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Verified, dated entry information for foreign visitors to China.

China visa-free entry, by passport

Last verified 2026-10-14 · re-checked every 14 days

Rules here change with bilateral agreements and unilateral announcements. This page is a dataset, not an article — we update the data and log what changed. Every row carries the official source its terms came from.

Two different arrangements let a passport in without a visa, and they behave differently. Unilateral entry is offered by China alone and can be changed or allowed to lapse: under the current notices it runs to 2026-12-31 for most of the countries below (MFA, 2025-11-03), to 2027-12-31 for Russia (Embassy of China in Russia, 2026-05-20), and with no expiry date for Brunei (MFA, 2025-11-10). The country list and the 30-day stay come from the immigration list below (NIA, 2026-02-17). Mutual entry comes from a bilateral agreement both sides keep in force (NIA, 2025-04-14).

Either way the trip must be for business, tourism, visiting relatives or transit, on a valid ordinary passport — work, study, residence and news reporting still need a visa first. The stay runs for a consecutive period counted in calendar days starting from midnight after the day of arrival (MFA, 2025-11-10).

Area-limited offers — Hainan's 30-day scheme, the 240-hour transit policy and similar — are separate "regional" arrangements and are not part of this list (NIA, 2026-08-20).

Arriving only to transit? The transit rules are different.

Not on this list? You may still enter without a visa. If your passport is United States, or any other country not listed above, the 240-hour visa-free transit covers 57 countries and does not overlap with this list. United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Canada and many others qualify there — with a third-country onward ticket booked before arrival, you skip the visa entirely.

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PassportBasisMax stayAreaNotesSource
Albania Mutual agreement 90 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Antigua and Barbuda Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 30 days per entry; 90 days within any 180-day period. Embassy of China in Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia Mutual agreement 90 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Azerbaijan Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. Embassy of China in Azerbaijan
Bahamas Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide MFA
Barbados Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide Embassy of China in Barbados
Belarus Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide Up to 90 days per calendar year. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mutual agreement 90 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Dominica Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide Agreement in force since 2022-09-19; the official overview notes stays are generally up to 30 days. MFA
Ecuador Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide Not reciprocal in practice: Chinese citizens still need a visa for Ecuador. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Fiji Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide MFA treaty database
Georgia Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Grenada Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Kazakhstan Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Malaysia Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. Embassy of China in Malaysia
Maldives Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Mauritius Mutual agreement 60 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Qatar Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide Embassy of China in Qatar
Samoa Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. MFA
San Marino Mutual agreement 90 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Serbia Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Seychelles Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide Stays beyond 30 days require additional formalities. MFA treaty database
Singapore Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Solomon Islands Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. MFA
Suriname Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 30 days from the date of entry. Embassy of China in Suriname
Thailand Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Tonga Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 30 days from the date of entry. MFA treaty database
United Arab Emirates Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 30 days for UAE passport holders in China; Chinese citizens get 90 days per 180 in the UAE. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Uzbekistan Mutual agreement 30 days Nationwide 90 days within any 180-day period. Embassy of China in Uzbekistan
Andorra Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Argentina Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Australia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Austria Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Bahrain Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Belgium Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Brazil Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Brunei Unilateral 30 days Nationwide No expiry date — this one is not time-limited. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Bulgaria Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Canada Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Chile Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Croatia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Cyprus Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Denmark Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Estonia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Finland Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
France Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Germany Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Greece Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Hungary Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Iceland Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Ireland Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Italy Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Japan Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Kuwait Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Latvia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Liechtenstein Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Luxembourg Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Malta Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Monaco Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Montenegro Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Netherlands Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
New Zealand Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
North Macedonia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Norway Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Oman Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Peru Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Poland Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Portugal Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Romania Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Russia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide Offer currently valid until 2027-12-31. National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Saudi Arabia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Slovakia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Slovenia Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
South Korea Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Spain Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Sweden Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Switzerland Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
United Kingdom Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)
Uruguay Unilateral 30 days Nationwide National Immigration Administration (NIA)

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