The latest Visa Policy of China for Foreign Travellers（2025 Updated）
[Dark Green] Visa not required (90 days)
240-hour stays visa-free Policy
China offers visa-free transit for citizens of 54 countries, allowing 240-hour stays at specific ports of entry.
Eligibility requires entry through designated ports, passports valid for at least three months beyond arrival, and visas for destination countries if needed.
Travelers must have confirmed tickets departing within 240 hours, with the first destination outside China being a third country or territory. Hong Kong and Macau are considered separate territories.
Eligible countries
1 – Visa-exempt in general (except nationals of the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Sweden, who are visa-exempt only for transit).
2 – For British passport holders, only British citizens are eligible.
Eligible ports
240-hour visa-free transit allows arrival and departure through the following border crossing ports:
Airports (47)
Seaports (12)
Railways (1)
- Mohan railway station – Laos side: Boten
Eligible areas to stay
Different from the previous policy, foreign nationals entering China through the visa-free transit policy can make cross-province travels within the allowed areas for visa-free transit travelers in these following areas
Visa-free Countries
Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries may travel to China without a visa as long as their visit does not last longer than the visa-free period listed below, unless they are allowed to extend their stay.
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90 days 60 days 30 days Permanent regime: Temporary unilateral regime (until 31 December 2025):
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1 – No more than 90 days within any 180-day period.
2 – No more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year.
China has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they are not yet in force:
In addition, China has plans for visa exemption agreements with the following countries:
Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the code “CHN” on the back of the card may enter China without a visa for business trips for up to 60 days.
ABTCs are issued to citizens of:
ABTCs are also issued to permanent residents of Hong Kong, however permanent residents with Chinese nationality are required to use their Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Resident instead. Only holders of non-Chinese passports can use the card to enter mainland China. Although Taiwan is a member of this program, its citizens are also not allowed to use ABTC to enter mainland China, instead they are required to use Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents.
