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I have a visa for China and will be travelling from Botswana, via South Africa, through Hong Kong to mainland China. Do I need a transit visa for Hong Kong to transit to mainland China? I will be using the same route when coming back too.

EDIT: I am a Botswana national.

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    What is your nationality? Botswana?
    – lambshaanxy
    Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 9:04
  • As @jpatokal mentioned, please clarify your nationality as the answer depended on it. Botswana nationals does not require a transit visa as per Hong Kong Immigration Department's website, but a transit visa may be required for national of other countries.
    – B.Liu
    Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 9:28
  • Yes my nationality is Botswana
    – Slayar
    Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 10:06

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It seems from the Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that citizens of Botswana are entitled to a 90-day visa free visit. So if you have time, you may even sight-see outside the airport if you want to.

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    For completeness, "have time" here means a hell lot of time, in the order of 4+ hours. See this slightly outdated yet still applicable discussion here.
    – B.Liu
    Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 11:55
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    Yes, good point. Enough time means a few hours to spare after accounting for the immigration exit and reentry. I just assumed OP would know that.
    – Newton
    Commented Oct 9, 2018 at 11:58

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