Updated: China gives 30-day visa-free entry to these 50 countries (Full List)

Last updated on July 18, 2026

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On November 22nd 2024, China’s Foreign minister has announced that in a trial to run from November 30th 2024 to December 31st 2025, China will double the 15-day visa free entry policy to 30 days for 38 eligible countries.

China’s previous 30-day visa free trial (a doubling of the previous 15-day visa free policy) for 38 countries, is now extended to 50 countries with an extended expiry date.

The visa-free policy is for people from the following countries, entering or transiting through China, for business or tourism purposes, or to visit family or friends, and short term study such as summer camp.

China’s 30-day visa-free entry policy is now extended to the following 50 countries. See below for details.

This is is now the same duration as a standard paid visa, saving you the trouble of getting a pricey visa.

This policy has an expiry date as follows:

For people from Brunei: No expiry date

For people from Russia: until December 31, 2027

Everyone else: until December 31, 2026.

Eligible entry purposes:

People with ordinary passports (ie, diplomatic passports are not included) from the countries listed below can enter China under this policy for the following purposes:
• Business
• Tourism
• Visiting friends and family
• Visits for educational or corporate information exchange

If you are visiting for another reason not covered by this policy, need to stay longer, or your passport is not from the list below, you will still need to get the appropriate visa from the official visa office in your country.

The full list of the 50 countries eligible countries:

(Note: Malaysia is no longer on this list)

Europe (35)
• Andorra
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyrpus
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Ireland
• Latvia
• Leichtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• North Macedonia
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Middle East (4)
• Bahrain
• Kuwait
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia

Asia and Oceania (5)
• Australia
• Brunei
• Japan
• South Korea
• New Zealand

North America (1)
• Canada

South America (5)
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• Peru
• Uruguay

Where this information was obtained

This list was personally obtained by me from China’s official immigration website online service hotline, which you can access here as well as China’s visa center here.

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