{ "meta": { "lastVerified": "2026-11-12", "schemaVersion": 1, "notes": "Built from official NIA/MFA/embassy pages. Ordinary passports only. Not legal advice." }, "sources": { "nia-transit-en": { "title": "Visa-Free Transit Policies (24-hour & 240-hour), incl. 57-country list and 65-port table", "publisher": "National Immigration Administration (NIA)", "url": "https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183412/content.html", "published": "2026-08-20", "lang": "en", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "nia-transit-zh": { "title": "过境免签政策（24小时 / 240小时，57国名单及65个口岸）", "publisher": "国家移民管理局", "url": "https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c1731205/content.html", "published": "2026-08-20", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "nia-2026-4": { "title": "NIA Announcement No. 4 of 2026: Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam added to 240-hour transit and Hainan 30-day schemes", "publisher": "国家移民管理局", "url": "https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741542/c1796294/content.html", "published": "2026-08-20", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "nia-ports-2025": { "title": "NIA: 5 Guangdong ports added for 240-hour transit (60 → 65 ports)", "publisher": "国家移民管理局", "url": "https://www.nia.gov.cn/n794014/n794021/c1751138/content.html", "published": "2025-11", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "consulate-240-faq": { "title": "外国人240小时过境免签常遇问题解答 (FAQ: stay counted from 00:00 next day, 3-month passport validity, exclusions)", "publisher": "Consulate General of the PRC in Montreal", "url": "https://montreal.china-consulate.gov.cn/zjfw/lszj/fhqz/cjwd2/202505/t20250530_11637915.htm", "published": "2025-05-30", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "emb-unilateral-faq": { "title": "FAQs on Visa-free Entry into China (50-country list, end dates, 30-day counting)", "publisher": "Embassy of the PRC in Switzerland", "url": "https://ch.china-embassy.gov.cn/ls_fw_s/sbqz/202608/t20260819_12006793.htm", "published": "2026-08-19", "lang": "zh/en", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "mfa-extension-2025": { "title": "关于延长单方面免签政策的通知 (extension to 31 Dec 2026; Sweden added)", "publisher": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)", "url": "https://www.mfa.gov.cn/wjbzwfwpt/kzx/tzgg/202511/t20251103_11746081.html", "published": "2025-11-03", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "mfa-uk-canada": { "title": "Including Canada and the UK in the Visa-Free Program (from 17 Feb 2026 to 31 Dec 2026)", "publisher": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)", "url": "https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/fyrbt/202602/t20260215_11860467.html", "published": "2026-02-15", "lang": "en", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "mfa-mutual-list": { "title": "中外互免签证协定一览表（更新至2026年5月29日）", "publisher": "China Consular Service (MFA)", "url": "https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcgx/cgqzapecswlxk/ylb/202607/t20260716_11984014.html", "published": "2026-07-16", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "nia-mutual-details": { "title": "Details of Mutual Visa Exemption Agreements (incl. duration of visa-free stay; as of April 2025)", "publisher": "National Immigration Administration (NIA)", "url": "https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c181470/content.html", "published": "2025-04-14", "lang": "en", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "nia-mutual-faq": { "title": "FAQs About Visa-free Entry Under Mutual Visa Exemption Agreements (90-in-180 rule, accommodation registration)", "publisher": "National Immigration Administration (NIA)", "url": "https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c156110/content.html", "published": "2024-06-17", "lang": "en", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" }, "sh-fao-hainan": { "title": "240小时过境免签政策适用国家+2（附57国名单及海南30天入境免签61国名单）", "publisher": "Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office (citing www.gov.cn)", "url": "https://wsb.sh.gov.cn/ztzl/lstx/20260820/f4b8510709544ce8a06ef9978055bed9.html", "published": "2026-08-21", "lang": "zh", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12" } }, "schemes": { "mutual": { "name": "Mutual visa exemption agreement", "short": "Mutual visa exemption", "lastVerified": "2026-11-12", "summary": "A bilateral agreement lets ordinary-passport holders enter China without a visa for short stays.", "purposes": "Short-term visits (tourism, business, family). Work, study or journalism need a visa.", "conditions": [ "Ordinary passport of the agreement country", "Stay limit set by the agreement (see below)", "Hotels register you automatically; staying elsewhere, register with local police within 24 hours" ], "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details", "nia-mutual-faq" ], "countries": [ { "code": "AL", "effective": "2023-03-18", "stay": "Up to 90 days in any 180-day period", "stayDays": 90, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "AM", "effective": "2020-01-19", "stay": "Up to 90 days in any 180-day period", "stayDays": 90, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "BA", "effective": "2018-05-29", "stay": "Up to 90 days in any 180-day period", "stayDays": 90, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "SM", "effective": "1985-07-22", "stay": "Within 3 months", "stayDays": 90, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "NIA table says 'within 3 months' for valid passports.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "MU", "effective": "2013-10-31", "stay": "60 days", "stayDays": 60, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "Agreement amended 2017-06-14; NIA lists 60 days.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "AE", "effective": "2018-01-16", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "BB", "effective": "2017-06-01", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "BS", "effective": "2014-02-12", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "BY", "effective": "2018-08-10", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days per year", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "DM", "effective": "2022-09-19", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "FJ", "effective": "2015-03-14", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "MV", "effective": "2022-05-20", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "QA", "effective": "2018-12-21", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "RS", "effective": "2017-01-15", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "SC", "effective": "2013-06-26", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "SG", "effective": "2024-02-09", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "SR", "effective": "2021-05-01", "stay": "30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "GE", "effective": "2024-05-28", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days in any 180-day period", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "KZ", "effective": "2023-11-10", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days in any 180-day period", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "TH", "effective": "2024-03-01", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days in any 180-day period", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "WS", "effective": "2025-04-02", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days in any 180-day period", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "SB", "effective": "2024-12-28", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days in any 180-day period", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "AG", "effective": "2024-05-11", "stay": "30 days per stay", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "No more than 90 days in any 180-day period", "status": "ok", "note": "", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "AZ", "effective": "2025-07-16", "stay": "Generally up to 30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "check", "note": "Duration not listed in the NIA table we checked; MFA states visa-free stays under these agreements are generally limited to 30 days. Confirm the exact terms with the Chinese embassy.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list" ] }, { "code": "MY", "effective": "2025-07-17", "stay": "Generally up to 30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "check", "note": "Duration not listed in the NIA table we checked; MFA states visa-free stays under these agreements are generally limited to 30 days. Confirm the exact terms with the Chinese embassy.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list" ] }, { "code": "UZ", "effective": "2025-06-01", "stay": "Generally up to 30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "check", "note": "Duration not listed in the NIA table we checked; MFA states visa-free stays under these agreements are generally limited to 30 days. Confirm the exact terms with the Chinese embassy.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list" ] }, { "code": "GD", "effective": "2015-06-10", "stay": "Generally up to 30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "check", "note": "Duration not listed in the NIA table we checked; MFA states visa-free stays under these agreements are generally limited to 30 days. Confirm the exact terms with the Chinese embassy.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "TO", "effective": "2016-08-19", "stay": "Generally up to 30 days", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "check", "note": "Duration not listed in the NIA table we checked; MFA states visa-free stays under these agreements are generally limited to 30 days. Confirm the exact terms with the Chinese embassy.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] }, { "code": "EC", "effective": "2016-08-18", "stay": "30 days (per agreement)", "stayDays": 30, "cumulative": "", "status": "check", "note": "The MFA list notes the agreement is partly suspended on the Ecuadorian side (Chinese ordinary-passport holders currently need a visa for Ecuador). It does not say whether Ecuadorian citizens can still enter China visa-free, so please confirm with the Chinese embassy before travelling.", "sourceIds": [ "mfa-mutual-list", "nia-mutual-details" ] } ] }, "unilateral": { "name": "Unilateral visa-free entry (30 days)", "short": "30-day visa-free entry", "stayDays": 30, "lastVerified": "2026-11-12", "summary": "China's own visa waiver: ordinary-passport holders of 50 countries may enter for up to 30 days.", "purposes": "Business, tourism, visiting family or friends, exchanges, transit. Not work, study or journalism.", "conditions": [ "Ordinary passport valid for at least the length of your stay", "Stay counted from 00:00 the day after entry: 30 calendar days", "You can depart for China from any country; no onward ticket rule", "Policy end date depends on nationality (see below)" ], "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025", "mfa-uk-canada" ], "countries": [ { "code": "FR", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "DE", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "IT", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "ES", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "NL", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "CH", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "IE", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "HU", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "AT", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "BE", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "LU", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "NZ", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "AU", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "PL", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "PT", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "GR", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "CY", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "SI", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "SK", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "NO", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "FI", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "DK", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "IS", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "AD", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "MC", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "LI", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "KR", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "BG", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "RO", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "HR", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "ME", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "MK", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "MT", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "EE", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "LV", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "JP", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "BR", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "AR", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "CL", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "PE", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "UY", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "SA", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", "mfa-extension-2025" ] }, { "code": "OM", "validUntil": "2026-12-31", "sourceIds": [ "emb-unilateral-faq", 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