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Do I need a visa to China?

Entry requirements for all 198 nationalities · data updated February 2026

Pick your passport for the complete answer:

China lets citizens of 81 countries visit without a visa. Citizens of 117 countries need a full visa arranged in advance.

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Before booking, verify the current rules on the official portal: Chinese Visa Application Service Center.

No visa required — 81 nationalities

PassportAllowed stay
Hong KongSee official sourceFull answer →
MacaoSee official sourceFull answer →
TaiwanSee official sourceFull answer →
Albania90 daysFull answer →
Armenia90 daysFull answer →
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 daysFull answer →
San Marino90 daysFull answer →
Mauritius60 daysFull answer →
Andorra30 daysFull answer →
Antigua and Barbuda30 daysFull answer →
Argentina30 daysFull answer →
Australia30 daysFull answer →
Austria30 daysFull answer →
Azerbaijan30 daysFull answer →
Bahamas30 daysFull answer →
Bahrain30 daysFull answer →
Barbados30 daysFull answer →
Belarus30 daysFull answer →
Belgium30 daysFull answer →
Brazil30 daysFull answer →
Brunei30 daysFull answer →
Bulgaria30 daysFull answer →
Chile30 daysFull answer →
Croatia30 daysFull answer →
Cyprus30 daysFull answer →
Denmark30 daysFull answer →
Dominica30 daysFull answer →
Ecuador30 daysFull answer →
Estonia30 daysFull answer →
Fiji30 daysFull answer →
Finland30 daysFull answer →
France30 daysFull answer →
Georgia30 daysFull answer →
Germany30 daysFull answer →
Greece30 daysFull answer →
Grenada30 daysFull answer →
Hungary30 daysFull answer →
Iceland30 daysFull answer →
Ireland30 daysFull answer →
Italy30 daysFull answer →
Japan30 daysFull answer →
Kazakhstan30 daysFull answer →
Kuwait30 daysFull answer →
Latvia30 daysFull answer →
Liechtenstein30 daysFull answer →
Luxembourg30 daysFull answer →
Malaysia30 daysFull answer →
Maldives30 daysFull answer →
Malta30 daysFull answer →
Monaco30 daysFull answer →
Mongolia30 daysFull answer →
Montenegro30 daysFull answer →
Netherlands30 daysFull answer →
New Zealand30 daysFull answer →
North Macedonia30 daysFull answer →
Norway30 daysFull answer →
Oman30 daysFull answer →
Peru30 daysFull answer →
Poland30 daysFull answer →
Portugal30 daysFull answer →
Qatar30 daysFull answer →
Romania30 daysFull answer →
Russia30 daysFull answer →
Samoa30 daysFull answer →
Saudi Arabia30 daysFull answer →
Serbia30 daysFull answer →
Seychelles30 daysFull answer →
Singapore30 daysFull answer →
Slovakia30 daysFull answer →
Slovenia30 daysFull answer →
Solomon Islands30 daysFull answer →
South Korea30 daysFull answer →
Spain30 daysFull answer →
Suriname30 daysFull answer →
Sweden30 daysFull answer →
Switzerland30 daysFull answer →
Thailand30 daysFull answer →
Tonga30 daysFull answer →
United Arab Emirates30 daysFull answer →
Uruguay30 daysFull answer →
Uzbekistan30 daysFull answer →

Visa required — 117 nationalities

Passport
AfghanistanFull answer →
AlgeriaFull answer →
AngolaFull answer →
BangladeshFull answer →
BelizeFull answer →
BeninFull answer →
BhutanFull answer →
BoliviaFull answer →
BotswanaFull answer →
Burkina FasoFull answer →
BurundiFull answer →
CambodiaFull answer →
CameroonFull answer →
CanadaFull answer →
Cape VerdeFull answer →
Central African RepublicFull answer →
ChadFull answer →
ColombiaFull answer →
ComorosFull answer →
CongoFull answer →
Costa RicaFull answer →
CubaFull answer →
Czech RepublicFull answer →
DjiboutiFull answer →
Dominican RepublicFull answer →
DR CongoFull answer →
EgyptFull answer →
El SalvadorFull answer →
Equatorial GuineaFull answer →
EritreaFull answer →
EswatiniFull answer →
EthiopiaFull answer →
GabonFull answer →
GambiaFull answer →
GhanaFull answer →
GuatemalaFull answer →
GuineaFull answer →
Guinea-BissauFull answer →
GuyanaFull answer →
HaitiFull answer →
HondurasFull answer →
IndiaFull answer →
IndonesiaFull answer →
IranFull answer →
IraqFull answer →
IsraelFull answer →
Ivory CoastFull answer →
JamaicaFull answer →
JordanFull answer →
KenyaFull answer →
KiribatiFull answer →
KosovoFull answer →
KyrgyzstanFull answer →
LaosFull answer →
LebanonFull answer →
LesothoFull answer →
LiberiaFull answer →
LibyaFull answer →
LithuaniaFull answer →
MadagascarFull answer →
MalawiFull answer →
MaliFull answer →
Marshall IslandsFull answer →
MauritaniaFull answer →
MexicoFull answer →
MicronesiaFull answer →
MoldovaFull answer →
MoroccoFull answer →
MozambiqueFull answer →
MyanmarFull answer →
NamibiaFull answer →
NauruFull answer →
NepalFull answer →
NicaraguaFull answer →
NigerFull answer →
NigeriaFull answer →
North KoreaFull answer →
PakistanFull answer →
PalauFull answer →
PalestineFull answer →
PanamaFull answer →
Papua New GuineaFull answer →
ParaguayFull answer →
PhilippinesFull answer →
RwandaFull answer →
Saint Kitts and NevisFull answer →
Saint LuciaFull answer →
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFull answer →
Sao Tome and PrincipeFull answer →
SenegalFull answer →
Sierra LeoneFull answer →
SomaliaFull answer →
South AfricaFull answer →
South SudanFull answer →
Sri LankaFull answer →
SudanFull answer →
SyriaFull answer →
TajikistanFull answer →
TanzaniaFull answer →
Timor-LesteFull answer →
TogoFull answer →
Trinidad and TobagoFull answer →
TunisiaFull answer →
TurkeyFull answer →
TurkmenistanFull answer →
TuvaluFull answer →
UgandaFull answer →
UkraineFull answer →
United KingdomFull answer →
United StatesFull answer →
VanuatuFull answer →
VaticanFull answer →
VenezuelaFull answer →
VietnamFull answer →
YemenFull answer →
ZambiaFull answer →
ZimbabweFull answer →

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