China visa and entry policy guides

Overview

Check China visa-free transit, 240-hour transit rules, entry requirements, passport checks, and official confirmation steps for foreign visitors.

This page is a planning brief. Dates, tickets, and entry rules should be checked before you travel. An inquiry does not confirm a booking.

Visa & Entry

Visa-free transit, China entry requirements, passport rules, port eligibility, and policy checks for travelers before departure.

Answer first

Start with the passport, complete route, and official entry source.

China entry eligibility depends on nationality, travel dates, arrival and departure points, and the complete itinerary. Use the hub to identify the rule to verify, then confirm it with the relevant embassy, consulate, immigration authority, airline, or port before buying a nonrefundable route.

Check 1

Match the rule to the exact passport

Check 2

Check every arrival and departure point

Check 3

Reconfirm before ticketing and departure

Questions

Questions this hub helps answer

Useful guides

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Verification

Before relying on a saved guide

Travel guides

The details that make a journey.

Travel guides

Use practical China travel guides for entry rules, payments, trains, city transport, food, tickets, itineraries, and private-trip planning.

Travel Basics

Beijing 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit: Eligibility and Route Rules

Check Beijing 240-hour visa-free transit eligibility, third-country route rules, documents, ports, permitted areas, and common mistakes before booking flights.

Travel Basics

Chengdu 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit: Eligibility and Route Rules

Check Chengdu 240-hour visa-free transit eligibility, third-country route rules, documents, airports, permitted areas, and mistakes to avoid before booking.

Travel Basics

Chongqing 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Guide

Check Chongqing's 240-hour visa-free transit rules, Jiangbei Airport eligibility, A-China-B route, permitted area, required documents, and common mistakes.

Travel Basics

Guangzhou 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Guide

Check Guangzhou's 240-hour visa-free transit rules, route pattern, eligible ports, permitted area, documents, Baiyun Airport arrival, and common mistakes.

Travel Guide

Shanghai 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Guide

Check Shanghai's 240-hour visa-free transit, ordinary China visa-free entry, third-country rules, documents, ports, timing, and itinerary examples.