Who can visit China visa-free? Every nationality, checked
Pick your passport to see whether you need a visa for China, with the 30-day waiver, 240-hour transit and Hainan rules.
Check your exact trip (dates, purpose, onward ticket) →Visa-free for up to 30 days (79)
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tonga
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
240-hour transit only (8)
Hainan only (1)
Visa needed (106)
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Territories
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Rwanda
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Guidance only. Border officers make the final decision. Check the official notice before you fly.
Official sources
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China Consular Service) · 2026-07-21
- National Immigration Administration · 2026-02-17
- Hainan Provincial Government · 2026-08
- National Immigration Administration · 2026-08-20
- National Immigration Administration · 2026-08-20
Last checked: 25 October 2026