{"question":{"passport":"HKG","destination":"CHN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[{"kind":"DOCUMENT_CLASS","text":"Hong Kong and Macao residents must hold a valid Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (回乡证) to enter the mainland; the HKSAR or Macao SAR passport alone does not substitute for it."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"nia-hmt-guide","url":"https://s.nia.gov.cn/mps/mbbszy/gaotlwnl/202008/t20200828_1261.html","passage":"本指南适用于港澳居民申请港澳居民来往内地通行证（以下简称通行证）。 … 《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》、《中国公民因私往来香港地区或者澳门地区的暂行管理办法》。 … （一）从受理申请到签发港澳居民来往内地通行证12个工作日；需异地核查材料等特殊情况的调查时间，不计入办证时限。","explanation":"The NIA service guide states the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents is the document those residents apply for to travel to the mainland, applied for in person and issued in about 12 working days, so it is an advance arrangement a Hong Kong or Macao traveller must make before entering.","publisher":"国家移民管理局政务服务平台 … 本指南适用于港澳居民申请港澳居民来往内地通行证（以下简称通行证）。 … 《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》、《中国公民因私往来香港地区或者澳门地区的暂行管理办法》。"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-26","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}