{"question":{"passport":"HKG","destination":"GUM","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Travel authorisation, 45 days","requirement":{"kind":"eta","message":"Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation. The authorisation itself is valid 730 days, that is not how long you may stay.","authorisationValidityDays":730},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":45,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 45 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PASSPORT_FEATURE","text":"Be in possession of a valid unexpired ICAO compliant, machine readable passport issued by a country that meets the eligibility requirements of paragraph (q)(2) of this section"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Be in possession of a round trip ticket that is nonrefundable and nontransferable and bears a confirmed departure date not exceeding forty-five days from the date of admission to Guam or the CNMI"},{"kind":"DOCUMENT_CLASS","text":"(A) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong). To be eligible to participate in the program as a result of a connection to Hong Kong, the following documentation is required: A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport with a Hong Kong identification card; or a British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passport with a Hong Kong identification card."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"cfr2121","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1","passage":"(iii) Be solely entering and staying on Guam or the CNMI for a period not to exceed forty-five days; … (v) On or after November 29, 2024, receive electronic travel authorization pursuant to paragraph (q)(9) of this section; … (A) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong). To be eligible to participate in the program as a result of a connection to Hong Kong, the following documentation is required: A Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport with a Hong Kong identification card; or a British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passport with a Hong Kong identification card.","explanation":"The regulation makes Hong Kong SAR and BN(O) passport holders eligible for the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program when they hold a Hong Kong identification card, with the same 45-day stay and electronic travel authorization requirement as the other program countries.","publisher":"eCFR :: 8 CFR 212.1 -- Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","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"}}