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Visa-Free Transit Policies
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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/NProvince (Autonomous Region/Municipality)/Region
Applicable City/Municipality
Applicable Port
Province/City of Stay
Remark
72-hour visa-free transit policy
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Hunan Province
Changsha, Hunan
Changsha Huanghua International AirportHunan Province
2
Heilongjiang Province
Harbin, Heilongjiang
Harbin Taiping International Airport
Harbin City3
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guilin, Guangxi
Guilin Liangjiang International AirportGuilin 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 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
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Shanghai Railway Port
12
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Nanjing Lukou International Airport
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Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
14
Ningbo, Zhejiang
Ningbo Lishe International Airport
15
Guangdong Province
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guangdong Provincehttp://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
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Shenzhen, Guangdong
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport17
Jieyang, Guangdong
Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport18
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
Dalian, Liaoning
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
20
Shandong ProvinceQingdao, Shandong
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
Shandong Province
21
Qingdao Port
22
Chongqing Municipality
Chongqing
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing Municipality
23
Sichuan Province
Chengdu, Sichuan
Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportChengdu 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 ProvinceXi'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
Xiamen Port
27
Hubei Province
Wuhan, Hubei
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Wuhan City28
Yunnan Province
Kunming, Yunnan
Kunming Changshui International Airport
Kunming City