Visa
Visa-free policy for 12 countries in China
China has decided to extend the visa-free policy for 12 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg to December 31, 2025.
Holders of ordinary passports from above 12 countries who come to China for business, tourism, family visit and transit purposes for a period not exceeding 15 days from the date of their entry will be exempted from Chinese visa to enter into China.
Those who do not meet the above mentioned travel purposes and time limit for visa exemption or holding other passports or travel documents still need to apply for Chinese visa before entering into China.
Visa-Free Transit Policies in China
China has adopted a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals of multiple countries at all international airports of entry. Any passenger holding international connection 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 connection 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 airports. 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.
How to apply visa
Guests who need an advance visa are kindly requested to apply for a visa in advance at the Chinese embassy or consulate in their host country. Please contact the Conference team to apply for the invitation letter in advance by email as follows: wujh@dsel.cc
The invitation letter should indicate the passport number and relevant information required.