Visa Information

You NEED to apply for a visa UNLESS YOU MEET the following visa exemption requirements:

1. Bilateral Visa Exemption Policies

According to bilateral agreements, citizens of some countries (List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries) holding appropriate passports may enter China without a visa.

2. Visa Exemption Policy

Before 31st Dec 2025, citizens of the following countries holding ordinary passport visiting China for business and trade, tourism, visiting family and friends, exchange and transit purposes, are exempted from Chinese visa and can stay up to 30 days:

Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Brunei, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia and Japan.

You can get more information from the official website of the State Council, the People's Repubilc of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China and National Immigration administration.

3. Visa-free Transit Policy

• Nationals from 54 countries can now enter China visa-free through any of 60 open ports of entry in 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) while traveling to a third country or region, and can stay within the designated area for up to 240 hours.
• Foreign nationals from these countries with valid travel documents and interline passenger tickets can apply for visa-free transit at border inspection authorities in the applicable cities.
• The duration of stay for each foreign national starts from 0:00 on the day following the day of entry.

For more details about entitled countries, name of port, and allowed destinations for staying, please check(China's visa-free transit policy fully relaxed and optimized).

For those participants who do not qualify for visa exemption：
Visit: https://www.visaforchina.cn/globle/ , choose the country and cities where you will apply visa to China.

Take Sydney, Australia for example. Please select the corresponding visa type based on your main purpose of going to China and click to view the list of materials.

Please follow the online instructions and steps to obtain visa to China.

Notes:

1. Please make your application well in advance of the planned travel date. You are advised to apply ONE month in advance but no earlier than THREE months.
2. Visa processing time varies with location. Please refer to the Visa Center for details. Be aware that actual processing time may be longer than that posted on the web site in certain circumstances. If there is such a delay, you will be notified by the Visa Centre staff.
3. Passport with at least six months of remaining validity and blank visa pages and a recently taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background shall be prepared before you start the application.
4. According to the requirements of Chinese Embassy and Consulate General, you must come to the Visa Centre in person to submit your application and have your fingerprints collected.
5. Should you need an invitation letter, please require it upon your online registration. The invitation letter will be sent to you by e-mail after your payment is done.