Visiting Hong Kong with a Sri lankan Passport
1.A Sri Lankan citizen holding a diplomatic or official passport may visit the HKSAR without visa for a short visit or tourism and stay in Hong Kong for up to 14 days. On-duty crew member may visit Hong Kong with a plane or ship without visa.
2.The Chinese Embassy can grant and issue Hong Kong Transit Visa(stay not more than 7 days) to the following Sri Lanka passport holders:
1)Sri Lankan businessman who will attend Canton Fair or other exhibitions in Chinese mainland and can prove he/she has attended such activity before.
2)Sri Lankan who is residing in the third country or region(Document of permanent residency needed).
Documents Required
1)Passport (with at least 2 blank visa pages, at least 6 month validity);
2)Application form ID 1003A (Completed by the applicant) with one recent 55mm×45mm or 50mm×40mm size color photograph. download address: http://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID1003A.pdf
3)Copy of the passport face page;
4)Round air-ticket;
5)Copy of entry visa of destination ;
6)Local company covering letter;
7)personal bank statement (latest month);
8)Company pay sheet (last 3 month);
Other supporting documents requested by visa officer.
3.The Chinese Embassy can grant and issue Hong Kong Visit visa(stay not more than 14 days ) to the following Sri Lanka passport holders:
1)Government staff of Sri Lanka(recommendation letter needed);
2)Sri Lankan who has made multiple visits to Hong Kong (previous Hong Kong Visa copies needed);
3)Sri Lankan who is residing in the third country or region(residence visa or permit needed);
4)The spouse and children of the above people(marriage certificate and birth certificate needed).
Documents Required
1)Passport (with at least 2 blank visa pages, at least 6 month validity);
2)Application form ID 1003A (Completed by the applicant) with one recent 55mm×45mm or 50mm×40mm size color photograph. download address: http://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID1003A.pdf
Application form ID 1003B (Completed by the sponsor). download address: http://www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID1003B.pdf
Or invitation letter of an international conference or an exhibition（such as invitation letter or registration/admission certificate issued by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council） ;
3)Copy of the passport face page and previous HK visa ;
4)Local company covering letter (The company address, contact number and the detailed visiting purpose should be correctly and clearly stated);
5)Personal bank statement (latest month);
6)Round air-ticket;
7)Copy of Business Registration Certificate;
8)Company pay sheet (last 3 month);
9)Other supporting documents requested by visa officer.
4.Processing Time
For all the visas that should be issued by the Chinese Embassy:
1) Regular service: Visas can be obtained on the fourth business day.
2) Express service: Visas can be obtained on the third business day.
3) Rush service: Visas can be obtained on the second business day.
If an application is required to be referred to the Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for processing, it normally takes about a month. Such an application is not eligible for express or rush service.
5. Visa Fees and Payment
1) Regular service: Rs.10880 per person.
2) Express service: An additional fee of Rs.9140 per person will be charged.
3) Rush service: An additional fee of Rs.13440 per person will be charged.
4) For any application that needs to be referred to the HKSAR Immigration Department for processing, apart from the visa fee of Rs. 10880, an additional Rs. 7260 of telecom liaison fee should be paid upon submission of the application.
5)Payment can be done by ALIPAY,WECHAT PAY,UNIONPAY CARD,VISA/MASTER CREDIT CARD or VISA DEBIT CARD on collection.
6. Other Important Information
1) Please fill out the visa application form truthfully, completely and clearly. Any false, or incomplete statement or failure to write in a clear way may delay the processing of a visa application or result in the refusal of a visa.
2)Visa officials reserve the right to make decisions on a visa on a case-by-case basis.
3) The Chinese Embassy reserve the right of interpretation in case of changes to the information above.
Visiting Hong Kong with a Third-Country Passport
For information on whether or not a third-country national is required to apply for visa and how to apply, please visit the website of the Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR: http://www.immd.gov.hk.