Visa-free Transit Policy

China implements a 24-hour transit visa exemption policy for personnel from all countries at all open ports. Foreigners holding valid international travel documents and confirmed onward tickets can transit through China without a visa if they stay within the port area for no more than 24 hours. If they need to leave the port area, they should apply for a temporary entry permit at the port's exit and entry border inspection authority.

China has implemented a 240-hour transit visa exemption policy for citizens of 55 countries, including the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Citizens of these countries can enter China without a visa at any of the 60 open ports in 24 provinces if they hold valid international travel documents and confirmed onward tickets. They are allowed to stay and engage in activities such as tourism, business, visiting, and family reunions in the designated areas for up to 10 days. Activities such as work, study, and journalism still require a visa.

List of 55 countries:

Europe (40 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, Monaco, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Norway

North America (2 countries): United States, Canada

South America (4 countries): Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile

Oceania (2 countries): Australia, New Zealand

Asia (7 countries): South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia

Applicable ports and areas for stay:

1. Beijing: Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport; stay area: Beijing

2. Tianjin: Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Tianjin Port (passenger); stay area: Tianjin

3. Hebei: Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, Qinhuangdao Port (passenger); stay area: Hebei

4. Liaoning: Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, Dalian Port (passenger); stay area: Liaoning

5. Shanghai: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Port (passenger); stay area: Shanghai

6. Jiangsu: Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Sunan Shuofang International Airport, Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport, Lianyungang Port (passenger); stay area: Jiangsu

7. Zhejiang: Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Ningbo Lishe International Airport, Wenzhou Longwan International Airport, Yiwu Airport, Wenzhou Port (passenger), Zhoushan Port (passenger); stay area: Zhejiang

8. Anhui: Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, Huangshan Tunxi International Airport; stay area: Anhui

9. Fujian: Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport, Wuyishan Airport, Xiamen Port (passenger); stay area: Fujian

10. Shandong: Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport, Yantai Penglai International Airport, Weihai Dashuibo International Airport, Qingdao Port (passenger); stay area: Shandong

11. Henan: Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport; stay area: Henan

12. Hubei: Wuhan Tianhe International Airport; stay area: Hubei

13. Hunan: Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport; stay area: Hunan

14. Guangdong: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport, Nansha Port (passenger), Shekou Port (passenger); stay area: Guangdong

15. Hainan: Haikou Meilan International Airport, Sanya Phoenix International Airport; stay area: Hainan

16. Chongqing: Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport; stay area: Chongqing

17. Guizhou: Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport; stay area: Guizhou

18. Shaanxi: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport; stay area: Shaanxi

19. Shanxi: Taiyuan Wusu International Airport; stay area: Taiyuan, Datong

20. Heilongjiang: Harbin Taiping International Airport; stay area: Harbin

21. Jiangxi: Nanchang Changbei International Airport; stay area: Nanchang, Jingdezhen

22. Guangxi: Nanning Wuxu International Airport, Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, Beihai Fucheng Airport, Beihai Port (passenger); stay area: Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Wuzhou, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Guigang, Yulin, Hezhou, Hechi, Laibin

23. Sichuan: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport; stay area: Chengdu, Zigong, Luzhou, Deyang, Suining, Neijiang, Leshan, Yibin, Ya'an, Meishan, Ziyang

24. Yunnan: Kunming Changshui International Airport, Lijiang Sanyi International Airport, Mohan Railway Port; stay area: Kunming, Yuxi, Chuxiong, Honghe, Wenshan, Puer, Xishuangbanna, Dali, Lijiang