Passports & Visas

You must be in possession of a valid passport to enter Hong Kong. If your passport is due to expire within three months of your departure you should obtain a new passport.

Although Hong Kong is now part of the People's Republic of China, it remains a Special Administrative Region with its own immigration controls. Whilst all visitors to mainland China should obtain a visa before travelling, visitors to Hong Kong can stay up to six months without a visa.

Visitors entering Hong Kong via mainland China and leaving again via the mainland should note that they will need to apply for a double or multiple entry visa for mainland China.

If you wish to enter China from Hong Kong you can apply for a PRC visa at the following office:

Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong
5th Floor, China Resources Building
Lower Block , 26 Harbour Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 00 852 2827 1881

(closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays)

You can ask for a single, double or multi-entry visa for up to a year. Processing usually takes three working days. Applications should be accompanied by a valid passport, a photograph, a complete visa application form and, for a business visa, an official invitation (either in the form of a letter or fax). Cost ranges from HK$180 to HK$1300 depending on the type of visa required. The most common type of visa is a single entry tourist visa valid for up to one month costing HK$180. The same visa with an express service (same day processing and pick up) will cost HK$380.