Recently, Hong Kong declared that people from 164 countries and territories would be allowed to visit the country visa-free. They will be allowed to stay anywhere between 14 to 180 days! And if happen to be a citizen of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, or even Qatar, you must read this article, because there’s definitely something in there for you! Keep reading for more information.
Hong Kong Visa-Free Travel
As mentioned above, Hong Kong is now allowing entry to citizens of 164 countries for anywhere between 14 to 180 days, visa-free. This comes after the country announced to giveaway 5,00,000 flight tickets in May 2023 for free! So, if you too are curious about finding out all the countries that are eligible for this, we have mentioned the entire list below!
Countries Eligible For A 14-Day Visa-Free Visit
1. Madagascar
2. Algeria
3. Djibouti
4. Bhutan
5. Lesotho
6. Burkina Faso
7. Chad
8. Comoros
9. Benin
10. Equatorial Guinea
11. Gabon
12. Guinea
13. Marshall Islands
14. India (mandatory pre-arrival registration)
15. Palau
16. Ukraine
17. Albania (for people with Albanian biometric passports)
18. Haiti
19. Bosnia & Herzegovina
20. Mauritania
21. Vatican City
22. Mali
23. Montenegro
24. Suriname
25. Mongolia
26. North Macedonia
27. Russian Federation
28. Philippines
29. Mozambique
30. Sao Tome & Principe
31. Serbia (for people with Serbian biometric passports)
32. Niger
33. Kazakhstan
34. US Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (for people with US trust territory passports)
35. Micronesia
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Countries Eligible For A 30-Day Visit
36. El Salvador
37. Kuwait
38. Bahrain
39. Bolivia
40. Armenia
41. Oman
42. Dominican Republic
43. Belarus
44. Guatemala
45. Panama
46. Indonesia
47. Jordan
48. Costa Rica
49. Cape Verde
50. United Arab Emirates
51. Tunisia
51. Saudi Arabia
53. Peru
54. Qatar
55. Samoa
56. Honduras
57. Morocco
58. Thailand
59. South Africa
60. Uganda
61. Paraguay
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Countries Eligible For A 90-Day Visit
62. Estonia
63. Antigua & Barbuda
64. Bulgaria
65. Australia
66. Austria
67. Faroe Islands
68. Barbados
69. Kenya
70. Belize
71. Bermuda
72. Botswana
73. Brazil
74. Gibraltar
75. Cayman Islands
76. Anguilla
77. Lithuania
78. Brunei Darussalam
79. Jamaica
80. Canada
81. Liechtenstein
82. Chile
83. Maldives
84. Croatia
85. Slovak Republic
86. Czech Republic
87. British Antarctic Territory
88. Dominica
89. Argentina
90. Italy
91. Seychelles
92. Eswatini
93. Falkland Islands and dependencies
94. Ireland
95. Fiji
96. Denmark
97. France
98. Belgium
99. Mauritius
100. Greece
101. Finland
102. Egypt
103. Guyana
104. Hungary
105. Iceland
106. British Indian Ocean Territory
107. Israel
108. Norway
109. Ecuador
110. Bahamas
111. Britain (for British overseas territories citizens, overseas citizens, subjects, and protected persons)
112. Kiribati
113. Germany
114. Latvia
115. Greenland
116.British Virgin Islands
117. Grenada
118. Malawi
119. Malaysia
120. Colombia
121. Malta
122. Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie & Oeno Island
123. Mexico
124. Zambia
125. Montserrat
126. Japan
127. Nauru
128. Netherlands
129. New Zealand
130. Namibia
131. Papua New Guinea
132. Korea
133. Vanuatu
134. Portugal
135. Turkey
136. San Marino
137. Luxembourg
138. Singapore
139. Romania
140. Slovenia
141. Spain
142. Uruguay
143. Poland
144. St. Kitts & Nevis
145. St. Lucia
146. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
147. Venezuela
148. Cyprus
149. Zimbabwe
150. South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
151. The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia
152. Tonga
153. Switzerland
154. St. Helena Dependencies (Ascension, Tristan da Cunha)
155. Turks & Caicos Islands
156. Tuvalu
157. St. Helena
158. United States of America (except for diplomatic passports)
159. Tanzania
160. Sweden
161. Monaco
162. Trinidad and Tobago
163. Andorra
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Country Eligible For A 180-Day Visa-Free Visit
British citizens from the UK can visit Hong Kong for 180 days. Additionally, Chinese citizens living in the UAE can get a 7-day permit for visa-free transit to a third country. However, there are two conditions, one, you’re transiting via Hong Kong to another country; and second, you’re travelling via Hong Kong from China to another country.
So, go ahead and plan your trip now!
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First Published: March 09, 2023 11:42 AM