Visa-free entry for visitors

No visa is required for ordinary passport holders from Singapore and Brunei to visit China for up to 15 days for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends or transit.

Until December 31, 2025, China has decided to extend the visa-free policy for 19 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, New Zealand, Australia and Poland. Citizens holding ordinary passports from the above countries who come to China for business, tourism, family visit and transit purposes for no more than 15 days can enter China without a visa. People from the above-mentioned countries who do not meet the conditions for visa exemption still need to apply for a visa before entering China.

Visa-Free Transit Policies for Foreign Nationals 

1、24-hour visa-free transit policy: China has implemented a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals from all other countries around the world at all its accessible exit-entry ports. Foreign nationals holding valid international travel documents and connecting tickets with confirmed seats, who intend to transit via China by international flights, ships, or trains to third countries or regions, are exempt from visa applications, provided that their stay periods in China will not exceed 24 hours and that they will remain within the corresponding ports. Those who plan to leave the ports must apply for temporary entry permits at the exit-entry border inspection authorities of the corresponding ports.

2、72-hour or 144-hour visa-free transit policy: Currently, 41 exit-entry ports in 19 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China have implemented the 72-hour or 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals from 54 countries. (54 countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Criatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.)

For more information about List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries, please click official link: List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries (mfa.gov.cn)

Others

Most international visitors are required to obtain tourist (L visas) or Non-commerce visas (F visas) to travel to China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China maintains a worldwide index of embassies. Some countries have introduced Chinese Visa Application Service Centers; in some countries specialized agencies offer rapid hassle-free services to expedite your Chinese visa needs.

Invitation Letter

If you need an invitation letter for the visa application, please write to Ms. Daisy Deng ([email protected]) with the following information: the meeting title, applicant’s full name, gender, date of  birth, nationality and passport number, passport issue date , passport expiry date, tentative arrival and departure date.

If you need a visa notification issued by the Chinese authority, please write to Ms. Daisy Deng ([email protected]) with a scanned copy of your valid  passport and indicate the meeting you are going to attend. The notification  application need around 5 working days.

Attention

1.    Please leave enough time for the entire application procedure. Chinese consulates will be closed for Chinese holidays.

2.    Usually it’s more convenient and quick to apply for a tourist Visa than Non-commerce visa to attend our conferences.