# China visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/passport/china) ## Visa-free (78) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-china-visa-free) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-china-visa-free) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-china-visa-free) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-china-visa-free) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-china-visa-free) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-china-visa-free) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-china-visa-free) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-china-visa-free) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-china-visa-free) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-china-visa-free) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-china-visa-free) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-china-visa-free) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-china-visa-free) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-china-visa-free) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-china-visa-free) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-china-visa-free) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-china-visa-free) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-china-visa-free) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-china-visa-free) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-china-visa-free) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-china-visa-free) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-china-visa-free) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-china-visa-free) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-china-visa-free) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-china-visa-free) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-china-visa-free) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-china-visa-free) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-china-visa-free) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-china-visa-free) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-china-visa-free) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-china-visa-free) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-china-visa-free) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-china-visa-free) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-china-visa-free) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-china-visa-free) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-china-visa-free) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-china-visa-free) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-china-visa-free) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-china-visa-free) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-china-visa-free) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-china-visa-free) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-china-visa-free) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-china-visa-free) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-china-visa-free) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-china-visa-free) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-china-visa-free) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-china-visa-free) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-china-visa-free) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-china-visa-free) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-china-visa-free) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-china-visa-free) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-china-visa-free) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-china-visa-free) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-china-visa-free) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-china-visa-free) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-china-visa-free) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-china-visa-free) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-china-visa-free) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-china-visa-free) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-china-visa-free) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-china-visa-free) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-china-visa-free) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-china-visa-free) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-china-visa-free) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-china-visa-free) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-china-visa-free) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-china-visa-free) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-china-visa-free) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-china-visa-free) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-china-visa-free) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-china-visa-free) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-china-visa-free) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-china-visa-free) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-china-visa-free) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-china-visa-free) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-china-visa-free) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-china-visa-free) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-china-visa-free) ## Visa on arrival (1) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-china-visa-on-arrival) ## Visa required (119) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-china-visa) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-china-visa) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-china-visa) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-china-visa) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-china-visa) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-china-visa) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-china-visa) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-china-visa) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-china-visa) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-china-visa) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-china-visa) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-china-visa) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-china-visa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-china-visa) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-china-visa) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-china-visa) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-china-visa) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-china-visa) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-china-visa) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-china-visa) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-china-visa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-china-visa) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-china-visa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-china-visa) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-china-visa) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-china-visa) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-china-visa) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-china-visa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-china-visa) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-china-visa) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-china-visa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-china-visa) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-china-visa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-china-visa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-china-visa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-china-visa) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-china-visa) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-china-visa) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-china-visa) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-china-visa) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-china-visa) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-china-visa) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-china-visa) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-china-visa) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-china-visa) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-china-visa) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-china-visa) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-china-visa) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-china-visa) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-china-visa) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-china-visa) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-china-visa) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-china-visa) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-china-visa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-china-visa) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-china-visa) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-china-visa) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-china-visa) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-china-visa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-china-visa) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-china-visa) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-china-visa) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-china-visa) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-china-visa) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-china-visa) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-china-visa) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-china-visa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-china-visa) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-china-visa) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-china-visa) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-china-visa) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-china-visa) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-china-visa) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-china-visa) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-china-visa) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-china-visa) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-china-visa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-china-visa) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-china-visa) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-china-visa) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-china-visa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-china-visa) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-china-visa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-china-visa) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-china-visa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-china-visa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-china-visa) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-china-visa) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-china-visa) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-china-visa) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-china-visa) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-china-visa) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-china-visa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-china-visa) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-china-visa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-china-visa) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-china-visa) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-china-visa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-china-visa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-china-visa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-china-visa) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-china-visa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-china-visa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-china-visa) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-china-visa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-china-visa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-china-visa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-china-visa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-china-visa) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-china-visa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-china-visa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-china-visa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-china-visa) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-china-visa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-china-visa) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-china-visa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-china-visa) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-china-visa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-china-visa) ## Official evidence timeline - **Current official route — Current bilateral ordinary-passport visa exemptions** (Visa-free) China MFA's current mutual-agreement register expressly records ordinary-passport coverage for these foreign passports; the register is the current source for each agreement's entry-into-force date. - The current MFA register records these ordinary-passport agreement effective dates: AL 2023-03-18; AG 2024-05-11; AM 2020-01-19; AZ 2025-07-16; BS 2014-02-12; BB 2017-06-01; BY 2018-08-10; BA 2018-05-29; EC 2016-08-18; FJ 2015-03-14; GE 2024-05-28; GD 2015-06-10; KZ 2023-11-10; MY 2025-07-17. - The current MFA register records these remaining ordinary-passport agreement effective dates: MV 2022-05-20; MU 2013-10-31; QA 2018-12-21; WS 2025-04-02; SM 1985-07-22; RS 2017-01-15; SC 2013-06-26; SG 2024-02-09; SB 2024-12-28; SR 2014-05-06; TH 2024-03-01; TO 2016-08-19; AE 2018-01-16; UZ 2025-06-01. - The register says specified valid passports are permitted stays of less than 30 days; a longer stay requires residence formalities under local rules. - This ordinary-passport visitor normalization does not establish work, study, residence, transit-only, tour-group, port-visa, diplomatic, official, service, public-affairs, special-document, security, or individual-admissibility treatment. Official source: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China: List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People's Republic of China and Foreign Countries](https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/wgrlh/lhqz/lhqzjjs/202510/t20251023_11739051.shtml) - **Current official route — Forty-eight unilateral ordinary-passport visa waivers through 2026** (Visa-free) The current NIA list and MFA FAQ establish a 30-day unilateral ordinary-passport waiver for these 48 nationalities, effective only through 31 December 2026. - For a valid ordinary passport only, and for business, tourism, visits to relatives or friends, exchange visits, or transit, up to 30 days calculated from the day after entry. - The FAQ says the waiver applies at sea, road and air ports open to foreign nationals unless law, regulation or a bilateral arrangement provides otherwise. - Work, study, news coverage and similar purposes require a visa in advance; border authorities still examine purpose and admissibility. - It does not establish residence, special-document, diplomatic/official, Hainan/regional, port-visa, or transit-only treatment. Official sources: - [National Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of China: List of Countries Covered by Unilateral Visa Exemption Policies](https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183390/content.html) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China: FAQs on Visa-free Entry into China](https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/lh/lhqz_149493/cjwd/) - **Current official route — Brunei ordinary passports: unilateral visa waiver without stated expiry** (Visa-free) China MFA's current FAQ places Brunei in the current unilateral 30-day ordinary-passport waiver and states no expiry date. - For a valid ordinary passport only, and for business, tourism, visits to relatives or friends, exchange visits, or transit, up to 30 days calculated from the day after entry. - The current FAQ states no expiry date; it does not make the waiver permanent by treaty or remove the authority to amend it. - Work, study, news coverage, residence, special documents, diplomatic/official travel, regional programmes, port visas, security and individual admissibility remain separate. Official sources: - [National Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of China: List of Countries Covered by Unilateral Visa Exemption Policies](https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183390/content.html) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China: FAQs on Visa-free Entry into China](https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/lh/lhqz_149493/cjwd/) - **Current official route — Russia ordinary passports: unilateral visa waiver through 2027** (Visa-free) China MFA's current FAQ places Russia in the current unilateral 30-day ordinary-passport waiver through 31 December 2027. - For a valid ordinary passport only, and for business, tourism, visits to relatives or friends, exchange visits, or transit, up to 30 days calculated from the day after entry. - The FAQ confirms the unilateral waiver applies to individuals as well as tour groups; this policy does not normalize the separate bilateral authorized-tour-group arrangement. - Work, study, news coverage, residence, special documents, diplomatic/official travel, regional programmes, port visas, security and individual admissibility remain separate. Official sources: - [National Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of China: List of Countries Covered by Unilateral Visa Exemption Policies](https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183390/content.html) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China: FAQs on Visa-free Entry into China](https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/lh/lhqz_149493/cjwd/) - **Current official route — Other foreign ordinary passports: advance visa required baseline** (Visa required) The Exit and Entry Administration Law requires foreigners to apply to visa authorities abroad unless a legal exception applies. The current unilateral and mutual official schedules establish the covered ordinary-passport exceptions above; this policy records the nationwide short-visitor baseline for all remaining foreign catalog passports except special PRC/HK/Macao/Taiwan cases retained as unresolved. - Apply to the Chinese visa-issuing authority abroad for the ordinary visa appropriate to the actual visitor purpose; authorities can require application information, an interview and, where required, a written invitation. - This is the nationwide ordinary-passport baseline only. It excludes residence-permit holders, 24-hour and State Council transit arrangements, regional/Hainan programmes, authorized tour groups, port visas, crew, diplomatic/official/service/public-affairs/special documents, and emergency or other narrow statutory routes. - A visa can be refused for statutory security, public-order, health, fraud, financial-guarantee, documentation and other listed grounds; entry remains subject to border inspection and individual admissibility. Official sources: - [National Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of China: Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China](https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147458/c155978/content.html) - [National Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of China: List of Countries Covered by Unilateral Visa Exemption Policies](https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183390/content.html) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China: List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People's Republic of China and Foreign Countries](https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/wgrlh/lhqz/lhqzjjs/202510/t20251023_11739051.shtml) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/china) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)