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China adopts visa-free policies to following countries

2024-12-01

As of November 1, 2024, China offers a visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders of the following countries (In alphabetic orders):


Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Switzerland
Thailand
The Bahamas
Tonga
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Exemption of visa requirements does not mean permission to stay and reside in China for an indefinite period of time. Please check with local Chinese embassies for detailed information.

Source: the website of China Consular Affairs (http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/) and Xinhua News Agency

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