240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China

China is implementing a 10-day (240 hours) visa-free transit policy. The transit program allows visitors who have existing flight bookings from China to a third country (region) to snag a visa on arrival at a Chinese airport (port) and stay for 10 days before departure. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan all count as third destinations.

Passport holders of 55 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, can enter visa-free through any of the 60 open airports (ports) in 24 provincial regions. While a few of those provinces limit access to certain cities, most permit travel across the whole region. Within the permitted regions, visitors can choose the destinations freely.

List of 55 countries

Europe:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Norway

America:

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, United States

Oceania:

Australia, New Zealand

Asia:

South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia

List of 60 eligible airports (ports)

List of Ports and Allowed Areas for Visa-Free TransitTravelers under the 240-Hour Visa-Free Policy

Remarks:The dark words are newly added ports,provinces,permitted stay areas

240-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China

List of 55 countries

List of 60 eligible airports (ports)

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