Visa & Permit for Entering Hong Kong

The Immigration Department’s <a style="text-decoration: " href="https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/visit-transit/visit-visa-entry-permit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region</a> gives a list of countries/ territories which always require a VISA. Please check if you need a VISA to enter Hong Kong. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/visit-transit/visit-visa-entry-permit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <button class="btn vep-btn-outline text-level-body text-font-bold" type="button"> Need VISA?<br /></button></a> <br /><br />Please read through all the details and conditions stated in the captioned website. <br />

1. Check out the Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements

This guidebook sets out the entry arrangement for persons who require a visa/entry permit to visit/transit the HKSAR. You can find application procedures, travel documentation requirements, etc, in this guidebook. To speed up your application, you can download the <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/forms/forms/id-e-1004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">application form</a> in advance.<br /><br />Please note that this entry arrangement does not apply to Chinese residents of the Mainland China and Taiwan (other than People's Republic of China passport holders and Chinese residents of Taiwan living overseas).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID(E)1004.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <button class="btn vep-btn-outline text-level-body text-font-bold" type="button"> View Guidebook</button></a>

2. Guidebook for Entry for Visit/Transit in Hong Kong

To assist your visa application, the fair organiser(s) can issue you an official invitation letter. Please send us a request <strong>at least two months before the Fair begins.<br /><br />After receiving and verifying the requested documents, we will send you the invitation letter one week later.<br /><br />It will normally take four to six weeks for the Immigration Department to process a visit/transit visa/entry permit application upon receipt of all the required documents. </strong>Please note the issuance of a visa is at the discretion of the Hong Kong Immigration Department<strong><br /><br /><a href="http://form.hktdc.com/UI_RegistrationSite/Registration/RegistrationForm.aspx?FORMID=28ce217e-ed91-4d95-b3ba-164589e0dfde&amp;BYPASS=YES&amp;LANGID=1&amp;faircode=hkopticalfair" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <button class="btn vep-btn-outline text-level-body text-font-bold" type="button"> Submit Request<br /></button> </a></strong>

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