Can I go to Hong Kong on May Day?

This year’s May Day holiday is definitely something that many friends are looking forward to. Although there is a holiday, friends, it is not recommended for everyone to travel this year. However, if you simply want to go to Hong Kong, it depends on the situation. Not all visas can go there.

Can I go to Hong Kong on May Day?

No, you can’t enter Hong Kong with a travel visa yet

Usually, the visa you apply for to go to Hong Kong from the mainland is a travel visa. Valid for 7 days. This does not meet the current entry requirements for Hong Kong and will be directly refused entry at the port.

Only those holding visit visas, study stay visas, or other special visas valid for 14 days can enter Hong Kong

Travel visas are currently suspended

Guangdong-wide The provincial immigration department has temporarily suspended the processing of the following businesses

Stop accepting, approving, and issuing visas for mainland residents to travel to Hong Kong and Macao (including group travel, individual travel, and "one trip per week" to Shenzhen.

Synchronous closure The self-service kiosks, online service platforms and other acceptance channels will be closed, and the recovery time will be announced separately.

When will the closure be lifted?

The compulsory quarantine regulations have an expiration date

According to " Regulation", the expiration date is May 7. Theoretically, everyone can enter Hong Kong freely with a tourist visa from May 8 at the earliest, and no longer need to be subject to mandatory quarantine for 14 days. However, the current epidemic situation is changing, and it may be extended. Date.

Under normal circumstances, it is better not to leave the country. If you really need it, you can apply for a visa to go to Hong Kong.

The visa type

First of all. What is clear is that before coming to Hong Kong and Macao, mainland residents must obtain an endorsement issued by the mainland public security department for the purpose of visiting Hong Kong and Macao. The types currently available are as follows:

Individual Travel G

The validity period can be The duration is three months or one year, and the number of stays can be one or two. Generally, the maximum stay is 7 days each time, but there are also longer visas. So far, "free travel" individual travel can be applied for through Hong Kong visas. According to the announcement of the Hong Kong Immigration Department, there are 49 cities in one country: 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province, and 28 prefecture-level cities/municipalities in other provinces. In addition, residents with Shenzhen household registration can apply for multiple visas a year. , but you can only go once a week.

Group tour L

It is divided into once or twice in three months and once or twice in a year, with each stay not exceeding 7 days. (ps: There is no need for customs clearance service now, and group travel visas can also be passed directly through customs

Visit relatives T

It is valid once every three months, and each stay can be 14 days; or It is valid for multiple times within three months, and the stay does not exceed 90 days from the date of first entry.

Business S

It is divided into three-month multiple times, three-month multiple times, and one year. Multiple times, each stay does not exceed 7 days.

Other Q

Once or twice in three months, once or twice a year, each stay does not exceed 14 days.

Stay D

It is valid for multiple times, and the exit validity period is issued according to the period approved by the relevant departments of Hong Kong or Macao.

Tips: Just refer to G and L when traveling~