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Visa requirements for China

Holders of 82 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

194 of 198 rules verified in the last 90 days · the rest not recently verified (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

Government travel advice for China

United States
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to China as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for China

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter China. The full list is in the table below.

  • Visa-free
  • Visa required
  • China
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter China. Select a country to see its passport page.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to China — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Visa-free82 passports

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free to enter China
PassportStayStatusSource
AlbaniaUp to 90 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
AndorraUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
Antigua and BarbudaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
ArgentinaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
ArmeniaUp to 90 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
AustraliaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
AustriaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
AzerbaijanUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
BahamasUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
BahrainUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
BarbadosUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
BelarusUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
BelgiumUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUp to 90 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
BrazilUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
BruneiUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
BulgariaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
CanadaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
ChileUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
CroatiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
CyprusUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
DenmarkUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
DominicaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
EcuadorUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
EstoniaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
FijiUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
FinlandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
FranceUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
GeorgiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
GermanyUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
GreeceUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
GrenadaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
Hong Kong—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
HungaryUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
IcelandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
IrelandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
ItalyUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
JapanUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
KazakhstanUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
KuwaitUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
LatviaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
LiechtensteinUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
LuxembourgUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
Macao—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
MalaysiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
MaldivesUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
MaltaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
MauritiusUp to 60 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
MonacoUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
MontenegroUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
NetherlandsUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
New ZealandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
North MacedoniaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
NorwayUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
OmanUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
PeruUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
PolandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
PortugalUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
QatarUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
RomaniaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
RussiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
SamoaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
San MarinoUp to 3 monthsVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
Saudi ArabiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
SerbiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
SeychellesUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
SingaporeUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
SlovakiaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
SloveniaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
Solomon IslandsUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
South KoreaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
SpainUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
SurinameUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
SwedenUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
SwitzerlandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
Taiwan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
ThailandUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
TongaUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
United Arab EmiratesUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)
United KingdomUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
UruguayUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC
UzbekistanUp to 30 daysVerified 13 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC (China Consular Service website)

Visa required116 passports

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter China
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Algeria—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Angola—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Bangladesh—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Belize—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Benin—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Bhutan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Bolivia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Botswana—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Burkina Faso—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Burundi—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Cambodia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Cameroon—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Cape Verde—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Central African Republic—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Chad—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Colombia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Comoros—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Costa Rica—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Cuba—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Czechia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Djibouti—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Dominican Republic—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Egypt—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
El Salvador—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Equatorial Guinea—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Eritrea—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Eswatini—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Ethiopia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Gabon—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Gambia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Ghana—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Guatemala—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Guinea—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Guyana—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Haiti—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Honduras—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
India—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Indonesia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Iran—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Iraq—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Israel—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Jamaica—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Jordan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Kenya—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Kiribati—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Kosovo—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Laos—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Lebanon—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Lesotho—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Liberia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Libya—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Lithuania—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Madagascar—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Malawi—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Mali—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Marshall Islands—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Mauritania—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Mexico—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Micronesia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Moldova—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Mongolia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Morocco—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Mozambique—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Myanmar—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Namibia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Nauru—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Nepal—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Nicaragua—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Niger—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Nigeria—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
North Korea—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Pakistan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Palau—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Palestine—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Panama—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Papua New Guinea—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Paraguay—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Philippines—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Republic of the Congo—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Rwanda—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Saint Kitts and Nevis—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Saint Lucia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
São Tomé and Príncipe—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Senegal—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Sierra Leone—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Somalia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
South Africa—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
South Sudan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Sri Lanka—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Sudan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Syria—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Tajikistan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Tanzania—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Timor-Leste—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Togo—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Trinidad and Tobago—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Tunisia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Türkiye—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Turkmenistan—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Tuvalu—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Uganda—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Ukraine—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
United States—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Vanuatu—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Vatican City—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Venezuela—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Vietnam—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Yemen—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Zambia—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)
Zimbabwe—Verified 13 Oct 2026National Immigration Administration of the PRC (English text of the Exit and Entry Administration Law)