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What Are the Requirements for Foreigners to Apply for the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China?
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Question: Hello, our company would like to invite foreign clients to China for urgent business talks at very short notice. What are the requirements for foreigners to apply for the 72/144-hour visa-free transit in China?
Answer: Hello, thank you for your interest in and support for our immigration management. Any foreigner applying for the 72/144-hour visa-free transit needs to meet the following three conditions:
1. He/she must be a citizen of one of the countries entitled to the 72/144-hour visa-free transit (Please check the table below for the list of the countries entitled. ↓↓↓);
List of Countries Entitled to the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit
Schengen States
(25)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, Croatia
Other European countries
(14)Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Monaco, Belarus
American countries
(6)United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile
Oceanian countries
(2)Australia, New Zealand
Asian countries
(6)South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
2. He/she must hold a valid international travel document (valid for no less than three months) that can prove his/her nationality and identity, and meet the conditions for entering a third country/region;
3. He/she must hold a connecting ticket to a third country/region with a confirmed date and seat for departure within 72/144 hours or relevant certificates as per the amount of time applied for the visa-free transit, fill out the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners, and accept inquiries from the entry-exit border inspection authority.
Foreigners who meet the above conditions can apply for the 144-hour visa-free transit at the entry-exit border inspection authorities in 20 cities in China, or the 72-hour visa-free transit in three cities. Application is not possible in the cities that have not yet implemented this policy.
No.
Province (autonomous region)/region
City
Name of Port
Destinations for Staying
Note
144-Hour Visa-Free Transit
1
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
Beijing
Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province
The three administrative divisions of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region 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
Beijing West Railway Station
3
4
Tianjin
Tianjin Binhai International Airport
5
Tianjin International Cruise Home Port
6
Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
7
Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province
Port of Qinhuangdao
8
Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region
Shanghai
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province
The three administrative divisions of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region 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
Port of Shanghai
11
Shanghai Railway Station
12
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
13
Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
Ningbo Lishe International Airport
14
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
Nanjing Lukou International Airport
15
Guangdong Province
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangdong Province
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 link: http://gdga.gd.gov.cn/xxgk/zcjd/wjjd/
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16
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
17
Jieyang, Guangdong Province
Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
18
Liaoning Province
Shenyang, Liaoning Province
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
Dalian, Liaoning Province
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
20
Shandong Province
Qingdao, Shandong Province
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Shandong Province
21
Port of Qingdao
22
Sichuan Province
Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu, Leshan, Deyang,
Suining, Meishan, Ya'an,
Ziyang, Neijiang, Zigong,
Luzhou and Yibin23
Fujian Province
Xiamen, Fujian Province
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
Xiamen
24
Port of Xiamen
25
Yunnan Province
Kunming, Yunnan Province
Kunming Changshui International Airport
Kunming
26
Hubei province
Wuhan, Hubei Province
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Wuhan
27
Chongqing Municipality
Chongqing
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing
28
Shaanxi Province
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xi'an and Xianyang
72-Hour Visa-Free Transit
29
Hunan Province
Changsha, Hunan Province
Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Hunan Province
30
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guilin
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
Guilin
31
Heilongjiang Province
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province
Harbin Taiping International Airport
Harbin
Kind Reminder
The border control authorities will not issue temporary entry permits to a foreigner if:
- His/her passport or any other international travel document is expiring in less than three months, or any of his/her travel documents has a rejection stamp by a visa-issuing agency in China;
- He/she has a record of illegal entry or exit, illegal residence, or illegal employment within the last five years.
Foreigners under these circumstances are not entitled to the 72/144-hour visa-free transit.