Short qualifying visit
For Hong Kong SAR, the official ordinary-passport record currently states up to 14 days. Use it only for the purpose, passport type and repeat-trip limits written in that rule.
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Russian visa route for Hong Kong SAR passport holders
The central MFA table lists ordinary Hong Kong SAR passports on a visa-free route: up to 14 days. That answers the entry route, not every condition of the trip.
01 / PassportHong Kong SAR · HK
02 / Default routeVisa-free route
03 / Published stayup to 14 days
04 / InvitationNormally no
What the central source establishes
The short answer, without the sales pitch
For an ordinary Hong Kong SAR passport and an activity covered by the bilateral exemption, do not buy a tourist invitation merely because the destination is Russia. The central table currently shows a visa-free route of up to 14 days. Work, study, residence, journalism and other regulated activities can still require a different permission. Recheck the agreement immediately before travel, especially for repeat visits.
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What changes when the trip changes?
Up to 30 days, one entry
Hong Kong SAR is absent from the current specialist e-visa list. Do not treat the digital route as available unless the official portal changes.
Regular tourist or business visa
A Hong Kong SAR traveller can still need a regular visa when the stay, entries or real purpose fall outside the simpler route shown above.
Longer, repeated or different trip
A stay beyond the exemption, repeated trips that exceed a cumulative limit, or a purpose outside the agreement can move the traveller into a regular category.
Work and study are not tourism
Hong Kong SAR: Paid work and study normally begin with the Russian employer or educational institution. Re-labelling the trip to fit a simpler product creates an inconsistent application.
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Tourist invitation prices for Hong Kong SAR
For Hong Kong SAR, the price is capped at an exact matching public-market tariff rounded down to the whole euro; an already lower price is kept. Where that benchmark does not sell the same country, duration and entries, the Global Voyage database or the existing country review rate remains in place.
| Validity and entries | Price | Tariff status |
|---|---|---|
| Single entry · up to 30 days | €45 per traveller | Verified · Global Voyage database |
| Double entry · up to 30 days | €45 per traveller | Verified · Global Voyage database |
| Single entry · up to 90 days | €50 per traveller | Verified · Global Voyage database |
| Double entry · up to 90 days | €50 per traveller | Verified · Global Voyage database |
| Multiple entry · up to 180 days | €75 per traveller | Verified · Global Voyage database |
A price does not mean an invitation is needed. Follow the visa-free or e-visa route above when it covers the actual trip.
Federal source
What must be checked with the application post
Hong Kong SAR: Passport nationality alone cannot answer these items. Before submission, identify the mission or visa centre with jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of lawful residence and confirm:
- 01
Hong Kong SAR · whether that post accepts the application and what proves lawful residence;
- 02
For Hong Kong SAR, confirm the bilateral purpose and stay calculation, then check whether the current ruID experiment applies; do not buy an invitation by default.
- 03
its current passport-validity, blank-page, photo and application-form rules;
- 04
which category-specific support it accepts, including whether the 372-r hotel route applies;
- 05
insurance wording, fee, payment method, appointment and processing options;
- 06
rules for minors, non-citizen residents and group applications.
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Evidence behind this route
The central MFA table contains 196 mapped foreign-passport records. This page uses the record for this passport, not a continent-wide assumption.
What the central source establishes
The ordinary-passport record expressly states a visa-free route: up to 14 days.
Original Russian wording
Без виз до 14 дней для постоянных жителей САР Гонконг КНР при наличии действительного паспорта САР Гонконг КНР. Без виз по карточкам АТЭС с обозначением «RUS».
Questions for this passport
Questions for this passport
Do Hong Kong SAR passport holders need a visa for Russia?
The central MFA table currently gives Hong Kong SAR ordinary-passport holders a visa-free route: up to 14 days. The exemption still depends on passport type, purpose and any cumulative limit.
Can Hong Kong SAR passport holders use Russia’s unified e-visa?
No current specialised e-visa record was found for Hong Kong SAR. A traveller should use the published visa-free rule if one applies, or determine the correct regular visa category.
Do Hong Kong SAR passport holders need a Russian visa invitation?
No invitation is normally needed when a Hong Kong SAR passport holder stays within the published visa-free purpose and duration. A different purpose or an over-limit stay can move the trip to a regular category with its own support.
How long can Hong Kong SAR passport holders stay in Russia without a visa?
The central table currently publishes up to 14 days for Hong Kong SAR ordinary passports. Purpose, passport conditions and repeat-trip caps still apply, and the separate ruID pre-entry check does not extend the permitted stay.