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2025 Guide📋Car Rental Services 🚘
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Foreign travelers can rent cars at international airports and downtown service outlets. Additionally, car rental apps are available, or travelers can search for "mini programs for car rental" on Alipay or WeChat. After registering, a reservation can be made for car rental. 📱➡️🚗
1. Required Documents 📋
Foreign travelers who are going to rent cars need to bring:
- Passports or Foreign Permanent Resident ID Cards 🛂
- Valid Chinese driver's licenses
- International or Chinese credit cards 💳
Note: First-time renters need identity verification at least one working day in advance. ⏳✅
2. Provisional Driving Permits 🪪
Foreign travelers applying for Chinese Provisional Driving Permits must provide:
- Passport
- Overseas driver's license (with Chinese translation)
- Recent photos (one-inch, bareheaded, full-faced, white background)
- Other required documents
Validity Period:
- 3 months for short-term stays
- Extendable to 1 year for longer stays
- No reapplication needed during validity period 🗓️🔄
International License Agreements 🌍
China has mutual recognition agreements with:
- France 🇫🇷
- Serbia 🇷🇸
- Belgium 🇧🇪
- United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
Holders from these countries can:
- Drive directly in China 🚗
- Obtain Chinese licenses without testing ✅
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