🇨🇳 China: visa, entry rules and travel facts
China has opened up markedly in recent years: unilateral visa-free trials now cover a growing list of nationalities, and visa-free transit is available at many airports. The list changes often, so the rule for your passport below matters more than anything you may remember from an older trip.
A China passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 111 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Beijing
- Currency
- Chinese yuan
- Languages
- Chinese
- Region
- Eastern Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 90 days)
68 passports enter China visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 90 days |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 30 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 30 days |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 30 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 30 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 30 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 30 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 30 days |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 15 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 30 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 30 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 30 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 30 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 30 days |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 30 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 30 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 30 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 30 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 30 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 30 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | – |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 30 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 30 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 30 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 30 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 30 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 30 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 30 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 30 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 60 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 30 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 30 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 days |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 30 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 30 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 30 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 30 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 30 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 30 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 30 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 30 days |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | 30 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 30 days |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 30 days |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | 30 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 30 days |
e-Visa
3 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
Visa required
127 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for China?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: Germany: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Australia: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Russia: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; France: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in China?
Chinese yuan.
What language is spoken in China?
Chinese.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | e-Visa | - |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | - |
| Germany | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Canada | Visa required | - |
| Australia | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| France | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.