Visa requirements by country
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Legend: easy entry need special visa unspecified or multiple options
AfghanistanVisa required
Albania
AlgeriaVisa required
Andorra
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
ArgentinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
ArmeniaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
AustraliaElectronic Travel Authority|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 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.
AustriaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
AzerbaijaneVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
BahamasVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Bahrain
BangladeshVisa on arrival (Conditional)
BarbadosVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
BelarusVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
BelgiumVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
BelizeVisa not required
BeninVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
NotesMust have an international vaccination certificate.
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana
BrazilVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
BruneiVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
Bulgaria
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
BurundiVisa required
Cambodia
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
NotesStarting from 2021, Canada will roll 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 five years. If approved, their spouse or partner as well as children can also apply to come with them. Details of proving a path to Canadian citizenship will be announced in 2021. eTA required if arriving by air.
Cape VerdeVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Mainland ChinaWith Mainland Travel Permit only, Hong Kong Passport is only suitable for transit in Mainland China|Duration: 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, allowing the holder to enter and stay in Mainland China for indefinite period until its expiry (as a tourist/ for business, those who wish to take up employment or studies need to apply for separate study/ work permits in addition to their MTP.) 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.
ColombiaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
CubaTourist Card required|Duration: 30 days
Cyprus
Czech RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
DenmarkVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
DjiboutieVisa|Duration: 31 days
DominicaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
EcuadorVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
EgyptVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: up to 90 days
NotesVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.
FijiVisa not required|Duration: 4 months
FinlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France and territoriesVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon
GambiaVisa required
NotesIn addition to a visa, an entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.
Georgia
GermanyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GrenadaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
NotesBeginning on 1 December 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.
GuatemalaVisa required
GuineaeVisa
Guinea-Bissau
GuyanaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
HaitiVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HondurasVisa required
NotesNo visa required if holding valid visa of US, Canada, or Schengen Member State
HungaryVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IcelandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Indiae-Visa|Duration: 60 days
Notese-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports or 3 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
IndonesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
IranVisa not required|Duration: 21 days[15]
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
IsraelVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
ItalyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
JamaicaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
JapanVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Jordan
KazakhstanVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
KenyaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
KiribatiVisa not required|Duration: 120 days
North KoreaAdmission refused
NotesDue to SARS-CoV-2, North Korea government banned all foreign tourists as a protection.
South KoreaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
KuwaitAdmission refused
NotesDue to SARS-CoV-2, Kuwait government stops issuing the travel visas to the ordinary passport holders of Chinese citizens, including Hong Kong SAR passport holders.
KyrgyzstaneVisa
NotesElectronic 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).
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge, and at 13 border crossings as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020. eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points — Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders. Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.
LatviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LebanonVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
Notes1 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.
LesothoVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LithuaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LuxembourgVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalawiVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
MalaysiaVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
MaldivesVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall IslandsVisa required
Mauritania
MauritiusVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MexicoVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Moldova
Monaco
MongoliaVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
MontenegroVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MoroccoVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Mozambique
MyanmarVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NamibiaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
NauruVisa required
NepalFree visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NetherlandsVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New ZealandElectronic Travel Authority|Duration: 3 months
NotesInternational Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. 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. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
NicaraguaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NigerVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
NigeriaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NorwayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
OmaneVisa|Duration: 30 days
PakistaneVisa
NotesOnline visa is eligible Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.
PalauFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
PanamaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa / Free visa on arrival|Duration: 60 days
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa not required|Duration: 183 days
PhilippinesVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
PolandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days regardless of time spent in other Schengen countries
PortugalVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
QatarVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Romania
RussiaVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Saint LuciaVisa not required|Duration: 42 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
SamoaFree Entry Permit on arrival|Duration: 60 days
San MarinoVisa not required
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 15 days.
NotesHolders of a visa issued by the United States do not require a visa.
Saudi ArabiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
SlovakiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SloveniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands
SomaliaVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesAvailable at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South AfricaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
South SudanElectronic Visa
NotesObtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
SpainVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri LankaElectronic Travel Authorization|Duration: 30 days
NotesExtendable for another 150 days. Also visa available upon arrival.
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
SwedenVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SwitzerlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanTemporary entry and stay permit required|Duration: If you meet the following conditions, you can apply for a 【Temporary entry and stay permit】 before departure online (online visa) or landing: (To enter Kinmen and Matsu, you must apply for a 【Temporary entry and stay permit】 before departure) 1) Intend to stay no more than 30 days 2) Permanent residents born in Hong Kong and Macau. 3) Those who were not born in Hong Kong or Macau who went to Taiwan as permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau after 1983. 4) Hold a valid entry and exit permit (entry permit) for the Republic of China (Taiwan) applicable to Hong Kong and Macao residents. If you apply for a【Temporary entry and stay permit】 online (online visa), you must use A4 paper to print it out by yourself, otherwise you need to apply for a 【Temporary entry and stay permit】 on arrival again (in Kinmen and Matsu, you will be refused entry) This 【Temporary entry and stay permit】online (online visa) is valid for three months for a single entry (if using a cruise ship to enter Taiwan, it is two entries) The application fee is free of charge before departure, and the landing application fee is NT$300. To avoid the spread of COVID-19, all Hong Kong residents are not allowed to visit Taiwan from 7 February 2020, applicants should apply by desk at the representative offices of Taiwan and providing entry and departure records proving without travel records to the mainland China within 14 days if having special and emergency reasons.
TajikistaneVisa|Duration: 45 days
Notes45 days within any 90 days period E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
TanzaniaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
ThailandVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Timor-Leste
TogoVisa on arrival|Duration: 7 days
TongaFree visa on arrival|Duration: 31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required
TunisiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
TurkeyVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluFree visa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
UgandaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
UkraineVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
United Arab EmiratesFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
United KingdomVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
United StatesVisa required|Duration: 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 national security law to crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong. Eligible Hong Kongers can apply for a work permit.
UruguayVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
UzbekistanVisa not required|Duration: 10 days
NotesMust arrive by air. Otherwise an electronic visa is available.
VanuatuVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Vatican CityVisa not required
VenezuelaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Vietname-Visa|Duration: 30 days
NotesDue to SARS-CoV-2, Vietnamese government was stopped issuing the travel visas to the ordinary passport holders of Chinese citizens, including Hong Kong and Macau SAR passport holders. The e-visa application has been resumed for application to Hong Kong and Macau Chinese passport holders from 8 February 2020.
YemenVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
ZambiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
ZimbabweVisa not required|Duration: 6 months