Visa requirement
Hong Kong visa for Chinese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Entry to Hong Kong for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below.
Last verified: (yesterday)
What this means: Entry depends on your specific circumstances — read the conditions below and confirm with the official source before you travel.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- Hong Kong ImmD handles Mainland Chinese visitors through EEP endorsements for ordinary visits, while PRC passport holders transiting through Hong Kong to or from another country or territory may be granted seven days on each landing without a prior entry permit if normal requirements, destination entry facilities and confirmed onward booking are met.
- Varies — see notes
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Hong Kong ImmD handles Mainland Chinese visitors through EEP endorsements for ordinary visits, while PRC passport holders transiting through Hong Kong to or from another country or territory may be granted seven days on each landing without a prior entry permit if normal requirements, destination entry facilities and confirmed onward booking are met.
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity Use the valid EEP/endorsement or PRC passport and destination entry facilities required for the exact Mainland Chinese route. The public ImmD source set used here does not publish a single passport-month threshold for all Mainland Chinese routes. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; PRC passport holders transiting through Hong Kong to or from another country or territory may be granted seven days if destination entry facilities and confirmed onward booking are held. Mainland resident visit routes use EEP endorsements. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Entry to Hong Kong for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
The Hong Kong ImmD source describes EEP/endorsement and PRC-passport transit routes but does not publish a single Hong Kong visitor fee for this mixed route. Mainland document or endorsement fees are handled by the relevant issuing authorities.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- Use the valid EEP/endorsement or PRC passport and destination entry facilities required for the exact Mainland Chinese route. The public ImmD source set used here does not publish a single passport-month threshold for all Mainland Chinese routes.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; PRC passport holders transiting through Hong Kong to or from another country or territory may be granted seven days if destination entry facilities and confirmed onward booking are held. Mainland resident visit routes use EEP endorsements.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Mainland Chinese ordinary passport or Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP), depending on route
- Appropriate EEP endorsement for the purpose of visit when travelling as a Mainland resident visitor
- For PRC-passport transit: valid entry facilities for the destination and confirmed onward booking
- Adequate funds and purpose-of-trip evidence if requested
Why this verdict
Chinese citizens are encoded from the Hong Kong Immigration Department source set. Source row/route: Mainland Chinese ordinary-passport / EEP route. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, employment, establishing or joining a business, special travel documents, diplomatic/service passports, airline handling, route-specific transit and Hong Kong immigration discretion can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Hong Kong Immigration Department source before booking.
Conditional rules
- Work, study, residence, employment, establishing or joining a business Visa required
Hong Kong ImmD says visitors are not allowed to work, study, establish or join a business, or take up residence under the visitor route.
- Stay longer than the visa-free or permitted visitor period Visa required
Hong Kong ImmD says travellers who want to stay longer than the allowed visa-free period must apply for a visa or entry permit before travel.
- Change immigration status after arrival Visa required
Hong Kong ImmD says visitors are normally not allowed to change immigration status after arrival except in the most unusual circumstances.
- Mainland resident visitor route Conditional
Mainland residents normally need an EEP and the endorsement matching the purpose of travel, such as individual visit, group visit, visiting relatives or business visit.
- PRC passport transit through Hong Kong to or from another country or territory Conditional
Up to 7 days. PRC passport holders may be granted seven days on each landing without a prior entry permit if normal requirements, destination entry facilities and confirmed onward booking are met.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Chinese citizens need a visa for Hong Kong?
- Entry to Hong Kong for Chinese citizens depends on conditions — see below. (Conditional.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Chinese passport holders stay in Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong ImmD handles Mainland Chinese visitors through EEP endorsements for ordinary visits, while PRC passport holders transiting through Hong Kong to or from another country or territory may be granted seven days on each landing without a prior entry permit if normal requirements, destination entry facilities and confirmed onward booking are met.
- How much does the Hong Kong entry cost for Chinese citizens?
- The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.