Do I need a visa to China?
Foreign nationals who hold an ordinary passport and make travel plans to visit mainland China must obtain a Chinese tourist visa, Chinese business visa, or another Chinese visa type from one of the Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate abroad unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries.
At the moment there are 18 countries whose nationals hold ordinary passports are eligible to visit China without a visa. The duration of stay varies as below:
- Duration of stay up to 90 days:
Armenia - Bosnia, and Herzegovina -San Marino
- Duration of stay up to 60 days:
Mauritius
- Duration of stay up to 30 days:
Bahamas - Barbados - Belarus - Ecuador - Fiji - Grenada - Qatar - Serbia - Seychelles - Tonga- United Arab Emirates
- Duration of stay up to 15 days:
Brunei - Japan - Singapore
Other visa-free arrangements:
- Group Visa:
Foreigner who holds ordinary original passport issued by one of the below countries and traveling as a tour group organized by a tour operator registered in both countries may visit China without a visa for up to 30 days.
Azerbaijan - Georgia - Moldova- Russia- Turkmenistan
- Crew members
Foreign national of the following countries traveling as airline crew may visit China without a visa.
Luxembourg - United Arab Emirates
If you meet any of the above criteria you can enjoy your China travel without a visa. alternatively you must apply China visa and submit all your China visa application form, supporting documents, China visa requirements and pay the visa fee at the visa centre before you plan your trip.
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