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China First Timer

China's 30-day visa-free entry is set to end on 31 December 2026. Will it be extended?

China visa rules by nationality

Pick your passport to see whether you need a visa for mainland China, can enter visa-free or can use 240-hour transit.

Ordinary passports, mainland China. Checked 23 October 2026. Or use the visa checker for your exact trip.

Afghanistanvisa Albania90 days visa-free Algeriavisa Andorra30 days visa-free Angolavisa Antigua and Barbuda30 days visa-free Argentina30 days visa-free Armenia90 days visa-free Australia30 days visa-free Austria30 days visa-free Azerbaijan30 days visa-free Bahamas30 days visa-free Bahrain30 days visa-free Bangladeshvisa Barbados30 days visa-free Belarus30 days visa-free Belgium30 days visa-free Belizevisa Beninvisa Bhutanvisa Boliviavisa Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days visa-free Botswanavisa Brazil30 days visa-free Brunei30 days visa-free Bulgaria30 days visa-free Burkina Fasovisa Burundivisa Cambodiavisa Cameroonvisa Canada30 days visa-free Cape Verdevisa Central African Republicvisa Chadvisa Chile30 days visa-free Colombiavisa Comorosvisa Costa Ricavisa Croatia30 days visa-free Cubavisa Cyprus30 days visa-free Czech Republic240-hour transit Côte d'Ivoirevisa Democratic Republic of the Congovisa Denmark30 days visa-free Djiboutivisa Dominica30 days visa-free Dominican Republicvisa East Timorvisa Ecuador30 days visa-free Egyptvisa El Salvadorvisa Equatorial Guineavisa Eritreavisa Estonia30 days visa-free Eswatinivisa Ethiopiavisa Fiji30 days visa-free Finland30 days visa-free France30 days visa-free Gabonvisa Gambiavisa Georgia30 days visa-free Germany30 days visa-free Ghanavisa Greece30 days visa-free Grenada30 days visa-free Guatemalavisa Guineavisa Guinea-Bissauvisa Guyanavisa Haitivisa Hondurasvisa Hungary30 days visa-free Iceland30 days visa-free Indiavisa Indonesia240-hour transit Iranvisa Iraqvisa Ireland30 days visa-free Israelvisa Italy30 days visa-free Jamaicavisa Japan30 days visa-free Jordanvisa Kazakhstan30 days visa-free Kenyavisa Kiribativisa Kuwait30 days visa-free Kyrgyzstan240-hour transit Laosvisa Latvia30 days visa-free Lebanonvisa Lesothovisa Liberiavisa Libyavisa Liechtenstein30 days visa-free Lithuania240-hour transit Luxembourg30 days visa-free Madagascarvisa Malawivisa Malaysia30 days visa-free Maldives30 days visa-free Malivisa Malta30 days visa-free Marshall Islandsvisa Mauritaniavisa Mauritius60 days visa-free Mexico240-hour transit Micronesiavisa Moldovavisa Monaco30 days visa-free Mongolia30 days visa-free Montenegro30 days visa-free Moroccovisa Mozambiquevisa Myanmarvisa Namibiavisa Nauruvisa Nepalvisa Netherlands30 days visa-free New Zealand30 days visa-free Nicaraguavisa Nigervisa Nigeriavisa North Koreavisa North Macedonia30 days visa-free Norway30 days visa-free Oman30 days visa-free Pakistanvisa Palauvisa Palestinevisa Panamavisa Papua New Guineavisa Paraguayvisa Peru30 days visa-free Philippinesvisa Poland30 days visa-free Portugal30 days visa-free Qatar30 days visa-free Republic of the Congovisa Romania30 days visa-free Russia30 days visa-free Rwandavisa Saint Kitts and Nevisvisa Saint Luciavisa Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesvisa Samoa30 days visa-free San Marino90 days visa-free Saudi Arabia30 days visa-free Senegalvisa Serbia30 days visa-free Seychelles30 days visa-free Sierra Leonevisa Singapore30 days visa-free Slovakia30 days visa-free Slovenia30 days visa-free Solomon Islands30 days visa-free Somaliavisa South Africavisa South Korea30 days visa-free South Sudanvisa Spain30 days visa-free Sri Lankavisa Sudanvisa Suriname30 days visa-free Sweden30 days visa-free Switzerland30 days visa-free Syriavisa São Tomé and Príncipevisa Tajikistanvisa Tanzaniavisa Thailand30 days visa-free Togovisa Tonga30 days visa-free Trinidad and Tobagovisa Tunisiavisa Turkeyvisa Turkmenistanvisa Tuvaluvisa Ugandavisa Ukraine240-hour transit United Arab Emirates30 days visa-free United Kingdom30 days visa-free United States240-hour transit Uruguay30 days visa-free Uzbekistan30 days visa-free Vanuatuvisa Venezuelavisa Vietnam240-hour transit Yemenvisa Zambiavisa Zimbabwevisa