Appendix 12 - Countries / Territories which have Agreed to Grant Visa-free Access / Visa-on-arrival to HKSAR Passport Holders

The following countries / territories have agreed to grant visa-free access or visa-on-arrival to HKSAR passport holders (as at December 31, 2012)：

1	Albania [Remark 1]	38	East Timor [Remark 2]	75	Lithuania	112	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
2	Andorra	39	Ecuador	76	Luxembourg	113	Samoa
3	Anguilla	40	Egypt	77	Macedonia (Republic of)	114	San Marino
4	Argentina	41	Estonia	78	Malaysia	115	Serbia
5	Aruba	42	Ethiopia [Remark 4]	79	Maldives	116	Seychelles
6	Austria	43	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	80	Mali	117	Singapore
7	Bahamas	44	Faroe Islands	81	Malta	118	Slovak Republic
8	Bahrain [Remark 2]	45	Fiji Islands (Republic of)	82	Martinique	119	Slovenia (Republic of)
9	Belgium	46	Finland	83	Mauritius	120	South Africa
10	Belize	47	France	84	Mayotte	121	Spain
11	Benin	48	French Guiana	85	Mexico	122	Sri Lanka [Remark 11]
12	Bermuda	49	French Polynesia	86	Micronesia (Federated States of)	123	St. Helena
13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	50	French Southern Hemisphere and Antarctic Lands	87	Monaco	124	St. Kitts & Nevis
14	Botswana (Republic of)	51	Germany	88	Mongolia	125	St. Lucia
15	Brazil (Federative Republic of)	52	Gibraltar	89	Montenegro	126	St. Maarten
16	British Virgin Islands	53	Greece	90	Montserrat	127	St. Vincent & the Grenadines
17	Brunei Darussalam	54	Greenland	91	Morocco	128	Suriname
18	Bulgaria (Republic of)	55	Grenada	92	Namibia	129	Sweden
19	Burkina Faso	56	Guadeloupe	93	Nepal [Remark 2]	130	Switzerland
20	Burundi	57	Guam [Remark 5]	94	Netherlands	131	Tanzania
21	Canada	58	Hungary	95	New Zealand	132	Thailand
22	Cape Verde (Republic of)	59	Iceland	96	Niger	133	Trinidad & Tobago
23	Caribbean Netherlands	60	Indonesia	97	Niue [Remark 2]	134	Tunisia (Republic of)
24	Cayman Islands	61	Ireland (Republic of)	98	Northern Mariana Islands [Remark 7]	135	Turkey
25	Central African Republic	62	Israel	99	Norway	136	Turks and Caicos Islands
26	Chile	63	Italy	100	Oman [Remark 8]	137	Tuvalu [Remark 2]
27	Colombia	64	Jamaica	101	Palau (Republic of) [Remark 9]	138	Uganda
28	Congo (Republic of) [Remark 3]	65	Japan [Remark 6]	102	Papua New Guinea	139	Ukraine
29	Cook Islands [Remark 2]	66	Jordan	103	Peru	140	United Arab Emirates [Remark 2]
30	Croatia (Republic of)	67	Kazakhstan	104	Philippines	141	United Kingdom
31	Curacao	68	Kiribati	105	Poland	142	Uruguay
32	Cyprus (Republic of)	69	Korea (Republic of)	106	Portugal	143	Vanuatu
33	Czech Republic	70	Kuwait [Remark 2]	107	Qatar [Remark 10]	144	Venezuela [Remark 12]
34	Denmark	71	Latvia	108	Reunion	145	Wallis and Futuna
35	Djibouti	72	Lebanon [Remark 2]	109	Romania	146	Yemen (Republic of)
36	Dominica (Commonwealth of)	73	Lesotho	110	Russia	147	Zimbabwe
37	Dominican Republic	74	Liechtenstein (Principality of)	111	Rwanda

Notes：	The information on visa-free access or visa-on-arrival and duration of stay will generally be updated upon receipt of written notification from the receiving country / territory, and is intended for general reference only. Due to the time required for exchange of correspondences, HKSAR passport holders are advised to check with the relevant local consulate or officially recognised representatives or the nearest embassy or consular post of the country / territory concerned for accurate and up-to-date information before visiting the country / territory. The decision to approve or refuse a passenger's leave to enter a country / territory and the duration of stay given are usually determined on individual merits by the immigration authorities on arrival.

Remarks:：
1	HKSAR passport holders may visit Albania visa-free for a stay of not more than 14 days on condition that the duration of stay does not exceed 90 days within the period of 180 days.
2	Visas will be granted upon arrival.
3	HKSAR passport holders are reminded to check with the local Consulate of the Republic of Congo on visa requirements before visiting the country.
4	Visas will be granted upon arrival at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa.
5	Visa-free access to Guam took effect on November 28, 2009. HKSAR passport holders are also required to present their valid Hong Kong permanent identity cards upon arriving in Guam.
6	Holders of a valid HKSAR passport enjoy visa-free access to enter Japan for the purpose of short-term visits of up to 90 days. This exemption does not apply when the visit is for purposes other than a short term visit, such as seeking employment or exercising a profession or other occupation. However, visa fees for these kinds of visits where a visa is required will be waived.
7	Starting from November 28, 2009, other than valid HKSAR passports, holders are also required to present their valid Hong Kong permanent identity cards upon arriving in the Northern Mariana Islands.
8	Visas will be granted upon arrival at the Seeb International Airport as well as sea ports and land border checkpoints.
9	The Palau authority has reconfirmed on March 24, 2009 that holders of HKSAR passport will be granted entry permit-on-arrival, free of charge, for a stay up to 30 days upon arriving in Palau.
10	Visas will be granted upon arrival at the Doha Airport and other sea and land border points.
11	HKSAR passport holders are reminded to check with the local Consulate of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka before visiting the country.
12	The Venezuelan Government has extended to HKSAR passport holders the 'Tourist Card' System, which allows Venezuelan Tourist Card holders visa-free visits to Venezuela for 90 days.