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Due to the international status of Hong Kong and British National (Overseas), both HKSAR passports and BN(O) passports are ineligible for Visa Waiver Program of the United States, and required to obtain a visa prior to travelling to the United States. However, HKSAR passport holders may travel to Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa-free for ...
Cover of the latest version of an HKSAR biometric passport. As of 2024, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 171 countries and territories, ranking the passport 18th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The passport is also machine readable, designed for immigration control points equipped with passport scanners. Details which are printed include: Travel document type: PH; Code of Issuing State: CHN; Document number; Surname and Given Names: in Traditional Chinese characters and English; Nationality: Sex: denoted as "M" (male) or "F" (female)
The HKSAR passport or MSAR passport allows the holder to travel to other countries and regions, but it may not be used for travelling to Macau/Hong Kong(except transit). The HKSAR passport or MSAR passport is also used as a travel document for travel to Taiwan in conjunction with the Exit and Entry Permit issued by the government of Republic of ...
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport; British National (Overseas) passport [note 1] (Note: No longer recognized by the HKSAR government for immigration clearance and identification purposes only from 31 January 2021, which has no effect on the immigration status of BN(O) in Hong Kong.) [9]
The eligibility of Hong Kong Re-entry permit is: . Chinese citizens who have either acquired the right of abode or been granted unconditional stay in Hong Kong. Persons not of Chinese nationality who have been granted unconditional stay in Hong Kong but cannot obtain national passports or travel documents of any other countries or regions.
Visa requirements for British Nationals (Overseas) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states and territories placed on British National (Overseas) passport holders. Several million people, the vast majority with a Hong Kong connection, hold this passport.
The Chinese government, however, does not consider Chinese citizens with resident status of Hong Kong and Macau traveling to China as international travelers, and hence the SAR passports (or ethnic Chinese holding British National (Overseas) passports) cannot be used to enter China, regardless of whether they are arriving from Hong Kong, Macau ...