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🇭🇰 Who needs a visa for Hong Kong?
U.S. State Department travel advisory for Hong Kong: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (updated 4 September 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.
Travel essentials for Hong Kong
| Capital | City of Victoria |
| Currency | Hong Kong dollar (HKD, $) |
| Official languages | English, Chinese |
| Calling code | +852 |
| Plugs and voltage | type G · 220 V |
| Internet domain | .hk |
Neighbouring countries: 🇨🇳 China
Visa requirements by passport
Entry requirements for Hong Kong by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Hong Kong before you travel.
Visa-free (147)
- 🇦🇱 Albania · 14 days
- 🇩🇿 Algeria · 14 days
- 🇦🇩 Andorra · 90 days
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · 90 days
- 🇦🇷 Argentina · 90 days
- 🇦🇲 Armenia · 30 days
- 🇦🇺 Australia · 90 days
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 90 days
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas · 90 days
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain · 30 days
- 🇧🇧 Barbados · 90 days
- 🇧🇾 Belarus · 14 days
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 90 days
- 🇧🇿 Belize · 90 days
- 🇧🇯 Benin · 14 days
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan · 14 days
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia · 30 days
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · 14 days
- 🇧🇼 Botswana · 90 days
- 🇧🇷 Brazil · 90 days
- 🇧🇳 Brunei · 90 days
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 90 days
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 14 days
- 🇨🇦 Canada · 90 days
- 🇨🇻 Cape Verde · 30 days
- 🇹🇩 Chad · 14 days
- 🇨🇱 Chile · 90 days
- 🇨🇴 Colombia · 90 days
- 🇰🇲 Comoros · 14 days
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica · 30 days
- 🇭🇷 Croatia · 90 days
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus · 90 days
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 90 days
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 90 days
- 🇩🇯 Djibouti · 14 days
- 🇩🇲 Dominica · 90 days
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · 30 days
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador · 90 days
- 🇪🇬 Egypt · 90 days
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador · 30 days
- 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · 14 days
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 90 days
- 🇫🇯 Fiji · 90 days
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 90 days
- 🇫🇷 France · 90 days
- 🇬🇦 Gabon · 14 days
- 🇬🇪 Georgia · 30 days
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 90 days
- 🇬🇷 Greece · 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
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 30 days
- 🇮🇪 Ireland · 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
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait · 30 days
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 90 days
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho · 14 days
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein · 90 days
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 90 days
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 90 days
- 🇲🇴 Macau · 7 days
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar · 14 days
- 🇲🇼 Malawi · 90 days
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia · 90 days
- 🇲🇻 Maldives · 90 days
- 🇲🇱 Mali · 14 days
- 🇲🇹 Malta · 90 days
- 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands · 14 days
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania · 14 days
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius · 90 days
- 🇲🇽 Mexico · 90 days
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia · 14 days
- 🇲🇨 Monaco · 90 days
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia · 14 days
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro · 14 days
- 🇲🇦 Morocco · 30 days
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique · 14 days
- 🇳🇦 Namibia · 90 days
- 🇳🇷 Nauru · 90 days
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 90 days
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand · 90 days
- 🇳🇪 Niger · 14 days
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia · 14 days
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 90 days
- 🇴🇲 Oman · 30 days
- 🇵🇼 Palau · 14 days
- 🇵🇦 Panama · 30 days
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 90 days
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay · 30 days
- 🇵🇪 Peru · 30 days
- 🇵🇭 Philippines · 14 days
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 90 days
- 🇵🇹 Portugal · 90 days
- 🇶🇦 Qatar · 30 days
- 🇷🇴 Romania · 90 days
- 🇷🇺 Russia · 14 days
- 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 90 days
- 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
- 🇼🇸 Samoa · 30 days
- 🇸🇲 San Marino · 90 days
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 30 days
- 🇷🇸 Serbia · 14 days
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90 days
- 🇸🇬 Singapore · 90 days
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 90 days
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 90 days
- 🇿🇦 South Africa · 30 days
- 🇰🇷 South Korea · 90 days
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 90 days
- 🇸🇷 Suriname · 14 days
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 90 days
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 90 days
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe · 14 days
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan · 30 days
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania · 90 days
- 🇹🇭 Thailand · 30 days
- 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · 7 days
- 🇹🇴 Tonga · 90 days
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 90 days
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia · 30 days
- 🇹🇷 Turkey · 90 days
- 🇹🇻 Tuvalu · 90 days
- 🇺🇬 Uganda · 30 days
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine · 14 days
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 180 days
- 🇺🇸 United States · 90 days
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay · 90 days
- 🇻🇺 Vanuatu · 90 days
- 🇻🇦 Vatican City · 14 days
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela · 90 days
- 🇿🇲 Zambia · 90 days
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 90 days
ETA required (1)
- 🇮🇳 India · 14 days
e-Visa (46)
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
- 🇦🇴 Angola
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- 🇧🇮 Burundi
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- 🇨🇩 DR Congo
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- 🇮🇶 Iraq
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
- 🇱🇦 Laos
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- 🇱🇾 Libya
- 🇲🇩 Moldova
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar
- 🇳🇵 Nepal
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- 🇵🇸 Palestine
- 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
- 🇸🇴 Somalia
- 🇸🇸 South Sudan
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 🇸🇾 Syria
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
- 🇹🇬 Togo
- 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- 🇾🇪 Yemen