GEN 1.3-1 AIP HONG KONG 8 March 2012 GEN 1.3 ENTRY, TRANSIT AND DEPARTURE OF PASSENGERS AND CREW 1. Customs Requirements 1.1 Customs formalities are conducted in conformity with standard international procedure, and as far as possible, in accordance with the Standards and Recommended Practices laid down in Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The customs officers at the airport are responsible for the enforcement of various legislations of Hong Kong affecting importation and exportation of articles carried by passengers and crew. 1.2 Hong Kong is essentially a free port and does not levy any Customs tariff on imports and exports. Excise duties are levied only on four types of dutiable commodities, namely liquors, tobacco, hydrocarbon oils and methyl alcohol. Duty-free concessions for incoming passengers are set out below - Alcoholic Liquor A passenger aged 18 or above is allowed to bring into Hong Kong, for his own use, 1 litre of alcoholic liquor with an alcoholic strength above 30% by volume measured at a temperature of 20 ˚C exempted from duty. If the passenger holds a Hong Kong Identity Card, he must have spent 24 hours or longer outside Hong Kong. Tobacco A passenger aged 18 or above is allowed to bring into Hong Kong, for his own use, the following quantity of tobacco products exempted from duty : • 19 cigarettes; or • 1 cigar or 25 grams of cigars; or • 25 grams of other manufactured tobacco. Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong GEN 1.3-2 19 July 2018 AIP HONG KONG 2. Immigration Requirements 2.1 Immigration into Hong Kong is governed by the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115. Immigration control is exercised by the Immigration Department, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, telephone no. 2824 6111, fax no. 2877 7711, email: [email protected] , website: www.immd.gov.hk. The information contained in the following paragraphs is intended only as a guide, full details may be obtained from the Immigration Department. 2.2 Passport Requirements and Travel Documents Arriving passengers must have valid travel documents, with visas/entry permits where required, and adequate means of support for their proposed stay. Travel documents issued by the following authorities are not acceptable. Visas should be endorsed on an affidavit in lieu of passport. Imamate (or Emamate) of Oman State Venda Maori Kingdom of Tetiti Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Yemen (Royalist authorities) Party of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) in Pailin, Northwest Cambodia Taiwan 2.3 Visas Requirement 2.3.1 Visas are NOT REQUIRED for the following categories of passengers:- (i) Holders of the following valid documents - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport - Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes provided that the holder’s permitted limit of stay in the HKSAR has not expired - Hong Kong Re-entry Permit - Hong Kong Seaman's Identity Book - British National (Overseas) passport - Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card - Hong Kong Identity Card bearing an ‘R’ code issued on or after January 2, 1999 - Travel document bearing one of the following endorsements: (a) “Holder’s eligibility for Hong Kong permanent identity card verified” (b) “The holder of this travel document has the right to land in Hong Kong. (Section 2AAA, Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115, Laws of Hong Kong)” (c) “Unconditional stay – The holder does not require a visa to re-enter Hong Kong within twelve months of the date of his last departure” - United Nation Laissez-Passer (on official UN business in Hong Kong or in transit to and from a third place for official UN business) (ii) Non-permanent Hong Kong residents whose permitted limit of stay has not expired. Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong GEN 1.3-3 AIP HONG KONG 21 June 2018 (iii) National of Britain (British citizens) coming for a stay not exceeding 180 days. (iv) Nationals of the following countries (territory) or holders of the following travel documents coming for a stay not exceeding 90 days:- Andorra Germany San Marino Anguilla Gibraltar Seychelles Antigua and Barbuda Greece Singapore Argentina Greenland Slovak Republic Australia Grenada Slovenia Spain Austria Guyana St Helena Bahamas Hungary St Helena Barbados Iceland Dependencies Belgium Ireland (Republic of) (Ascension, Belize Israel Tristan Da Cunha) Bermuda Italy St Kitts-Nevis Botswana Jamaica Anguilla Brazil Japan St Lucia Britain (British Overseas Kenya St Vincent and the Territories citizens, British Kiribati Grenadines Swaziland Overseas citizens, British Korea (Republic of) Sweden subjects and British Latvia Switzerland Protected persons) Liechtenstein Tanzania British Antarctic Territory Lithuania The South Georgia British Indian Ocean Territory Luxembourg and the South British Virgin Islands Malawi Sandwich Islands Brunei Darussalam Malaysia The Sovereign Base Bulgaria Maldives Areas of Akrotiri Canada Malta and Dhekelia Cayman Islands Mauritius Tonga* Chile Mexico Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Colombia Monaco Turks and Caicos Croatia Montserrat Islands Cyprus (Republic of) Namibia Tuvalu# Czech Republic Nauru Uruguay Denmark Netherlands U.S.A. Dominica (Commonwealth of) New Zealand Vanuatu Ecuador Norway Venezuela Egypt Papua New Guinea Zambia Estonia Pitcairn, Henderson, Zimbabwe Falkland Islands & Ducie & Oeno Islands Dependencies Poland Faroe Islands Portugal Fiji Romania Finland France * except holders of Tongan National passports and Tongan Protected Person passports # except holders of travel documents with national status stated as “I-TUVALU” Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong GEN 1.3-4 21 June 2018 AIP HONG KONG (v) Nationals of the following countries (territory) or holders of the following travel documents coming for a stay not exceeding 30 days: Bahrain Oman Bolivia Paraguay Cape Verde (Republic of) Peru Costa Rica@ Qatar Dominican Republic Samoa El Salvador Saudi Arabia Guatemala South Africa Honduras Thailand Indonesia Tunisia Jordan Uganda Kuwait United Arab Emirates Morocco @ visa exemption is not applicable if holding Costa Rican Provisional Passport. (vi) Nationals of the following countries (territory) or holders of the following travel documents coming for a stay not exceeding 14 days: Albania^ Marshall Islands (Republic of) Algeria Mauritania Benin Micronesia (Federated States of) Bhutan Mongolia Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro (Republic of) Burkina Faso Mozambique Chad Niger Comoros Palau Djibouti Philippines Equatorial Guinea Russian Federation Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Guinea Serbia (Republic of)^ Haiti Suriname India& Ukraine Kazakhstan US Trust Territory of Pacific Lesotho Islands (holders of US Trust Macedonia Territory passports only) Madagascar Vatican City Mali ^ visa exemption is applicable to holders of biometric passports only & Indian nationals are required to apply for and successfully complete pre-arrival registration (PAR) online before they can visit Hong Kong visa free. (vii) Nationals of other countries not mentioned in para. 2.3.2 do not require visas for a visit not exceeding seven days. Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong GEN 1.3-5 AIP HONG KONG 21 June 2018 (viii) Holders of Diplomatic and Official passports of the following countries coming for a stay not exceeding 14 days: Angola Kyrgyzstan Armenia Laos Azerbaijan Moldova (Republic of) Bangladesh Myanmar Belarus Pakistan Burundi Sri Lanka Cambodia Tajikistan Cameroon Togo Congo (Republic of) Turkmenistan Ethiopia Uzbekistan Ghana (ix) The visa waiver concessions for para. 2.3.1 (iii)-(viii) are subject to the following conditions:- (a) Onward or return tickets must be held. (Travellers to China or Macau without onward bookings may benefit from the visa waiver concession, provided entry to China or Macau is assured). (b) The passengers must possess adequate means of support. 2.3.2 Visa is ALWAYS REQUIRED for the following categories of passengers: (i) Nationals of Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Congo (Republic of), Cote d’ Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen (Republic of). (ii) Holders of Albanian non-biometric passports. (iii) Holders of Costa Rican Provisional passports or "Documento de Identidad Y Viaje" issued by Costa Rican Government. (iv) Holders of Special Peruvian passports. (v) Holders of Serbian non-biometric passports or Serbian passports issued by the Coordination Directorate in Belgrade. (vi) Holders of Tongan National Passports and Tongan Protected Persons passports. (vii) Holders of travel documents with national status stated as “I-TUVALU”. (viii) Holders of Uruguayan passport issued under Decree 289/90. (ix) Holders of Vatican Service passports. (x) Holders of all 'stateless' travel documents. Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong GEN 1.3-6 21 June 2018 AIP HONG KONG 2.4 Seamen 2.4.1 Seamen who are visa-free nationals do not require visas when travelling to or through Hong Kong. 2.4.2 Seamen who are visa nationals or stateless person, who hold seafarers' identity documents issued by countries that ratified the ILO Convention 108 do not require visas when travelling to or through Hong Kong if they: (i) Transit Hong