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Hong Kong Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

155 of 207 passports can enter Hong Kong without arranging a visa in advance: 154 visa-free and 1 with an electronic travel authorization. 48 can apply for an e-visa online.

  • Visa-free 154
  • ETA 1
  • E-visa 48
  • Special 4
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No visa in advance

155 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

154

E-visa online

48

Visa required

0

How to enter Hong Kong

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Most Western, Japanese, Korean and Latin American passports get 90 days visa-free (British citizens 180). Indians need a free online pre-arrival registration for 14-day stays, and Filipinos get 14 days.

RegistrationPre-arrival Registration (PAR)

Indian nationals visiting visa-free

Fee
Free
Stay
14 days per visit
Valid for
6 months or until passport expiry, multiple visits
Processing
Online, usually immediate
Official site: immd.gov.hk

Passport validity

At least 1 month beyond the intended stay

Official entry rules

immd.gov.hk

Checked against 2 sources on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Hong Kong can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Hong Kong visa-free

154 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAlgeria90 daysAndorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia30 daysAustralia90 daysAustria90 daysBahamas90 daysBahrain30 daysBarbados90 daysBelarus30 daysBelgium90 daysBelize90 daysBenin90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBolivia30 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysBurkina Faso90 daysCanada90 daysCape Verde30 daysCayman Islands90 daysChad90 daysChile90 daysColombia90 daysComoros90 daysCosta Rica30 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDjibouti90 daysDominica90 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEgypt90 daysEl Salvador30 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEstonia90 daysFiji90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGabon90 daysGeorgia30 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGrenada90 daysGuatemala30 daysGuinea90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras30 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIndonesia30 daysIreland90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysItaly90 daysJamaica90 daysJapan90 daysJordan30 daysKazakhstan90 daysKenya90 daysKiribati90 daysKuwait30 daysLatvia90 daysLesotho90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau180 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMalaysia90 daysMaldives90 daysMali90 daysMalta90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritania90 daysMauritius90 daysMexico90 daysMicronesia90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat90 daysMorocco30 daysMozambique90 daysNamibia90 daysNauru90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNiger90 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorway90 daysOman30 daysPalau90 daysPanama30 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysParaguay30 daysPeru30 daysPhilippines14 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar30 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa30 daysSan Marino90 daysSao Tome and Principe90 daysSaudi Arabia30 daysSerbia90 daysSeychelles90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Africa30 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSuriname90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTanzania90 daysThailand30 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia30 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUganda30 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 daysUnited Kingdom180 daysUnited States90 daysUruguay90 daysVanuatu90 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Passports that need an ETA for Hong Kong

1 passports. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

India14 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Hong Kong

48 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

AfghanistanAngolaAzerbaijanBangladeshBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral African RepublicCubaDR CongoEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuinea-BissauIranIraqIvory CoastKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLiberiaLibyaMoldovaMyanmarNepalNicaraguaNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanPalestineRepublic of the CongoRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSyriaTajikistanTogoTurkmenistanUzbekistanVietnamYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

4 passports. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

British National (Overseas)China7 daysKosovoTaiwan30 days

Hong Kong visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Hong Kong?

No. US passport holders can visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Hong Kong?

No. UK passport holders can visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 180 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Hong Kong?

No. Canada passport holders can visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Hong Kong?

No. Australia passport holders can visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Hong Kong?

No visa, but India passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before they travel to Hong Kong, for stays of up to 14 days.

How long can you stay in Hong Kong without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days, and some passports get up to 180 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Hong Kong's official site before you book and again before you fly.