Entry and Exit

China extends visa exemption for 12 countries to promote exchanges
Published:8 May 2024 Source:XINHUA Author:IEC

为进一步促进中外人员往来,中方决定延长对法国、德国、意大利、荷兰、西班牙、马来西亚、瑞士、爱尔兰、匈牙利、奥地利、比利时、卢森堡12个国家免签政策至2025年12月31日。上述国家持普通护照人员来华经商、旅游观光、探亲访友和过境不超过15天可免办签证入境,不符合免签条件人员需在入境前办妥来华签证。

To further promote cross-border exchange, China decides to extend the short-stay visa-exemption policy for citizens of 12 countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg, to December 31, 2025.Ordinary passport holders of above-mentioned counties are exempt from visa requirement to enter China who can stay for no more than 15 days for business, tourism, family visit and transit purposes, For those travelers, who do not meet the criteria for visa free policy still need to apply visa in advance before entering China.

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