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Passport–destination evidence

Hong Kong (SAR China) to Germany

Visa-freeNo visa required before travel

This page separates the current comparison status from the official evidence collected for it. Rules shown here concern ordinary short visits unless a source states otherwise.

Official evidence collectedAccess data checked August 24, 2026Sources reviewed August 20, 2026
Evidence timeline

How this access rule is documented

  1. Current official routeVisa-free

    HKSAR passports are visa-exempt in the EU and Schengen area

    Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 exempts Hong Kong SAR passport holders from short-stay visa requirements across the covered EU and Schengen destinations.

    • Only holders of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport are covered.
    • Stays may not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Ireland applies its own visa policy and is not covered by this policy.
    • Cyprus is covered through the EU regulation but is not yet part of the border-control-free Schengen area.
    Official sourcesEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: European Commission visa policy and Schengen scope
Provenance

Official source register

Only destination governments, official immigration services, official diplomatic missions, and primary legal instruments qualify as published evidence.