Visa Information

China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy, previous 144h visa-free transit policy, is carried out in Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Harbin, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Chongqing, Hunan, Fujian, Anhui, Hainan, Guizhou, 11 cities including Chengdu in Sichuan, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Xishuangbanna and other 5 areas in Yunnan, 12 cities in Guangxi, Taiyuan and Datong in Shanxi, Jingdezhen and Nanchang in Jiangxi, as well as Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, to facilitate international travelers.

Notably, international transit passengers from 54 countries or regions can transit and explore the above 24 provinces by crossing the provincial boundaries for no more than 240h (10 days) without a visa. These countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia (FYROM), Albania, Belarus, Monaco, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar. For more details, please refer to https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202412/17/content_WS6760ead6c6d0868f4e8ee0c1.html.

Most visitors, whether for sightseeing or business purposes, need to apply for a China visa in advance, unless they are from Japan, Brunei, or Singapore. Before working out your China travel plan, it is important to check whether you are covered by the visa-free policies in China (https://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa/intro2.htm).

Please check the latest policies with your local Chinese embassy/consulate, as terms may vary by purpose of visit or nationality.