Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians.
Now Indians will have to complete a pre-arrival registration.
Henceforth, Indian Nationals will require Pre-arrival Registration.
Thus, Indian nationals must successfully complete pre-arrival registration online before they can visit or transit Hong Kong if seeking to enter the region during transit.
The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals will be implemented on January 23.
The online service for Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals is now open,.
Indians must apply before they can visit or transit the HKSAR visa-free (if seeking to enter the HKSAR during transit).
Pre-arrival registration is not required for Indian nationals in direct transit by air and not leaving the airport transit area.
A Pre-Arrival Registration is normally valid for a six-month period or until the expiry date of the Indian passport linked to it, whichever is earlier, it said.
Till now Hong Kong has permitted Indians to enter with valid passport for a period up to 14 days without a visa. But the facility has been withdrawn.
Hong Kong: Know More- Hong Kong is an autonomous territory, and former British colony, in southeastern China.
- Currency: Hong Kong dollar
- Government: Multi-party system
- Chief Executive: Leung Chun-ying
- Chief Justice: Geoffrey Ma
- Chief Secretary for Administration: Matthew Cheung
- Financial Secretary: Paul Chan Mo-po
