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Singapore ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption
Opening paragraph before section I
The ordinary-passport agreement took effect on 9 February 2024 and permits stays not exceeding 30 days; longer stays and activities requiring prior approval need the appropriate visa.
Singapore row, ordinary passports
The NIA agreement table independently records ordinary passports, the effective date and a 30-day stay.
Malaysia ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption
Questions 1, 2, 3 and 5
The agreement covers Malaysian ordinary passports valid for at least six months, up to 30 days per entry counted from 00:00 on the day after entry (Question 5), and 90 visa-free days in any 180-day period for listed short-visit purposes.
Bahamas: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Bahamas row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Bahamas.
Bahamas row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Bahamas travel documents.
Final Bahamas-specific paragraph
The Bahamas-specific bilateral paragraph explicitly includes business, tourism, family visits, transit and exchanges for ordinary-passport visits up to 30 days.
Barbados: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Barbados row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Barbados.
Barbados row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Barbados travel documents.
Articles 1 and 3
Ordinary-passport holders have reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption for up to 30 days from entry. Study, residence, work, media and activities requiring prior approval need visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are inferred from the general exemption.
Dominica: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Dominica row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Dominica.
Dominica row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Dominica travel documents.
Reciprocal exemption and prior-visa paragraph
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption; work, study, settlement, journalism and activities requiring prior approval need visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval. The direct mission notice expressly covers ordinary passports; the English agreement-list wording is less specific and is not used alone to establish passport coverage.
Ecuador: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Ecuador row
The MFA list includes Ecuadorian ordinary passports. Its note requiring Chinese ordinary-passport holders to obtain visas for Ecuador concerns the opposite travel direction, not Ecuadorian visitors to China.
Ecuador row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Ecuador travel documents.
China-Ecuador visa exemption paragraph
The Chinese embassy states in June 2026 that Ecuadorian ordinary-passport holders may stay in China visa-free for no more than 30 days, excluding activities such as study and work.
Fiji: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Admission conditions need official confirmation
Confirm these points with the responsible Chinese embassy or immigration authority before relying on this route.
Fiji row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Fiji.
Fiji row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Fiji travel documents.
Articles 1(a), 2.1 and 2.4; signed November 22, 2014
The memorandum exempts valid-passport holders from visas for reciprocal entry, exit and transit for up to 30 days, while retaining entry formalities and visa requirements for study, work, residence, media and other mutually determined activities. The modeled short-visit purposes are inferred from this general exemption. Its silence on tickets and six-month passport validity does not cancel the later embassy conditions or resolve their application.
Section 5(1)–(2); retained as an unresolved condition, not a renewed policy
The historical notice requires a return or onward ticket and mentions six-month passport validity. The July 2025 visa-exemption entry point does not explicitly resolve these conditions. Confirm with the mission; do not infer that silence removed them.
Section 1
The current visa-service entry point refers travelers to the bilateral agreement list and does not spell out Fiji-specific admission conditions.
Grenada: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Grenada row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Grenada.
Grenada row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Grenada travel documents.
Reciprocal agreement conditions paragraph
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption excludes study, work, journalism and other activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
Agreement conditions paragraph
The embassy describes ordinary-passport exemption for visits of up to 30 days, excluding study, employment, journalism and activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are inferred from this general exemption; the notice does not establish a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete admission-document list.
Maldives: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Maldives row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Maldives.
Maldives row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Maldives travel documents.
Reciprocal ordinary-passport exemption and advance-visa exceptions
The Chongqing Foreign Affairs Office notice describes reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption for ordinary-passport holders for up to 30 days from entry. Longer stays, work, study, residence, journalism and activities requiring prior approval need visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are inferred from the general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and approval-required activities. This clause does not complete the admission-condition review.
Qatar: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents. The NIA table says 30 days; the older embassy notice says less than 30 days. Confirm the boundary with the mission before planning a full 30-day stay.
Qatar row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Qatar.
Qatar row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Qatar travel documents.
Qatari passport holders entering China
General China-entry exemption; work, study, residence and news reporting require an advance visa. This older English notice says less than 30 days; the newer NIA table supplies the retained 30-day ceiling. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
Serbia: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
RS only: Serbia row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Serbia.
RS only: Serbia row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Serbia travel documents.
Articles 1, 2 and 3(2)
Ordinary-passport holders have reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption for up to 30 days from entry. Entry formalities still apply; study, residence, work, media and activities requiring prior approval need visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are inferred from the general exemption.
Seychelles: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Admission conditions need official confirmation
Confirm these points with the responsible Chinese embassy or immigration authority before relying on this route.
SC only: Seychelles row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Seychelles.
SC only: Seychelles row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Seychelles travel documents.
Section I: For Citizens of Seychelles to China
General reciprocal exemption excludes study, work, residence, media and approval-required purposes. The China-entry section additionally requires hotel and round-trip air-ticket copies; the checker does not verify these documents.
Suriname: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Suriname row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Suriname.
Suriname row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Suriname travel documents.
Surinamese passport holders entering China and advance-visa exceptions
Surinamese ordinary-passport holders may enter, exit or transit China for up to 30 days. Study, residence, employment, media and other activities needing prior approval require a visa. The modeled short-visit purposes are inferred from the general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list.
Tonga: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents.
Admission conditions need official confirmation
Confirm these points with the responsible Chinese embassy or immigration authority before relying on this route.
Tonga row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for Tonga.
Tonga row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered Tonga travel documents.
Final agreement paragraph
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption; longer stays, study, residence or employment need advance approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
Sections 1(1) and 7(1)
Section 1(1) lists the Tongan passport exemption for stays up to 30 days. Section 7(1) mentions six-month passport validity for applicants and says one-way-ticket travelers need visas regardless of purpose. Their application to visa-exempt travel needs mission clarification; visa-application materials in Section 2 are not automatically waiver requirements.
United Arab Emirates: ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption for short visits up to 30 days. Work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result. The checker has not established a fixed passport-validity minimum or a complete list of admission documents. Family reunion and the long-term family visits listed by the embassy require visas; the family/friends option covers short visits only.
United Arab Emirates row
The MFA agreement list records the ordinary or valid passport exemption for United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates row, Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China
The NIA details table records a 30-day visa-free stay in China for the covered United Arab Emirates travel documents.
UAE nationals entering China and visa-required activities
General China-entry and transit exemption; permanent residence, news coverage, family reunion, long-term family visits, long-term study and work require visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
Ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption: 30 days per entry and 90 in 180. Short visits only; work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result.
Ordinary-passport rows for Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand and Uzbekistan
The current MFA agreement list records the named ordinary-passport agreements and their effective status.
Ordinary-passport rows for Antigua and Barbuda, Georgia, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Thailand
The NIA table records 30 days per stay and a maximum of 90 visa-free days in every 180-day period for these five agreements.
Agreement conditions paragraph
The Azerbaijan agreement permits ordinary-passport stays up to 30 days per entry and 90 days in any 180-day period from 16 July 2025.
Questions 1, 2 and 4
The Uzbekistan agreement permits up to 30 calendar days per stay and 90 days in any 180-day period from 1 June 2025.
Question I
NIA explains that the 90-day total is tested within the 180 days prior to any date and that the remaining allowance can shorten the current stay.
AG only — Reciprocal exemption and prior-visa paragraphs
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption; work, study, settlement, journalism and activities requiring prior approval require visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
GE only — Agreement scope and visa-required activities
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption excludes work, study, residence, media and other activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
WS only — Purpose list and following exclusions paragraph
Official visits, business, family visits, tourism and private issues are named, with entry, exit and transit covered. Employment, study, residence, media and activities requiring prior approval require visas; short exchange is an inference within official/private visits, not a separately enumerated purpose.
SB only — Reciprocal entry exemption and visa-required activities
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption excludes employment, study, residence, media and activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
TH only — Agreement scope and advance-visa paragraph
General reciprocal exemption excludes work, study, journalism, settlement and activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
AZ only — purpose exclusions
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption excludes employment, study, media and other activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
UZ only — purpose exclusions
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption excludes employment, study, media and other activities requiring prior approval. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
Kazakhstan ordinary-passport mutual exemption for listed visitor purposes
Opening exemption paragraph and F visa row
Ordinary-passport holders may enter China for the listed private, business, tourism, medical, transport and transit purposes for up to 30 days per stay and 90 in 180 days. Other purposes require the appropriate visa; scientific, cultural and educational exchanges are listed under F visas.
Question I
NIA explains that the 90-day total is tested within the 180 days prior to any date and that the remaining allowance can shorten the current stay.
Ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption: 90 days in 180. Short visits only; work, study, residence, media and activities needing prior approval are outside this result.
Ordinary-passport rows for Albania, Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The current MFA agreement list records all three ordinary-passport agreements in force.
Ordinary-passport rows for Albania, Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
The NIA table records a maximum visa-free stay of 90 days in every 180-day period for each agreement.
Question I
NIA explains how the 90-in-180-day total is calculated.
AL only — Reciprocal exemption and prior-approval activities
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption; study, work, residence and activities requiring approval need visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
AM only — Agreement scope and visa-required activities
General reciprocal entry, exit and transit exemption; work, study, settlement and journalism require advance visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
BA only — Agreement scope and visa/residence-permit activities
General reciprocal entry, exit, stay and transit exemption; study, work, media reporting and activities requiring a residence permit require visas. The modeled short-visit purposes are an inference from this general exemption, not a verbatim five-purpose list; exchange excludes study, work and any activity needing prior approval.
Mauritius ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption
Mauritius ordinary-passport row
The current MFA agreement list records ordinary passports under the agreement in force.
Mauritius valid-passport row and 2017 amendment
The NIA table records the amended visa-free duration as 60 days.
Belarus ordinary-passport mutual visa exemption
Belarus ordinary-passport row
The current MFA agreement list records the Belarus ordinary-passport agreement in force.
Belarus ordinary-passport row
The NIA table records 30 days per stay and no more than 90 days per calendar year.
San Marino valid-passport mutual visa exemption
San Marino ordinary-passport row
The current MFA agreement list records ordinary passports under the agreement in force.
San Marino valid-passport row
The NIA table states the visa-free duration as within three months; the model preserves calendar months rather than converting them to 90 days.
Australian ordinary-passport unilateral waiver
Question 10
The 30-day allowance starts on the day after entry; form inputs include both entry and departure dates.
Notice body and country list
Australia is covered through 31 December 2026 for listed purposes and stays not exceeding 30 days.
Questions 1, 2, 6, 7 and 10
The rule is limited to valid ordinary passports, listed purposes and 30 calendar days counted from the day after entry.
UK and Canadian ordinary-passport unilateral waiver
Question 10
The 30-day allowance starts on the day after entry; form inputs include both entry and departure dates.
Notice body
UK and Canadian ordinary-passport holders are covered from 17 February through 31 December 2026 for listed purposes and stays up to 30 days.
Notice body
The Canadian mission independently publishes the Canadian nationality, ordinary-passport, date and 30-day conditions.
Questions 1, 2, 6, 7 and 10
The national FAQ confirms the ordinary-passport, purpose, evidence and 30-calendar-day conditions.
Expanded ordinary-passport unilateral waiver through 2026
Questions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 10
The named nationalities are covered through 31 December 2026 for listed purposes, with ordinary passports valid through the intended stay and a 30-calendar-day limit counted from the day after entry.
Russian ordinary-passport unilateral waiver through 2027
Questions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 10
Russian ordinary-passport holders are covered through 31 December 2027 for listed purposes, with passports valid through the intended stay and a 30-calendar-day limit counted from the day after entry.
Brunei ordinary-passport unilateral waiver
Questions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 10
Brunei ordinary-passport holders have no announced end date for the listed purposes, with passports valid through the intended stay and a 30-calendar-day limit counted from the day after entry.
240-hour visa-free transit addition for Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam
Part II, 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy
The current overview confirms 57 nationalities, 65 designated entry ports and 24 provincial-level areas, and specifies ordinary passports. Other travel documents require official confirmation; no eligibility or blanket ban is inferred.
Announcement paragraphs 1-2
Effective August 20, 2026, Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam joined the policy for ordinary passport holders, increasing nationality coverage from 55 to 57 while the designated entry port count remained 65.
Conditions II-III and Appendix 2
Conditions II-III require at least three months of document validity, eligibility to enter the next destination and confirmed onward arrangements to a third country or region. The permitted stay starts at 00:00 the day after entry. Appendix 2 lists 65 designated entry ports and permitted areas; Guangdong also allows exits at all open ports in the province. Elapsed-hour and unlisted-exit cases outside this model require official confirmation.
Port list: Appendix 2: Eligible Ports and Permitted Stay Areas for 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy. Checked 2026-09-19; review by 2026-10-19.
Back to passport table ↑China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy for the original 55 nationalities
Part II, 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy
The current overview confirms 57 nationalities, 65 designated entry ports and 24 provincial-level areas, and specifies ordinary passports. Other travel documents require official confirmation; no eligibility or blanket ban is inferred.
Part VI, Conditions I-III and Appendix 2
Conditions II-III require at least three months of document validity, eligibility to enter the next destination and confirmed onward arrangements to a third country or region. The permitted stay starts at 00:00 the day after entry. Appendix 2 lists 65 designated entry ports and permitted areas; Guangdong also allows exits at all open ports in the province. Elapsed-hour and unlisted-exit cases outside this model require official confirmation.
Port list: Appendix 2: Eligible Ports and Permitted Stay Areas for 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy. Checked 2026-09-19; review by 2026-10-19.
Back to passport table ↑Australian visitor visa fallback when no exemption fits
Final sentence of the notice body
Travelers who do not meet the published visa-free conditions still need to apply for a visa before entry.
UK and Canadian visitor visa fallback when no exemption fits
Final sentence of the notice body
Travelers who do not meet the stated waiver requirements need a visa before travel.
Final sentence of the notice body
The Canadian mission independently states the same fallback.
Visitor visa fallback when the expanded unilateral waiver does not fit
Questions 1, 2, 6, 7, 10 and 11
The exemption is limited to the listed nationalities, ordinary passports and purposes. Visitors planning to exceed the 30-day limit counted from the day after entry need an appropriate visa in advance; other entry permissions require their own assessment.
Singapore visitor visa fallback when the mutual exemption does not fit
Opening paragraph before section I
A stay longer than 30 days or an activity requiring prior approval requires the appropriate visa before entry.
Malaysia visitor visa fallback when the mutual exemption does not fit
Questions 2, 3 and 5
Travelers who do not meet the mutual-exemption conditions must obtain the entry permission appropriate to the trip.
Visitor visa fallback when a mutual-exemption condition does not fit
Ordinary-passport agreement rows and general agreement note
The visa exemption applies only to the specified passport and stay conditions; trips outside the agreement conditions need the appropriate entry permission.
Named ordinary or valid-passport rows and duration column
The NIA table defines the short-stay limits used to decide when the modeled exemption no longer fits.
Opening exemption paragraph and F visa row (Kazakhstan only)
For Kazakhstan passport holders, travel outside the listed exemption purposes or stay limits requires a visa; scientific, cultural and educational exchanges are listed under F visas.
US visitor visa fallback when no exemption fits
Section II, L visa row
The current US mission instructions identify the L visa for travelers going to China for tourism.
Question 1 nationality list
The United States is not included in the current 50-country unilateral ordinary-passport waiver list.
Complete country and passport-type list
The list contains no mutual visa-exemption agreement for United States ordinary passports; separately qualified transit and regional exemptions still need to be considered.
Mongolian ordinary-passport tourist visa fallback
Section 2.5, L (Tourist) row
The Chinese mission in Mongolia identifies L visas for individual tourism; the separate Group L row applies to group tourists.
Question 1 nationality list
Mongolia is not included in the current 50-country nationwide unilateral ordinary-passport waiver list.
Mongolia row, passport types
The Mongolia agreement lists diplomatic, service and passports for public affairs, not ordinary tourist passports; this fallback does not remove separately qualified transit or regional exemptions.
Visa fallback when the 240-hour transit conditions do not fit
Conditions I-III
The 240-hour exemption is conditional on the named nationality, document, third-region route, confirmed onward arrangements, time limit and official port network; a route that fails those conditions cannot rely on this exemption.
Announcement paragraphs 1-2
Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam joined the conditional 240-hour policy on August 20, 2026. Failure of a confirmed condition does not establish eligibility; unmodeled timing or exits remain unresolved rather than proving a visa is required.