Visa-free
Visa-free entry (30 days)
Unilateral visa exemption policy Who can use this: 48 passports[1][7]
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๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra ยท ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina ยท ๐ฆ๐บ Australia ยท ๐ฆ๐น Austria ยท ๐ง๐ญ Bahrain ยท ๐ง๐ช Belgium ยท ๐ง๐ท Brazil ยท ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ยท ๐จ๐ฆ Canada ยท ๐จ๐ฑ Chile ยท ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท ๐จ๐พ Cyprus ยท ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark ยท ๐ช๐ช Estonia ยท ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ยท ๐ซ๐ท France ยท ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ยท ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ยท ๐ญ๐บ Hungary ยท ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland ยท ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ยท ๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ยท ๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait ยท ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia ยท ๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein ยท ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ยท ๐ฒ๐น Malta ยท ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco ยท ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro ยท ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ยท ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand ยท ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia ยท ๐ณ๐ด Norway ยท ๐ด๐ฒ Oman ยท ๐ต๐ช Peru ยท ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท ๐ต๐น Portugal ยท ๐ท๐ด Romania ยท ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia ยท ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia ยท ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia ยท ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ยท ๐ช๐ธ Spain ยท ๐ธ๐ช Sweden ยท ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ยท ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom ยท ๐บ๐พ Uruguay
- Stay
- 30 days. Counted from 00:00 on the day after entry.[1][8]
- Extension
- Possible. Longer stays need a stay permit from the exit and entry administration of the public security authorities.[8]
- Entry
- Multiple entries
- Scheme runs
- Valid until December 31, 2026
Requirements
- Ordinary passport valid for at least the intended stay. Travel documents and temporary or emergency documents do not qualify.[8]
- Purpose must be business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchange or transit. Work, study and news reporting need a visa.[8]
- Border inspection may ask for proof of purpose such as an invitation letter, air tickets or accommodation bookings.[8]
Valid until 24:00 on 31 December 2026 unless extended.
Visa-free
Visa-free entry (30 days, Brunei)
Unilateral visa exemption policy Who can use this: 1 passports[1][8]
Brunei has no end date.
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๐ง๐ณ Brunei
- Stay
- 30 days. Counted from 00:00 on the day after entry.[1][8]
- Extension
- Possible. Longer stays need a stay permit from the exit and entry administration of the public security authorities.[8]
- Entry
- Multiple entries
Requirements
- Ordinary passport valid for at least the intended stay. Travel documents and temporary or emergency documents do not qualify.[8]
- Purpose must be business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchange or transit. Work, study and news reporting need a visa.[8]
- Border inspection may ask for proof of purpose such as an invitation letter, air tickets or accommodation bookings.[8]
Visa-free
Visa-free entry (30 days, Russia)
Unilateral visa exemption policy Who can use this: 1 passports[1][8][9]
Extended to 31 December 2027.
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๐ท๐บ Russia
- Stay
- 30 days. Counted from 00:00 on the day after entry.[1][8]
- Extension
- Possible. Longer stays need a stay permit from the exit and entry administration of the public security authorities.[8]
- Entry
- Multiple entries
- Scheme runs
- Valid until December 31, 2027
Requirements
- Ordinary passport valid for at least the intended stay. Travel documents and temporary or emergency documents do not qualify.[8]
- Purpose must be business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchange or transit. Work, study and news reporting need a visa.[8]
- Border inspection may ask for proof of purpose such as an invitation letter, air tickets or accommodation bookings.[8]
Valid until 31 December 2027.
Visa-free
Mutual visa exemption (30 days)
Agreement on mutual visa exemption (ordinary passports) Who can use this: 14 passports[2][3]
Ordinary passports.
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๐ง๐ธ Bahamas ยท ๐ง๐ง Barbados ยท ๐ฉ๐ฒ Dominica ยท ๐ช๐จ Ecuador ยท ๐ซ๐ฏ Fiji ยท ๐ฌ๐ฉ Grenada ยท ๐ฒ๐ป Maldives ยท ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar ยท ๐ท๐ธ Serbia ยท ๐ธ๐จ Seychelles ยท ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore ยท ๐ธ๐ท Suriname ยท ๐น๐ด Tonga ยท ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
- Stay
- 30 days[2]
Visa-free
Mutual visa exemption (30 days, 90 per 180)
Agreement on mutual visa exemption (ordinary passports) Who can use this: 9 passports[2][3][10][11][12]
Ordinary passports.
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๐ฆ๐ฌ Antigua & Barbuda ยท ๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan ยท ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia ยท ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan ยท ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia ยท ๐ผ๐ธ Samoa ยท ๐ธ๐ง Solomon Islands ยท ๐น๐ญ Thailand ยท ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan
- Stay
- 30 days. Cumulative stay of no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.[2][10][11][12]
Visa-free
Mutual visa exemption (90 days per 180)
Agreement on mutual visa exemption (ordinary passports) Who can use this: 3 passports[2][3]
Ordinary passports.
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๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ยท ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia ยท ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Stay
- 90 days. No more than 90 days within every 180-day period.[2]
Visa-free
Mutual visa exemption (Belarus)
Agreement on mutual visa exemption (ordinary passports) Who can use this: 1 passports[2][3]
Ordinary passports.
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๐ง๐พ Belarus
- Stay
- 30 days. No more than 90 days per year.[2]
Visa-free
Mutual visa exemption (San Marino)
Agreement on mutual visa exemption (ordinary passports) Who can use this: 1 passports[2][3]
Ordinary passports.
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๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino
- Stay
- Stay set at entry. Within 3 months.[2]
Visa-free
Mutual visa exemption (Mauritius)
Agreement on mutual visa exemption (ordinary passports) Who can use this: 1 passports[2][3]
Ordinary passports.
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๐ฒ๐บ Mauritius
- Stay
- 60 days[2]
Visa-free
Hainan 30-day visa-free entry
30-Day Visa-free Entry Policy for Foreign Nationals Entering Hainan Province Who can use this: 61 passports[5][6]
Ordinary passports. Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam added from 20 August 2026.
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๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ยท ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina ยท ๐ฆ๐บ Australia ยท ๐ฆ๐น Austria ยท ๐ง๐พ Belarus ยท ๐ง๐ช Belgium ยท ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina ยท ๐ง๐ท Brazil ยท ๐ง๐ณ Brunei ยท ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ยท ๐จ๐ฆ Canada ยท ๐จ๐ฑ Chile ยท ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท ๐จ๐พ Cyprus ยท ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ยท ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark ยท ๐ช๐ช Estonia ยท ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ยท ๐ซ๐ท France ยท ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ยท ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ยท ๐ญ๐บ Hungary ยท ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland ยท ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia ยท ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ยท ๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ยท ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan ยท ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan ยท ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia ยท ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania ยท ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ยท ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia ยท ๐ฒ๐น Malta ยท ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico ยท ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco ยท ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro ยท ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ยท ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand ยท ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia ยท ๐ณ๐ด Norway ยท ๐ต๐ญ Philippines ยท ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท ๐ต๐น Portugal ยท ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar ยท ๐ท๐ด Romania ยท ๐ท๐บ Russia ยท ๐ท๐ธ Serbia ยท ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore ยท ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia ยท ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia ยท ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ยท ๐ช๐ธ Spain ยท ๐ธ๐ช Sweden ยท ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ยท ๐น๐ญ Thailand ยท ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine ยท ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates ยท ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom ยท ๐บ๐ธ United States ยท ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam
Entry through and stays within Hainan Province only.
- Stay
- 30 days. Stay is limited to the administrative region of Hainan Province.[5]
- Entry points
- Only at these entry points[5]
All open ports in Hainan Province
Requirements
- Not available for those who intend to work or study.[5]
Visa-free transit
240-hour visa-free transit
240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy Who can use this: 57 passports[4][6]
Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam added from 20 August 2026.
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๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ยท ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina ยท ๐ฆ๐บ Australia ยท ๐ฆ๐น Austria ยท ๐ง๐พ Belarus ยท ๐ง๐ช Belgium ยท ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina ยท ๐ง๐ท Brazil ยท ๐ง๐ณ Brunei ยท ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ยท ๐จ๐ฆ Canada ยท ๐จ๐ฑ Chile ยท ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท ๐จ๐พ Cyprus ยท ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ยท ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark ยท ๐ช๐ช Estonia ยท ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ยท ๐ซ๐ท France ยท ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ยท ๐ฌ๐ท Greece ยท ๐ญ๐บ Hungary ยท ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland ยท ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia ยท ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland ยท ๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท ๐ฏ๐ต Japan ยท ๐ฐ๐ฌ Kyrgyzstan ยท ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia ยท ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania ยท ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg ยท ๐ฒ๐น Malta ยท ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico ยท ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco ยท ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro ยท ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ยท ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand ยท ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia ยท ๐ณ๐ด Norway ยท ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท ๐ต๐น Portugal ยท ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar ยท ๐ท๐ด Romania ยท ๐ท๐บ Russia ยท ๐ท๐ธ Serbia ยท ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore ยท ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia ยท ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia ยท ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ยท ๐ช๐ธ Spain ยท ๐ธ๐ช Sweden ยท ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ยท ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine ยท ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates ยท ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom ยท ๐บ๐ธ United States ยท ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam
- Stay
- 10 days. 240 hours, counted from 00:00 on the day after entry.[4][6]
- Entry points
- Only at these entry points[4][6]
65 designated open ports of entry in 24 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities
65 open ports in 24 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, including Beijing and Shanghai. The official port and permitted-area table is published as an image.
Requirements
- Ordinary passport and an onward ticket with confirmed seat and departure date to a third country or region.[4]
- Stay is limited to the permitted area around the port of entry.[4]
- Work, study and news reporting still need a visa.[4]
Travellers may do tourism, business, visits and family reunions within the permitted area.
Visa-free transit
24-hour visa-free transit
24-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy Who can use this: All passports[4]
Nationals of all countries.
- Stay
- 1 days. 24 hours, inside the restricted area of the port.[4]
Requirements
- Valid international travel document and an onward international flight, ship or train ticket with a confirmed seat. Leaving the restricted area of the port needs a temporary entry permit from the port immigration inspection authority.[4]
Visa from an embassy
Tourist visa (L) from an embassy or consulate
L visa (tourism), China Online Visa Application (COVA) Who can use this: All passports[16]
For everyone who does not qualify for a visa-free scheme.
- Stay
- Stay set at entry. Visa type, entries, validity and duration of each stay are set by the consular officer and can differ from the application.[15]
Requirements
- Fill in the form and upload documents online, then submit the passport at the embassy or consulate once the status shows "Passport to be submitted".[15]
- Passport with more than 6 months of remaining validity and at least 2 blank visa pages (Embassy in the United States).[15]
Fees, documents and processing time depend on the embassy or consulate.
Apply on the official site (consular.mfa.gov.cn)