Hong Kongese Visa is not required for Swazis
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- For a period of 90 days, tourists from Swaziland can visit Hong Kong without a visa.
- Prospective visitors travelling to Hong Kong are required to have a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of their arrival in Hong Kong. The passport should have at least two blank pages.
- Citizens of Swaziland are also required to provide evidence that they have enough funds to cover their expenses while in Hong Kong. A valid onward or return ticket back to Swaziland is needed as well.
- Visitors to Hong Kong must provide evidence of a confirmed means of accommodation for their entire stay in Hong Kong. This could be in the form of a hotel reservation or a sponsor letter from a host living in Hong Kong.
- Travellers with arms and ammunition require an import license or permit obtained before arrival into Hong Kong. Also, all lethal weapons and stunning devices are prohibited.
- Swaziland passport holders are to provide a certificate of yellow fever vaccination on arrival into Hong Kong.
- Tourists from Swaziland visiting with pets (dogs and cats) will be required to provide a Certificate of Health for the animal signed by an official Government Veterinarian in Swaziland, which is not more than 14 days before the date of departure from Swaziland.
- Intending visitors can get to Hong Kong from international airports in Swaziland. There is an international airport in Manzini.
- South African Airways, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Air China are some of the carriers that constantly fly from Swaziland to Hong Kong.
- The estimated flight duration from Swaziland to Beijing, Hong Kong is 19 hours, 30 minutes.
- The Hong Kong dollar is the official currency used in Hong Kong. Visitors can exchange their foreign currency at various banks and exchange outlets in the country.
- The climate in Hong Kong is subtropical. Hong Kong has four distinguishable seasons – a warm and humid spring, hot and rainy summer, pleasant and sunny autumn, and cool and dry winter.
- The religion in Hong Kong is characterized by a multi-faith diversity of beliefs and practices. Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are some of the religions practised in Hong Kong.
- Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong. However, most of the locals speak Cantonese, which is a dialect of Chinese.
- Some of the special delicacies found in Hong Kong are sweet and sour pork, wontons, roast gooses, wind sand chicken, shrimp and chicken balls, phoenix talons (chickens’ feet), etc.
- Hong Kong uses the Hong Kong Standard Time (GMT+8), which puts Hong Kong six hours ahead of Swaziland.
- Visitors are advised to budget about $50 per daily spending in Hong Kong.
- The power and socket plug used in Hong Kong are of Type G and D. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Movement in Hong Kong is possible with buses, minibuses, taxis, car rentals and trains.
- Visitors in Hong Kong are expected to be courteous and conscious of existing rules and customs as they go about their tourism-related activities.