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Visa exemption · China

Eligibility depends on your passport and circumstances. The authorities decide whether documents are issued and entry is granted.

Visa exemption

A visa exemption can remove the need to obtain a visa for a defined passport, purpose and stay. Other entry requirements can still apply.

Original product name (French source)
Exemption chinoise unilatérale de court séjour
Destination
China

Sources and review status

Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

Dates describe an editorial record, not a live check or legal validity. Review is due after 90 days; rules can change sooner. Open the linked source before relying on this guide.

Recorded review date
  • Services consulaires chinois — FAQ actualisée, juillet 2026

    Recorded review date:

    Review date recorded; current rules still need confirmation.

    Check the source's passport, residence, travel purpose and territorial scope; this link alone does not establish that it covers your case.

Still to establish

  • No passport list is encoded for comparison. Check your passport with the authority; omission does not mean exclusion or exemption.

Recorded maximum stay: 30 days

This figure is recorded in the guide. Confirm the current limit, counting method, entry conditions and exceptions with the authority; it is not a personal allowance.

Travel purposes recorded in this source

The listed purposes do not establish permission to work or undertake other activities.

  • Tourism
  • Business
  • Transit

Prepare and verify

  1. Verify that the official exemption covers your passport, purpose, duration and any relevant residence conditions.
  2. Check whether travel authorisations, arrival declarations or supporting evidence are required despite the exemption.

Your next checks

  1. Write down the passport you will use and its type, your country of residence and your planned activities. Residence and interface language do not replace passport nationality.
  2. List arrival and departure dates, transit stops and entry points. Check each leg separately, including whether you pass immigration during transit.
  3. Open the official instructions for that profile. Record the required documents, submission window, fees and processing guidance; mark anything the source does not confirm as unresolved.
  4. If a condition is unclear, contact the competent authority with your passport country, residence, purpose and dates. Recheck before departure and after a passport or itinerary change.
What else should I know?

Visa-free travel is not unconditional entry or permission to work. Check the permitted activities, duration and exceptions before travelling.

Who can apply

Eligibility depends on your passport and circumstances. The authorities decide whether documents are issued and entry is granted.

The source guide below is currently available in French.

Exemption chinoise unilatérale de court séjour

Exemption de 30 jours pour certains passeports ordinaires et motifs autorisés, avec des échéances propres à chaque régime.

Uniquement les nationalités citées dans la FAQ officielle et pour les motifs admis, dont tourisme, affaires et transit. Les titres temporaires ou d’urgence ne sont pas assimilés aux passeports ordinaires.

  1. Vérifier votre nationalité, le type de passeport et la date limite du régime.
  2. Préparer les justificatifs correspondant au motif du séjour.
  3. Demander un visa si votre séjour ou votre document n’entre pas dans les conditions.
  • La source distingue une échéance au 31 décembre 2026 pour 48 pays, une autre pour la Russie et un régime sans échéance annoncée pour Brunei.
  • Cette fiche ne couvre pas les accords bilatéraux ni les régimes spéciaux de transit.
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Official sources

Advice from a foreign government may be intended for its own nationals. Check the destination authority's requirements for your passport and circumstances; an advisory is not a universal eligibility decision.