This page was last updated on January 2023
Is Hong Kong open for visitors?
Yes. Hong Kong has opened to international visitors. However, visitors must still follow all COVID-19 entry requirements.
Is Hong Kong open to international tourism?
Yes. Hong Kong is open to international visitors but with certain restrictions.
Is Hong Kong open for business travellers?
Yes. Hong Kong is now allowing the entry of vaccinated international visitors, including business travellers.
Hong Kong has a particular migration visa scheme called ‘‘Entry for Investment’ for foreign entrepreneurs who wish to operate their businesses in Hong Kong. This visa scheme also acts as a work permit issued to the owner of a business. The entrepreneur visa is typically issued for one year and can be renewed after that.
What are Hong Kong’s vaccine requirements?
Hong Kong is open to fully vaccinated international travellers. Arrivals to Hong Kong who have stayed in any place outside China will need to have the vaccine requirements as follows:
- Fully vaccinated means the suggested dosage has been administered in accordance with the “List of COVID-19 Vaccines Recognised for Specified Purposes” of a COVID-19 vaccination course at least 14 days prior to the day of departure for Hong Kong.
- Recovered persons: For persons who was previously infected with COVID-19, they will be required to receive one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the day of departure for Hong Kong in order to be considered as fully vaccinated.
- Persons aged between 12 and 17 on the scheduled day of departure: those who have received one dose of Comirnaty vaccine at least 14 days prior to the day of departure for Hong Kong are deemed to have complied with the requirements of completing the COVID-19 vaccination course under pre-departure requirements.
What are Hong Kong’s testing and quarantine requirements?
Testing and quarantine requirements
Foreign nationals and non‑Hong Kong residents twelve years old and above must be fully vaccinated to be accepted for travel to Hong Kong.
All passengers three years old and above must present a negative COVID‑19 pre‑departure test. They may also voluntarily declare the test result via the Department of Health’s electronic health declaration form (www.chp.gov.hk/hdf/) prior to their arrival at Hong Kong. For arrival via Hong Kong International Airport, the health declaration is valid for 96 hours; for arrival via land control points, the health declaration is valid for 24 hours.
On the day of arrival Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will be conducted within 24 hours or a PCR-based nucleic acid test conducted within 48 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure (for arrivals via the airport) or before arrival at Hong Kong (for arrivals via other boundary control points) and obtained a negative result. Retain the photo showing the RAT result or the PCR test report for 90 days.
The Government recommends all inbound persons to conduct daily RATs using self-arranged rapid antigen test (RAT) kits during the period between the day of arrival (i.e. Day 0) and Day 5 after arrival at Hong Kong.
Please consult the Government of Hong Kong website for further information.
Arrivals from Mainland
Starting January 8, all persons entering the Mainland from Hong Kong, or entering Hong Kong from the Mainland, are required to undergo a polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid test for COVID-19 within 48 hours prior to the scheduled time of flight departure (for those entering via the airport) or the time of arrival and obtain a negative result.
In addition, if inbound persons from Macao have stayed in the Mainland on the day of, or in the seven days prior to, arrival at Hong Kong, they will be required to undergo a PCR test within 48 hours prior to the scheduled time of arrival at Hong Kong, and obtain a negative result for entering Hong Kong.
Pre-departure test and obtaining negative results will be needed:
- For inbound persons from the Mainland or Macao (who have stayed in the Mainland on the day of, or in the seven days prior to, arrival at Hong Kong): PCR-based nucleic acid test conducted within 48 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure (for arrivals via the airport) or before arrival at Hong Kong (for arrivals via other boundary control points); or
- For inbound persons from Macao (who have not stayed in the Mainland on the day of, or in the seven days prior to, arrival at Hong Kong) or Taiwan: Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted within 24 hours or PCR-based nucleic acid test conducted within 48 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure (for arrivals via the airport) or before arrival at Hong Kong (for arrivals via other boundary control points); and
Retain the photo showing the RAT result or the PCR test report for 90 days.
Inbound non-Hong Kong residents from the Mainland who arrive in Hong Kong via selected boundary control points must make a booking at the online booking system of the Shenzhen Municipal Government and must obtain a booking confirmation.
