Visa-Free Transit Policies

2023-12-28 19:44

In accordance with international practices, China has adopted a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals of multiple countries at all international ports of entry. Any passenger holding interline tickets with confirmed seats to transit to a third country or region via China by international flights, sea vessels, or trains does not have to apply for a visa if his/her stay period in China is less than 24 hours and he/she does not leave the port of entry. In the case where the passenger concerned needs to leave the port, a temporary entry permit from the entry/exit border inspection authority at the port shall be required.

Foreign nationals from 54 countries are currently eligible for the 72/144-hour transit visa-free policies which are effective at 31 ports in 23 cities of 18 provinces in China. These countries include Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Passengers from these countries holding valid international travel documents and interline tickets with confirmed dates and seats, who are going to transit to third countries (or regions) via China within specific time frames, can apply for visa-free transit at the entry/exit border inspection authorities in the designated visa-free transit city ports. The authorities will handle all temporary entry procedures, with the duration of stay of each passenger to be calculated from 00:00 on the day following entry.

Below is a list of China's city ports implementing in the 72/144-hour transit visa-free policies:

S/N	Province (Autonomous Region/Municipality)/Region	Applicable City/Municipality	Applicable Port	Province/City of Stay	Remark
72-hour visa-free transit policy
1	Hunan Province	Changsha, Hunan	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	Hunan Province
2	Heilongjiang Province	Harbin, Heilongjiang	Harbin Taiping International Airport	Harbin City
3	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	Guilin, Guangxi	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport	Guilin City
144-hour visa-free transit policy
1	Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region	Beijing	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Hebei Province	Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei jointly implements the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and stay in Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from the applicable ports.
2			Beijing Daxing International Airport
3			Beijing West Railway Station
4		Tianjin	Tianjin Binhai International Airport
5		Tianjin	Tianjin International Cruise Home Port
6		Shijiazhuang, Hebei	Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
7		Qinhuangdao, Hebei	Qinhuangdao Port
8	Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai Region	Shanghai	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, and Shanghai Municipality	Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai jointly implement the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region and stay in Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from the applicable ports.
9			Shanghai Pudong International Airport
10			Shanghai Port
11			Shanghai Railway Port
12		Nanjing, Jiangsu	Nanjing Lukou International Airport
13		Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
14		Ningbo, Zhejiang	Ningbo Lishe International Airport
15	Guangdong Province	Guangzhou, Guangdong	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangdong Province	http://gdga.gd.gov.cn/xxgk/zcjd/wjj d/content/post_2286867.html Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Jieyang and stay in Guangdong Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from any of the 32 international ports with passenger transport capabilities in the province. For specific information, please check the following link: http://gdga.gd.gov.cn/xxgk/zcjd/wjjd/content/post2286867.html
16		Shenzhen, Guangdong	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
17		Jieyang, Guangdong	Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
18	Liaoning Province	Shenyang, Liaoning	Shenyang Taoxian International Airport	Liaoning Province	Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable airport in Shenyang and Dalian and stay in Liaoning Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from either airport in Shenyang or Dalian.
19	Liaoning Province	Dalian, Liaoning	Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport	Liaoning Province
20	Shandong Province	Qingdao, Shandong	Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport	Shandong Province
21	Shandong Province	Qingdao, Shandong	Qingdao Port	Shandong Province
22	Chongqing Municipality	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing Municipality
23	Sichuan Province	Chengdu,Sichuan	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Chengdu City, Deyang City, Leshan City, Luzhou City, Meishan City, Neijiang City, Suining City, Ya'an City, Yibin City, Zigong City, and Ziyang City
24	Shaanxi Province	Xi'an, Shaanxi	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an City and Xianyang City
25	Fujian Province	Xiamen, Fujian	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport	Xiamen City
26	Fujian Province	Xiamen, Fujian	Xiamen Port	Xiamen City
27	Hubei Province	Wuhan, Hubei	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport	Wuhan City
28	Yunnan Province	Kunming, Yunnan	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming City