To further facilitate cross-border travel and China’s high-quality development and high-standard opening up, China has decided to extend the unilateral visa-free policy to more countries, which involves visa-free treatment to travellers holding ordinary passport from 43 countries, namely, Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay take effect from 1 June, 2025 ) holding valid ordinary passports can be exempted from visa requirement if entering into China for the purpose of business, tourism, family or friends visits, exchange and transit. They can stay in China for no more than 30 days without visa.
For more information on the VISA-FREE-ENTRY program, please refer to the Q/A here http://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw/zj/notice/202412/t20241224_11516392.htm#:~:text=A%3A%20Nationals%20of%2038%20countries,%2C%20Liechtenstein%2C%20Korea%2C%20Bulgaria%2C and here
https://bio.visaforchina.cn/DEL3_EN/tongzhigonggao/327343163872251904.html#:~:text=To%20further%20facilitate%20cross%2Dborder,apply%20for%20Visas%20to%20China
Should you have any questions or need further clarification regarding the visa process, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are happy to assist and ensure your travel arrangements are as smooth as possible.
