To further facilitate cross-border travel, China will expand the visa-exemption policy to include ordinary passport holders from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay on a trial basis, announced by Linjian, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a regular press conference on May 15. The policy will take effect from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
Under the new arrangement, ordinary passport holders from these five countries may enter China without a visa for business, tourism, family visits, exchanges, or transit purposes, provided their stay does not exceed 30 days. China will adhere to high-level opening up and will continue introducing more measures to further facilitate personnel exchanges with other countries.
“We welcome more foreign friends to make good use of China’s visa-free and visa facilitation policies to visit China more often,” said Lin Jian.