Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Hong Konger passport holders 31
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AngolaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
BangladeshVisa required→Visa on arrival30 days
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa-free14 days
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
CanadaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
Central African RepublicVisa required→eVisa
Costa RicaVisa required→Visa-free180 days
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free14 days
United KingdomeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
IsraeleTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
JordanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
LaosVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free15 days
MauritaniaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
New ZealandeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
PakistanVisa required→eVisa
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Solomon IslandsVisa required→Visa-free30 days
Sierra LeoneeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
SenegalVisa required→Visa on arrival30 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeeVisa→Visa-free15 days
ChadeVisa→Visa-free90 days
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for Hong Konger passport holders 4
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
GuatemalaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to Hong Kong 4
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
IndiaeVisa→eTA
EswatinieVisa→Visa required
UzbekistaneVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes