You will need to complete the following steps with regard to visas:
1. Determine whether you will require a visa to enter Mainland China.
- Those holding valid passports from the following countries will not require a visa:
Mainland China, Brunei, Japan, Singapore.
- Those holding a valid ‘Hong Kong & Macau Home Return Permit’ will not require a visa.
- Those holding a valid ‘Taiwan Compatriot Permit’ will not require a visa.
- All others will need to complete a Visa Application Form.
The signature on your application must match that in your passport!
2. Determine the cost of your visa.
- Those holding passports from countries shown on the 2 charts found at this link must pay the fees outlined there.
* Citizens of certain countries may be asked to supply addition documentation. Unfortunately, no published list of additional documentation exists, and these requirements change from time to time.
3. Submit applications to:
Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
7th Floor, Lower Block, China Resources Building
No.26, Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong SAR
Tel: 852-34132300 (24 hour Recorded Information)
Tel: 852-34132424 (Live Answering in office hours)
Fax: 852-34132312
Office Hours: 9:00-12:00 / 14:00-17:00
(Monday to Friday, except public holidays)
Header image from Hainan Tourism Bureau