Pandemic Travel Alert

FULLY CLOSED

General Policy

Starting 8 January 2022, for 14 days, inbound passenger flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK and the US prohibited from landing. All travellers (including Hong Kong residents) who have stayed in any place on the suspended flights list for more than two hours on the day of boarding, or during the 21 days before that day, are not allowed to board for Hong Kong.
Entry depends on three factors:
- Whether the person arriving at Hong Kong is a Hong Kong resident
- What places the person arriving at Hong Kong has stayed in on the day of boarding for/arrival at Hong Kong, or the 21 days before that day. As of 6 January 2022, areas are categorized:
  
  High-Risk
  
  138 areas (listed at source 2)
  
  Low-Risk
  
  None
  
  Medium-Risk
  
  All other places except Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan
- Whether the person arriving at Hong Kong is fully vaccinated and holds a recognised vaccination record.
Only fully vaccinated Hong Kong residents are allowed to board flights for Hong Kong from high-risk places. For medium-risk places and Taiwan, only Hong Kong residents and fully vaccinated non-Hong Kong residents are allowed to board flights for Hong Kong.

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Overview

An overview of the complex boarding, quarantine and testing arrangements for persons arriving at Hong Kong (including Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong) is given in a [PDF Download]. For details, refer to the government's COVID-19 Thematic Website - Inbound Travel.

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Pre-pandemic visa rules

Passport Validity: Valid for one month beyond the intended period of stay
Other Documents: Visitors are required to have adequate funds to cover the duration of their stay without working and, unless in transit to the Mainland of China or the Macao Special Administrative Region, to hold onward or return tickets.
Transit: - Holders of confirmed onward tickets are permitted transit without visa in international transit area for up to 48 hours.
Dual Nationality: U.S. policy on dual nationality can be found here.

The duration of stay is 90 days . Expiry of the limit of stay is to be counted from the day after the date of entry. A visitor is required to leave Hong Kong on or before the limit of stay expires. For example, a visitor that arrived in Hong Kong on 1 January, and given permission to remain as a visitor for seven days from the date of entry, is permitted to remain until 8 January.
To enter the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from Hong Kong, a valid passport and PRC visa is required.