China Visa-Free Entry Countries - The Full List!

•  Aside from reciprocal visa-free entry countries, China has continuously expanded its list of unilateral visa-free entry countries since July 2023.
• On November 30th 2024, China announced that it will extend visa-free entry to citizens from nine additional countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia & Romania), and extend the visa-free stay period from the current 15 days to 30 days.
• Below an overview of both unilateral and reciprocal visa-free entry countries.
• Those who do not meet the visa exemption requirements are still required to obtain a visa to China before entering the country.

Ordinary passport holders from the following countries may enter China visa-free for 30 days for business, tourism, family visit, exchange and transit purposes.

EUROPE

Andorra/Austria/Belgium/Bulgaria/Croatia/Cyprus/Denmark/Estonia/Finland/France/Germany/Greece/Hungary/Iceland/Ireland/Italy/Latvia/Liechtenstein/Luxembourg/Malta/Monaco/Montenegro/North Macedonia/Norway/The Netherlands/Poland/Portugal/Romania/Slovakia/Slovenia/Spain/Switzerland

ASIA

Brunei/South Korea/Japan

OCEANIA

Australia/New Zealand

Notes for Unilateral Visa-Free Entry into China:

The policy is currently on trial and is effective until December 31, 2025.

The maximum stay allowed under visa-free entry is 30 days.

The visa-free policy applies only to entry and exit ports in the Chinese mainland.

Armenia/Georgia/Kazakhstan/Malaysia/Maldives/Qatar/Singapore/Thailand/UAE

EUROPE

Albania/Belarus/Bosnia and Herzegovina/San Marino/Serbia

AMERICAS

Antigua and Barbuda/Bahamas/Barbados/Dominica/Ecuador/Grenada/Suriname

OCEANIA

Fiji/Tonga/Solomon Islands

AFRICA

Mauritius/Seychelles

Notes for Reciprocal Visa-Free Entry into China:

Single stay not exceeding 30 days from the date of entry, with a cumulative stay not exceeding 90 days within 180 days.

The visa-free policy is permanent in principle, but will be updated according to future policy changes.

The visa-free policy applies only to entry and exit ports in the Chinese mainland.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs