Visa requirement
Hong Kong visa for Vietnamese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Vietnamese citizens need a visa to enter Hong Kong.
Last verified: (yesterday)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- Hong Kong ImmD places this ordinary-passport row in the visa-required column for visits. The issued visa or entry permit controls the allowed stay and conditions.
- Varies — see notes
- Apply for a visa before you travel
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply for a visa before you travel Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Hong Kong ImmD places this ordinary-passport row in the visa-required column for visits. The issued visa or entry permit controls the allowed stay and conditions.
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity Hong Kong ImmD requires the traveller to hold the correct travel document and, where applicable, a visa or entry permit. This source set does not publish a single universal passport-month threshold for every ordinary-passport row. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The table header preserves a direct-airside-transit exception when the traveller does not leave the airport transit area, while the ordinary passport entry route remains visa-required. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Vietnamese citizens need a visa to enter Hong Kong. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
Hong Kong visa or entry-permit fees and service channels depend on the application route and mission/ImmD handling. Confirm the current fee on the official source before paying.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- Hong Kong ImmD requires the traveller to hold the correct travel document and, where applicable, a visa or entry permit. This source set does not publish a single universal passport-month threshold for every ordinary-passport row.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The table header preserves a direct-airside-transit exception when the traveller does not leave the airport transit area, while the ordinary passport entry route remains visa-required.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Vietnamese ordinary passport
- Approved Hong Kong visit visa or entry permit before travel
- Completed application form, photograph and supporting documents required by the Hong Kong Immigration Department or relevant Chinese mission
- Adequate funds for the stay without working
- Onward or return travel unless transiting to Chinese Mainland or Macao
- Accommodation, sponsor, itinerary or local-contact evidence if requested
Why this verdict
Vietnamese citizens are encoded from the Hong Kong Immigration Department source set. Source row/route: VIETNAM. 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.
- Transit treatment under the visa-required row Conditional
The table header preserves a direct-airside-transit exception when the traveller does not leave the airport transit area, while the ordinary passport entry route remains visa-required.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Vietnamese citizens need a visa for Hong Kong?
- Vietnamese citizens need a visa to enter Hong Kong. (Visa required.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Vietnamese passport holders stay in Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong ImmD places this ordinary-passport row in the visa-required column for visits. The issued visa or entry permit controls the allowed stay and conditions.
- How much does the Hong Kong entry cost for Vietnamese citizens?
- The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.