Visa Information Guide for Visiting China

Nationals from the following countries can enter China and stay up to 30 days without a visa (valid for tourism, business, or transit purposes):

​Requirements:

• A passport valid for the duration of the trip
• Proof of onward travel (return or third-country ticket).

​Asia
Brunei
Malaysia
Japan
South Korea
 
​Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Netherlands (Holland)
Switzerland
Ireland
Hungary
Austria
Belgium
Luxembourg
Poland
Portugal
Greece
Cyprus
Slovenia
Slovakia
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Iceland
Andorra
Monaco
Liechtenstein
Bulgaria
Romania
Croatia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Malta
Estonia
Latvia
 
​Oceania
New Zealand
Australia

For the newest list of visa-free countries, visit the Chinese National Immigration Administration 

Travelers with the following nationalities transiting through China to a third country ​may qualify for a 10-Day/240 Hours visa-free stay:

Europe
Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Sweden, Russia, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus

 
​North America
United States, Canada

 
​South America
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

 
​Oceania
Australia, New Zealand

 
​Asia
South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar