Do Americans need a visa to go to Hong Kong?

1. You can travel to Hong Kong visa-free, but your stay will not exceed 90 days.

On the page of Hong Kong Tourist Visa and Entry Rules of the Hong Kong Immigration Department, part II 12, visitors from foreign countries/regions can obtain the details.

American No.212? You can visit the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region visa-free, but your stay should not exceed 90 days.

2. American citizens going to Hong Kong

1. American citizens can visit Hong Kong for a short time and stay in Hong Kong for 90 days without a visa.

2. American citizens who intend to stay in Hong Kong for more than 90 days, or go to Hong Kong for employment, residence, performances, exhibitions, study abroad in Hong Kong, vocational training and industrial and commercial training, need to apply for a visa to Hong Kong in advance.

3. Application method, application materials, processing time, application fee and payment method.

(1) Application method: You can contact the Immigration Department of the HKSAR Government directly, submit your application yourself, or forward it through the embassy or consulate.

(2) Application materials: Fill in the corresponding application form according to the purpose of coming to Hong Kong and provide supporting documents. For details, please visit the website of the Immigration Department of the HKSAR Government.

(3) Processing time: It is decided by the Immigration Department of the SAR Government, and the time is not fixed. Generally, it needs more than 1 month.

(4) Application fee:

Visa fees must be paid according to the requirements of the Immigration Department of the HKSAR Government.

Whether the application forwarded by the embassy or consulate is approved or not, the applicant needs to pay a cable contact fee of $25/person to the embassy or consulate.

(5) Payment method:

Visa fees shall be paid in the manner prescribed by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR Government.

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Foreign citizens applying for Chinese visas:

Chinese visa applicants should, in principle, apply for visas in advance to China embassies and consulates abroad, offices in Hong Kong and Macao or other overseas institutions authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Applicants should complete their visas in advance according to their own itinerary. ?

Foreigners who need emergency entry for humanitarian reasons, are invited to engage in emergency business, engineering repair or have other emergency entry needs can apply for a port visa at a port approved by the State Council, China, with the supporting documents of the competent department of China. ?

Travel agencies that organize inbound tourism in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state may apply to the port visa authorities for group tourist visas. Being able to apply does not mean that the application will be approved naturally, and all the responsibilities that may arise therefrom should be borne by the applicant. ?

In addition to 24-hour transit outside the airport, 72-hour transit in seven cities including Beijing and Shanghai, 6-day convenience tour in Guangdong and 0/5 visa-free tour in Hainan, American and French citizens must complete their visas abroad in advance when coming to China, and are not allowed to apply for visas at ports.

Hong Kong Immigration Department-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Tourist Visa and Entry Permit Rules

China Consular Service Network-Can foreign citizens apply for visas at China Port?

Consulate General of China in San Francisco-China, Hong Kong and Macao Visa/Entry Permit