All ports open to the outside world in China implement a 24-hour transit visa-free policy for people from all over the world.

I. 24-hour transit visa-free

All ports open to the outside world in China implement a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for people from all over the world. Foreigners who take their valid international travel documents and joint tickets with reserved seats and transit from China to third countries or regions, and stay in China for no more than 24 hours and do not leave the restricted area at the port, may be exempted from visas; If you need to leave the restricted area of the port, you should apply to the port entry-exit frontier inspection organ for temporary entry permit.

Second, 240-hour transit visa-free

At present, China has implemented a 240-hour visa-free transit policy for 57 countries including the United States, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. Personnel from the relevant countries can transit from China to a third country or region with their ordinary passports and joint tickets with fixed dates and itineraries, and can enter the country visa-free from any of the 65 open ports in 24 provinces, and stay in the specified areas for no more than 10 days. During the stay, you can engage in activities such as tourism, business, visiting relatives, etc., and work, study, news interviews and other activities that require prior approval should still be completed.

(1) List of 57 countries

Europe (40 countries): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, Britain, Ireland and Cyprus.

America (6 countries): USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile.

Oceania (2 countries): Australia, New Zealand

Asia (9 countries): Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan.