China arrival readiness

Know what needs work before you land.

Check entry, phone, payment and your first stay. Save the conditions, next actions and fallbacks in one private, offline plan.

Start my readiness check

Four short stepsCommon path first; uncertain answers are allowed.
Private by designNo account and no server submission.
Honest limitsUnsupported passports and unknown devices stay unresolved.

Entry coverage and limits — unsupported trips stay unresolved

This flow now uses the same structured entry model as the China visa-free checker: 79 nationwide direct visa-free nationalities, limited visitor-visa fallbacks and the current 57-nationality transit model. Unsupported trips remain unresolved.

These counts describe model coverage, not eligible trips. Check the passport table, conditions and review deadlines before relying on a result.

Private readiness check

Four decisions. One plan.

Four short steps. Your answers stay in this browser and are never submitted to Chinista.

Restoring saved answers…

Step 1 of 4

Can this trip use a checked entry path?

Use the ordinary passport and the route you will actually travel. Entry rules come from the same source-checked model as the visa checker.

PassportMainland China entry datePassport valid untilMain purposeCalendar days in mainland China

Count both the entry and departure dates, even for part of a day.

What happens after mainland China?Return to the same country or regionFor example: US → China → USContinue to a different country or regionFor example: US → China → Japan

Know what needs work before you land.

Four decisions. One plan.

Can this trip use a checked entry path?

Will your phone have a usable connection path?

Do you have more than one way to pay?

Can you reach the first stay without one app?