2025 Guide📋China's Visa-Free Policy for Foreign Travelers ✈️🛂✨ |

✈️ (I) Comprehensive mutual visa-free entry

Currently, China has signed comprehensive mutual visa exemption agreements with 29 countries, allowing personnel from relevant countries to visit the Chinese mainland visa-free in accordance with the provisions of the agreements.

🌍 (II) Unilateral visa-free entry

At present, China has implemented a unilateral visa-free policy for 47 countries. People from 47 countries including France, Germany, Japan, and Australia holding ordinary passports can enter the Chinese mainland without a visa for:

Business
Tourism
Visiting relatives and friends
Exchange visits
Transiting in China for no more than 30 days

🕒 (III) 240-hour visa-free transit

Citizens of 55 countries including the United States, Brazil, and Russia who hold:

Valid international travel documents
Interline passenger tickets with confirmed dates and seats

Can transit through the Chinese mainland to a third country (region) visa-free via any of the 60 open ports in 24 provinces, and stay within the designated area for no more than 10 days.

Third countries (regions) include:

Hong Kong SAR
Macao SAR
Taiwan region

Permitted activities during stay:
✅ Tourism
✅ Business
✅ Exchange visits
✅ Family visits

Activities requiring prior approval (need visa):
❌ Work
❌ Study
❌ News reporting

🏝️ (IV) Regional visa-free entry

The regional visa-free entry policies include:

30-day visa-free entry for foreign nationals from 59 countries entering Hainan Province

Eligible foreign nationals can enter and stay in the Chinese mainland without a visa in accordance with relevant policies and regulations.

ℹ️ For details, please refer to the "Policy Interpretation" section on the official website of the National Immigration Administration.

📝 IX. Visa extension

For foreigners entering the Chinese mainland with a visa, if the original reason for entry has not yet been terminated or if for other legitimate reasons that require they to stay beyond the expiration date specified in the visa without the need to change the type of visa, they may apply for extending the visa.

Required documents:

Valid passports or other international travel documents
A completed Foreigner Visa Application Form, and a 33×48mm bareheaded color ID photo taken recently against a white background (free on-site photography is available);
Supporting documents concerning the reason for the visa extension application
Other required documents

For the application documents required for visa extension, processing procedures and methods, fee basis and standards,etc.,
visit the official website of China's National Immigration Administration :https://www.nia.gov.cn,

refer to the Guide on Visa Extension, Replacement and Reissuance for Foreigners under "Services"
the requirements for the photos for travel documents can be found in the Guidelines for Travel Documents Photographs in the "Services" section.
find the office address and contact information of local exit-entry reception halls in "Office Enquiries" under "Services"
Local office contacts via 12367 service platform