• ELIGIBLE NATIONALS OF TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA (TWOV)

     Passport holders of 54 countries may enjoy visa-free transit in the mainland of China for 72 hours (3 days) or 144 hours (6 days).

    Europe (40)

    24 Schengen Agreement Countries: 
    Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

     

    16 Other European Countries: 
    Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Monaco, Norway

    America (6)

    United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

    Oceania (2)

    Australia, New Zealand

    Asia (6)

    South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar

  • ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES OF VISA-FREE ENTRY

    Passport holders from 60 countries may enjoy visa-free entry to the mainland of China for a stipulated period, usually 15 or 30 days, for the purposes of business trips, tourism, and visits to relatives and friends.

     

    Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Estonia, Latvia, Japan - effective from 30 November 2024.

    Europe (36)

    Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

    Africa (2)

    Mauritius, Seychelles

    America (6)

    Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Suriname

    Asia (12)

    Belarus, Brunei, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

    Oceania (5)

    Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga

  • LIST OF ENTRY POINTS FOR TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA

    Information Updated as of August 31, 2024

    72-hour Transit Without Visa

    Hunan Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Changsha Huanghua International Airport and stay within Hunan Province for up to 72 hours.

     

    Heilongjiang Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Harbin Taiping International Airport and stay within Harbin city for up to 72 hours.

     

    Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region:

    Foreigners may enter through Guilin Liangjiang International Airport and Beihai Port (passenger) stay within either Guilin or Beihai respectively for up to 72 hours.

    144-hour Transit Without Visa

    Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Province Region:

    Foreigners may enter through Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing West Railway Station, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, and Qinhuangdao Port (passenger), and stay within Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Shanghai-Jiangsu Province-Zhejiang Province Region:

    Foreigners may enter through Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Seaport (passenger), Shanghai Railway Port, Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Lianyungang Seaport (passenger), Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Ningbo Lishe International Airport, Wenzhou Port (passenger), and Zhoushan Port (passenger), and stay within Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces for up to 144 hours.

     

    Guangdong Province:  

    Foreigners may enter through Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Nansha Port (passenger), Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Shekou Port (passenger), and Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport, and stay within Guangdong Province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Liaoning Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, and Dalian Port (passenger), and stay within Liaoning Province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Shandong Province:  

    Foreigners may enter through Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport and Qingdao Seaport (passenger), and stay within Shandong Province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Henan Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and stay within Henan Province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Chongqing:  

    Foreigners may enter through Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and stay within Chongqing for up to 144 hours.

     

    Yunnan Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Kunming Changshui International Airport, Lijiang Sanyi International Airport, and Mohan Railway Port, and stay within specified cities in Yunnan Province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Sichuan Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and stay within specified cities in Sichuan Province for up to 144 hours.

     

    Shaanxi Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Xi'an Xianyang International Airport and stay within Xi'an and Xianyang cities for up to 144 hours.

     

    Fujian Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and Xiamen Seaport (passenger) and stay within Xiamen city for up to 144 hours.

     

    Hubei Province:

    Foreigners may enter through Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and stay within Wuhan city for up to 144 hours.

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