Passport
Hong Kong: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Hong Kong. 176 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 13 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 142Visa-free
- 12ETA
- 22On arrival
- 28eVisa
- 22Visa required
Hong KongPassport strength
A strong passport 13
Rank 13 of 199. 176 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 18.
Schengen AreaVisa-free90 days
United KingdomETA180 days
CanadaETA180 days
AustraliaETA90 days
New ZealandETA90 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
South KoreaVisa-free90 days
SingaporeVisa-free30 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 days
TürkiyeVisa-free90 days
ThailandVisa-free60 days
BrazilVisa-free90 days
MexicoVisa-free90 days
IsraelETA90 days
South AfricaVisa-free30 days
IndonesiaVisa-free30 days
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa-free90 daysWeak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 50
A prior visa is needed for 50 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
United StatesVisa required
ChinaVisa required
IndiaVisa required
VietnameVisa
CubaeVisa
AfghanistaneVisa
American SamoaVisa required
BangladesheVisaWhat the passport gives
What a Hong Kong passport gives
rank 35 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility90176 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law86score 1.22 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life97HDI 0.955
- Health and longevity9785.5 years life expectancy
- Education88education index 0.88
- Taxes84up to 16%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 142
Entry on your passport
AlbaniaEurope · 90 days
AlgeriaAfrica · 14 days
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica · 30 days
AnguillaCaribbean · 90 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 days
ArmeniaMiddle East · 180 days
ArubaCaribbean · 30 days
AustriaEurope · 90 days
AzerbaijanEurope · 30 days
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 90 days
BelarusEurope · 30 days
BelgiumEurope · 90 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 14 days
BermudaAmericas · 180 days
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 days
BruneiAsia · 14 days
BulgariaEurope · 90 days
CambodiaAsia · 14 days
Cape VerdeAfrica · 90 days
Cayman IslandsCaribbean · 60 days
ChileAmericas · 90 days
ColombiaAmericas · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
CroatiaEurope · 90 days
CuraçaoCaribbean · 30 days
CyprusEurope · 90 days
CzechiaEurope · 90 days
DenmarkEurope · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
Dominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEgyptAfrica · 90 days
EstoniaEurope · 90 days
Falkland IslandsAmericas · 30 days
Faroe IslandsEurope
FijiOceania · 120 days
FinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 days
French GuianaAmericas · 90 days
French PolynesiaOceania · 90 days
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope · 30 days
GermanyEurope · 90 days
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope · 90 days
GreenlandEurope · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuamOceania
GuyanaAmericas · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
HungaryEurope · 90 days
IcelandEurope · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 days
IranMiddle East · 21 days
IrelandEurope · 90 days
ItalyEurope · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 30 daysJapanAsia · 90 days
JordanMiddle East · 14 days
KazakhstanAsia · 14 days
KiribatiOceania · 30 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
KyrgyzstanAsia · 30 days
LaosAsia · 14 days
LatviaEurope · 90 days
LesothoAfrica · 90 days
LiechtensteinEurope · 90 days
LithuaniaEurope · 90 days
LuxembourgEurope · 90 days
MacaoAsia · 365 days
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 90 days
MaliAfrica · 90 days
MaltaEurope · 90 days
MauritiusAfrica · 180 days
MayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MoldovaEurope · 90 days
MonacoEurope
MongoliaAsia · 14 days
MontenegroEurope · 90 days
MontserratCaribbean · 90 days
MoroccoAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NetherlandsEurope · 90 days
New CaledoniaOceania · 90 days
NicaraguaAmericas · 90 days
NigerAfrica · 14 days
North MacedoniaEurope · 90 days
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania · 45 days
NorwayEurope · 90 days
OmanMiddle East · 14 days
PanamaAmericas · 30 days
PeruAmericas · 183 days
PhilippinesAsia · 14 days
PolandEurope · 90 days
PortugalEurope · 90 days
QatarMiddle East · 30 days
RéunionAfrica · 90 days
RomaniaEurope · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 90 days
San MarinoEurope · 90 days
SerbiaEurope · 14 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 days
Sint MaartenCaribbean · 90 days
SlovakiaEurope · 90 days
SloveniaEurope · 90 days
Solomon IslandsOceania · 30 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 30 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 days
SpainEurope · 90 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
SwedenEurope · 90 days
SwitzerlandEurope · 90 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysThailandAsia · 60 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
TunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 days
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 days
UgandaAfrica · 90 days
UkraineEurope · 14 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 30 days
UruguayAmericas · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia · 10 days
VanuatuOceania · 30 days
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas · 90 days
YemenMiddle East · 30 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 180 daysETA 12
Electronic authorisation online
Kenya
Palestine
Russia
Seychelles
Sri Lanka
TaiwanOn arrival 22
Visa issued at the border
BahrainMiddle East · 14 days
BoliviaAmericas · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 14 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
DjiboutiAfrica · 14 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
KuwaitMiddle East · 90 days
LebanonMiddle East · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 15 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
MyanmarAsia · 30 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica · 30 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TongaOceania · 31 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 28
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsiaBangladeshAsia
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
Central African RepublicAfrica
Côte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbean
DR CongoAfrica
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GhanaAfrica
GuineaAfrica
IraqMiddle East
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
TogoAfricaVietnamAsiaVisa required 22
Through a consulate
American SamoaOceania
ChadAfricaChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
EritreaAfrica
EswatiniAfrica
GambiaAfrica
GuatemalaAmericas
HondurasAmericasIndiaAsia
Marshall IslandsOceania
NauruOceania
North KoreaAsia
ParaguayAmericas
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
SenegalAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SudanAfrica
TurkmenistanAsiaUnited StatesAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbeanHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +18
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +15
Türkiye
Eurasia · new destinations
+12St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +12
Guinea-Bissau
Africa · new destinations
- +11
Vanuatu
Oceania · new destinations
- +11
Sierra Leone
Africa · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Hong Kong: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 176 of 226 countries and territories, 142 visa-free, 12 with an ETA and 22 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 13 of 199.
Hong Kong: is a Schengen visa needed?
No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.
Hong Kong → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.
Hong Kong → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Hong Kong → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa-free, 30 days. Entry on your passport.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 18 destinations without a prior visa, Türkiye adds 15. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.