not required [68]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Djibouti	eVisa [69] [70]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required [71]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required [72]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required [73]	90 days [74]
Egypt	Visa not required [75]	3 months
El Salvador	Visa required [76]
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa [77] [78]
Eritrea	Visa required [79]
Estonia	Visa not required [80]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Eswatini	Visa required [81]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival [82]	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. [83] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. [84]
Fiji	Visa not required [85]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required [86]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
France and territories	Visa not required [87]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Gabon	eVisa [88] [89]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required [90]		In addition to a visa, an entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel. [91]
Georgia	Visa not required [92] [93]	30 days
Germany	Visa not required [94]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. Hong Kong citizens can apply for automatic customs clearance upon entry.
Ghana	Visa required [95]
Greece	Visa not required [96]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Grenada	Visa not required [97]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required [98]
Guinea	eVisa [99] [100]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival [101]	90 days
Guyana	Visa not required [102]	90 days
Haiti	Visa not required [103]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required [104]		No visa required if holding valid visa of US, Canada, or Schengen Member State.
Hungary	Visa not required [105]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Iceland	Visa not required [106]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
India	Visa required [107]
Indonesia	Visa not required [108]	30 days [109]
Iran	Visa not required [110]	21 days [111]
Iraq	Visa required [112]
Ireland	Visa not required [113]	3 months
Israel	Visa not required [114]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required [115]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area Hong Kong citizens can apply for automatic customs clearance upon entry.
Jamaica	Visa not required [116]	30 days
Japan	Visa not required [117]	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival [118] [119]		Not available at all entry points. [120]
Kazakhstan	Visa not required [121]	14 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorization [122] [123]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required [124]	120 days
North Korea	Visa required [125]
South Korea	Electronical Travel Authorization [126] [127]	90 days	HKSAR passport has right to get E-ETA free till 2024. Chinese citizens of Hong Kong can enter South Korea as a short term visit (e.g., tours, visiting relatives or friends, attending simple meetings) up to 90 days without a visa. You must have an onward or return ticket. It is illegal to work on a tourist visa, whether as a teacher or in any other capacity. [128] You must be in possession of a Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) to enter Korea visa-free. You can complete your K-ETA application up to 24 hours before boarding your flight and it will be valid for 3 years from the date of approval. There is a small, non-refundable charge. [128]
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival [129] [130]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required [131]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk). [132] According to the information provided by of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan), HKSAR passport holders may visit Kyrgyzstan visa-free for a stay of up to 30 days entering through Manas International Airport in Bishkek with a return air ticket and re-enter after 30 days from the date of departure from Kyrgyzstan. [133]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival [134]	30 days	17 [Note 1] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. [135] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges [Note 2] and in Boten (road and railroad). [136] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges [Note 3] and 6 border crossings. [Note 4] [135] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. [137]
Latvia	Visa not required [138]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival [139]	1 month	1 month extendable for 2 additional months. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa not required [140]	90 days
Liberia	Visa required [141]
Libya	eVisa [142] [143]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required [144]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Lithuania	Visa not required [145]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Luxembourg	Visa not required [146]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival [147]	60 days
Malawi	Visa not required [148]	30 days
Malaysia	Visa not required [149]	90 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival [150]	30 days
Mali	Visa required [151]
Malta	Visa not required [152]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Marshall Islands	Visa required [153]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival [154]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required [155]	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required [156]	90 days [157]
Micronesia	Visa not required [158]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required [159]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required [160]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Mongolia	Visa not required [161]	14 days
Montenegro	Visa not required [162]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required [163]	30 days
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival [164] [165]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa [166] [167]	28 days	Entry is permitted at these checkpoints. Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport, Kawthaung International Land Border Checkpoint.
Namibia	Visa not required [168]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required [169]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival [170]	90 days [171]
Netherlands	Visa not required [172]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. Hong Kong citizens can apply for automatic customs clearance upon entry.
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority [173]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. [174] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. [175] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. [174]
Nicaragua	Visa not required [176]	90 days
Niger	Visa not required [177]	14 days
Nigeria	eVisa [178] [179]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa not required [180]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required [181]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa [182] [183]	14 days / 30 days
Pakistan	Visa required [184]
Palau	Free visa on arrival [185]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required [186]	30 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa [187] [188]	60 days
Paraguay	Visa required [189]
Peru	Visa not required [190]	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required [191]	14 days
Poland	Visa not required [192]	90 days	90 days regardless of time spent in other Schengen countries.
Portugal	Visa not required [193]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Qatar	Visa not required [194]	30 days
Romania	Visa not required [195]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Russia	Visa not required [196]	14 days
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival [197] [198]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required [199]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required [200]	42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required [201]	3 month
Samoa	Visa not required [202]	90 days
San Marino	Visa not required [203]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa / Visa on arrival [204]	15 days. [205]	Holders of a visa issued by the United States do not require a visa.
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival [206] [207]	90 days
Senegal	Visa required [208]
Serbia	Visa not required [209]	14 days
Seychelles	Electronic Border System [210] [211]	3 months	Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
Sierra Leone	eVisa [212] [213]	3 months
Singapore	Visa not required [214]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required [215]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Slovenia	Visa not required [216]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Solomon Islands	Visa required [217]		Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
Somalia	Visa on arrival [218]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required [219]	30 days
South Sudan	eVisa [220] [221]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required [222]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Sri Lanka	Visa not required / eVisa [223] [224]	30 days / 60 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6 month period. [225] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required [226]
Suriname	Visa not required [227] [228]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. [229] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. [230]
Sweden	Visa not required [231]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Switzerland	Visa not required [232]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area.
Syria	Visa required [233]
Tajikistan	eVisa [234] [235]	60 days	e-Visa holders can enter through all border points.
Tanzania	Visa not required [236]	3 months
Thailand	Visa not required [237]	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival [238]	30 days	A tourist visa costs US$30 and can normally be issued to the holder of a valid HKSAR passport on arrival at Dili International airport or Dili seaport, provided entry into Timor-Leste is regarded as being for a legitimate purpose. The visa will be valid for a single entry ONLY and will allow you to stay for up to 30 days. [239]
Togo	eVisa [240] [241]	15 days	Passengers must have return tickets. They may apply to extend for another 90 days.
Tonga	Free visa on arrival [242]	31 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required [243]
Tunisia	Visa not required [244]	90 days
Turkey	Visa not required [245]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required [246]
Tuvalu	Free visa on arrival [247]	1 month
Uganda	Visa not required [248] [249]	90 days [250]
Ukraine	Visa not required [251]	14 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required [252]	30 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required [253]	6 months
United States	Visa required [254]	Chinese citizens of Hong Kong who do receive a visa are normally issued with 10-years multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas, and each entry can stay for a maximum of 6 months (the period of stay is subject to the border immigration officer) On August 5, 2021, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security to implement a "deferral of removal" for up to 18 months for Hong Kong residents currently in the United States, in response to Beijing's implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law. Eligible Hong Kongers can apply for a work permit. [255] On January 26, 2023, the Biden administration extended the deferral of removal of Hong Kong residents who are present in the United States for another 24 months. [256]
Uruguay	Visa not required [257]	3 months
Uzbekistan	Visa not required [258]	10 days	Must arrive by air. Otherwise an electronic visa is available. [259]
Vanuatu	Visa not required [260]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required [261]
Venezuela	Visa not required [262]	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa [263] [264]	90 days	e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen	Visa not required [265]	30 days
Zambia	Visa not required [266]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required [267]	3 months

Territories

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Hong Kong for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Europe
Abkhazia	Visa required [268]
Mount Athos	Special permit required	Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. [269] [270]
Crimea	Visa not required	Visa issued by Russia is required, HK SAR Passport is exempted from a visa to enter Russia for 14 days. [271]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months [272]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required [273]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa not required [274]
Gibraltar	Visa not required [275]
Guernsey	Visa not required [276]
Isle of Man	Visa not required [277]
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours [278] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. [279]
Jersey	Visa not required [280]
Kosovo	Visa not required [281]	90 days
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [282] [283]
Transnistria	Visa not required	Migration card issued upon arrival. [284] [285]
Africa
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required. [286]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). [287]
Mayotte	Visa not required [288]	90 days
Réunion	Visa not required [288]	90 days
Ascension Island	Admission refused [289] [290]	From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas including eVisas to Chinese citizens of Hong Kong. [291]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling. [292]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. [293]
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [294] [295]
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreigners travelling more than 25 kilometres outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required. [296]
Asia
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. [297] [298] [299] [300] [301]
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. [302]
Kish Island	Visa not required	Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. [303]
Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak	Visa not required	These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. [304]
Maldives	Permission required	With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. [305]
Palestine	Visa not required [306]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [307]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. [308] [309] [310]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden. [311]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla	Visa not required [312]	3 months
Aruba	Visa not required [313]	30 days
Bermuda	Visa not required [314]	lesser than 6 months
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa not required [315]	30 days
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required [316]	30 days
Cayman Islands	Visa not required [317]	60 days for tourism / 10 days for business
Curacao	Visa not required [318]	30 days
French Guiana	Visa not required [319]	90 days
French West Indies	Visa not required	French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. [320]
Greenland	Visa not required [274]	90 days
Montserrat	Visa not required [321]	90 days
Puerto Rico	Visa required [322]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required [288]	90 days
Sint Maarten	Visa not required [323]	3 months
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required [324]	90 days
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required [325]
Oceania
American Samoa	Visa required [326]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required. [327]
Clipperton Island	Special permit required	Special permit required. [328]
Cook Islands	Visa not required [329]	31 days [330]
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required. [331]
French Polynesia	Visa not required [332]	90 days
Guam	Visa not required [333]	Visa free for holders of both Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards and HKSAR Passport for a stay of less than 45 days. Visa required if without Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards.
New Caledonia	Visa not required [288]	90 days
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa not required [333]	Visa free for holders of both Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards and HKSAR Passport for a stay of less than 45 days. Visa required if without Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards.
Niue	Visa on arrival [334]	30 days [335]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. [336] [337] [338]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island. [339] [340] [341] [342] [343] [344] [345]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required [288]	90 days
South America
Galápagos	Pre-registration required	Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure. [346]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands	Visa not required [347]	A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month. [348]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [349] [350]
Antarctica		Special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. [351] [352] [353] [354] [355] [356] [357] [358] [359] [360] [361] [362]

APEC Business Travel Card

  Full members of the scheme

  Transitional members (United States, Canada)

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries: ^[363]

Australia 2   Brunei 2   Chile 2   China 4   Indonesia 4   Japan 2   Malaysia 2   Mexico 1   New Zealand 2

Papua New Guinea 4   Peru 2   Philippines 4   Russia 3   Singapore 4   South Korea 2   Taiwan 2   Thailand 2   Vietnam 4

_{1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days}

Permanent residents with Chinese nationality (holders of HKSAR passport / BN(O) passport) are required to apply for a Mainland Travel Permit to enter Mainland China, to the exclusion of all other documents.

The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages: ^[364]

• No need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by   Canada and   United States)
• Undertake legitimate business in participating economies
• Expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members

Non-visa restrictions

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Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. ^[365] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year ^[366] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. ^[367]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ^{[368] [369]}

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens ^{[370] [371]} or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled). ^[372]

Some countries, such as Japan, ^[373] Ireland and the United Kingdom, ^[374] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, ^[375] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, ^[376] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, ^[377] Philippines, ^[378] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam. ^[379]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives ^[380] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, ^[381] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata , banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. ^[382]

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait, ^[383] Lebanon, ^[384] Libya, ^[385] Syria, ^[386] and Yemen ^[387] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017 ^[update] ) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[ citation needed ]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside. ^[388]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, ^{[389] [390]} Argentina, ^[391] Brunei, Cambodia, ^[392] China, ^[393] Ethiopia, ^[394] Ghana, Guinea, ^[395] India, Japan, ^{[396] [397]} Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), ^[398] Malaysia upon entry and departure, ^[399] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, ^[400] Singapore, South Korea, ^[401] Taiwan, Thailand, ^[402] Uganda, ^[403] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), ^{[404] [405] [406]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. ^[407]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports ^[408] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. ^{[409] [410]}

See also

• China portal
• Hong Kong portal

• Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas)
• Visa requirements for Chinese citizens of Macau
• Visa requirements for Chinese citizens (mainland)
• Visa policy of Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport

Notes

1. • Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
   • Lantui - Baka (China)
   • Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
   • Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
   • Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
   • Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
   • Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
   • Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
   • Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
   • Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
   • Phoudou (Thailand)
   • Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
   • Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
   • Lalai (Vietnam)
   • Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
   • Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
   • Savannakhet Airport
2. • Vientiane
   • Savannakhet
   • Bokeo
3. • Vientiane
   • Savannakhet
   • Khammouane
   • Bokeo
4. • Samliemkham (Thailand and Myanmar)
   • Tanalaeng - Nongkai (Thailand)
   • Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
   • Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
   • Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
   • Boten - Bo han (China)

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External links

• Official GovHK list of countries/territories offering visa-free access for Hong Kong SAR passport holders (Note: This list is not comprehensive as it excludes countries/territories without diplomatic relations with China)