According to the update from the China Visa Application Service Center (visaforchina.cn), starting from September 5, 2025, foreign friends can visit China visa-free in accordance with the following policies!
Unilateral Visa Exempton
Citizens of the following 47 countries with ordinary passports may enter and stay in China visa-free for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits, exchanges,or transit.
Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Russia.
*(As of Sept 5, 2025)
Visa Exemption Agreement
China has signed visa exemption agreements with the following 29 countries. Citizens of these countries holding any type of passport generally do not need to apply for a visa in advance for short-term travel to China.
Albania, the United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the Bahamas, Belarus,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Grenada, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Qatar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Samoa, Serbia, Seychelles, San Marino, Suriname, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Uzbekistan, Singapore, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Malaysia.
*(As of Sept 5, 2025)
240 Hours Visa-Free Transit
Effective June 12, 2025, Indonesian nationals are eligible for China's 240-hour visa-free transit, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 55. The full list is as follows:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Norway, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia.
Since visa policies are updated from time to time, it is recommended to check the latest visa information on the official website of the local Chinese Embassy or Consulate before departure. For further information or consultation on relevant visa exemption policies, please visit www.visaforchina.cn
