30-Day Visa-Free Travel In China

38 countries do enable visa-free travel to China for citizens holding ordinary passports. Citizens from these countries are generally allowed to travel to China without a visa for up to 30 days for the purposes of tourism, travel, business, and visiting family or friends. They will still need to apply for a corresponding visa to China if they intend to work, study, or settle in China, or intend to stay for longer than 30 days. The 38 countries are listed below:

240-Hour Visa-Free Transit In China

Instead, 54 countries are eligible for 240-hour visa-free transit policy in China. The requirements for satisfying such policy are listed as follows:

Citizenship Requirement: The applicant must be a citizen of one of the 54 countries below.

Travel Document Requirement: The applicant must hold a valid international travel document (with a validity of at least three months) and meet the requirements for entering a third country (region).

Interline Passenger Tickets: The applicant must hold interline passenger tickets or other documents with a specified date and seat to a third country (region) within 240 hours, complete the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners, and cooperate with checks and inquiries by exit-entry border inspection authorities.

Visa application

l 1. Prepare necessary materials

       (1) Passport 

       (2) Visa Application Form and Photo 

       (3) Proof of legal stay or residence status 

       (4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas 

       (5) F-Visa supporting document 

       (6) Other supplementary materials

l 2. Fill in the visa application form 

l 3. Make an appointment online to submit the application 

l 4. Arrive at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center and submit the application

For more information, please visit the following links:

China’s Visa-Free Policies: Latest Updates

China extends visa-free transit policy to 54 countries

Visa-Free Transit Policies for Foreign Nationals