ChinaChina visa requirements by nationality
Short-stay rules for visitors entering China for tourism, business, or transit. Pick your passport below to see your specific rule. Verified against official sources, last reviewed 2026.
AfghanistanEmbassy visa required
AlbaniaVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required
AndorraVisa-free30 days
AngolaEmbassy visa required
Antigua and BarbudaEmbassy visa required
ArgentinaVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
ArmeniaEmbassy visa required
AustraliaVisa-free30 days
AustriaVisa-free30 days
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa required
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahrainVisa-free30 days
BangladeshEmbassy visa required
BarbadosEmbassy visa required
BelarusVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
BelgiumVisa-free30 days
BelizeEmbassy visa required
BeninEmbassy visa required
BhutanEmbassy visa required
BoliviaEmbassy visa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
BotswanaEmbassy visa required
BrazilVisa-free30 days
BruneiVisa-free30 days
BulgariaVisa-free30 days
Burkina FasoEmbassy visa required
BurundiEmbassy visa required
CambodiaEmbassy visa required
CameroonEmbassy visa required
CanadaVisa-free30 days
Cape VerdeEmbassy visa required
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadEmbassy visa required
ChileVisa-free30 days
ColombiaEmbassy visa required
ComorosEmbassy visa required
Congo (DRC)Embassy visa required
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaEmbassy visa required
Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa required
CroatiaVisa-free30 days
CubaEmbassy visa required
CyprusVisa-free30 days
Czech RepublicEmbassy visa required
DenmarkVisa-free30 days
DjiboutiEmbassy visa required
DominicaEmbassy visa required
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa required
EcuadorEmbassy visa required
EgyptEmbassy visa required
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visa required
EritreaEmbassy visa required
EstoniaVisa-free30 days
EswatiniEmbassy visa required
EthiopiaEmbassy visa required
FijiEmbassy visa required
FinlandVisa-free30 days
FranceVisa-free30 days
GabonEmbassy visa required
GambiaEmbassy visa required
GeorgiaEmbassy visa required
GermanyVisa-free30 days
GhanaEmbassy visa required
GreeceVisa-free30 days
GrenadaEmbassy visa required
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaEmbassy visa required
Guinea-BissauEmbassy visa required
GuyanaEmbassy visa required
HaitiEmbassy visa required
Holy See (Vatican City)Embassy visa required
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryVisa-free30 days
IcelandVisa-free30 days
IndiaEmbassy visa required
IndonesiaEmbassy visa required
IranEmbassy visa required
IraqEmbassy visa required
IrelandVisa-free30 days
IsraelEmbassy visa required
ItalyVisa-free30 days
JamaicaEmbassy visa required
JapanVisa-free30 days
JordanEmbassy visa required
KazakhstanEmbassy visa required
KenyaEmbassy visa required
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoEmbassy visa required
KuwaitEmbassy visa required
KyrgyzstanEmbassy visa required
LaosEmbassy visa required
LatviaVisa-free30 days
LebanonEmbassy visa required
LesothoEmbassy visa required
LiberiaEmbassy visa required
LibyaEmbassy visa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free30 days
LithuaniaEmbassy visa required
LuxembourgVisa-free30 days
MadagascarEmbassy visa required
MalawiEmbassy visa required
MalaysiaEmbassy visa required
MaldivesEmbassy visa required
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaVisa-free30 days
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaEmbassy visa required
MauritiusEmbassy visa required
MexicoVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaEmbassy visa required
MonacoVisa-free30 days
MongoliaEmbassy visa required
MontenegroVisa-free30 days
MoroccoEmbassy visa required
MozambiqueEmbassy visa required
MyanmarEmbassy visa required
NamibiaEmbassy visa required
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalEmbassy visa required
NetherlandsVisa-free30 days
New ZealandVisa-free30 days
NicaraguaEmbassy visa required
NigerEmbassy visa required
NigeriaEmbassy visa required
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free30 days
NorwayVisa-free30 days
OmanEmbassy visa required
PakistanEmbassy visa required
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required
PanamaEmbassy visa required
Papua New GuineaEmbassy visa required
ParaguayEmbassy visa required
PeruVisa-free30 days
PhilippinesEmbassy visa required
PolandVisa-free30 days
PortugalVisa-free30 days
QatarVisa-free30 days
RomaniaVisa-free30 days
RussiaVisa-free30 days
RwandaEmbassy visa required
Saint Kitts and NevisEmbassy visa required
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEmbassy visa required
SamoaEmbassy visa required
San MarinoEmbassy visa required
São Tomé and PríncipeEmbassy visa required
Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa required
SenegalEmbassy visa required
SerbiaVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
SeychellesEmbassy visa required
Sierra LeoneEmbassy visa required
SingaporeVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
SlovakiaVisa-free30 days
SloveniaVisa-free30 days
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaEmbassy visa required
South AfricaEmbassy visa required
South KoreaVisa-free30 days
South SudanEmbassy visa required
SpainVisa-free30 days
Sri LankaEmbassy visa required
SudanEmbassy visa required
SurinameEmbassy visa required
SwedenVisa-free30 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free30 days
SyriaEmbassy visa required
TaiwanEmbassy visa required
TajikistanEmbassy visa required
TanzaniaEmbassy visa required
ThailandEmbassy visa required
Timor-LesteEmbassy visa required
TogoEmbassy visa required
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoEmbassy visa required
TunisiaEmbassy visa required
TurkeyEmbassy visa required
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaEmbassy visa required
UkraineVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 days
United KingdomVisa-free30 days
United StatesVisa-free240 hours (up to 10 days) — transit only
UruguayVisa-free30 days
UzbekistanEmbassy visa required
VanuatuEmbassy visa required
VenezuelaEmbassy visa required
VietnamEmbassy visa required
YemenEmbassy visa required
ZambiaEmbassy visa required
ZimbabweEmbassy visa required