It cannot be taken as a full statement of the law governing immigration. Even where all immigration requirements set out in this chapter are met, travellers should not assume that they can gain automatic entry. Skip to main content. Our Services. Expand All.
If you need advice on individual cases, please address your enquiries to : any Chinese diplomatic and consular mission ; or the Immigration Department. If you have a close connection with the HKSAR by birth or long period of residence in the Region, you may not require a visa or entry permit.
Please read Part I of this chapter. If Part I does not apply to you, you will need a visa or entry permit to work, study, establish or join in any business or to take up residence in the HKSAR. Please read Part II of this chapter.
Part I. Travel documents bearing one of the following endorsements: "Holder's eligibility for Hong Kong permanent identity card verified. Part II. Unless Part I applies to you, you require a visa or entry permit to work, study, establish or join in any business or to take up residence in the HKSAR.
Otherwise, you are taking the risk of being refused admission on arrival. Visitors are required to have adequate funds to cover the duration of their stay without working and, unless in transit to the Mainland of China or the Macao Special Administrative Region, to hold onward or return tickets.
If you want to stay longer than the visa free period allowed, you must apply for a visa or entry permit before travelling to the HKSAR. Visitors are not allowed by law to take up employment paid or unpaidto establish or join in any business, or to enter school as a student, nor, except in the most unusual circumstances, are visitors allowed to change their immigration status after arrival.
You may apply for the appropriate visa or entry permit from the nearest Chinese diplomatic and consular mission [Note] visit visa applications from Indian resa till hong kong visum should be submitted to the HKSAR Immigration Department direct. As an alternative, you may also submit your visa or entry permit application to the HKSAR Immigration Department either directly by post or through a local sponsor.
To shorten the processing time, application forms and supporting documents can be sent by fax to in the first instance. However, the original copy of the duly completed application form and the photographs required should be sent immediately to the HKSAR Immigration Department by air mail.
If you are a Chinese resident of Taiwan, you should submit your application for an entry permit through one of the authorised airlines. You can also obtain information here for entry to Hong Kong from the Mainland of China. Persons who need a visa or entry permit for visit or purposes other than a visit should obtain the appropriate visa or entry permit before travelling to the HKSAR.
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