To continue facilitating cross-border travel between Chinese and foreign personnel, the Chinese side has decided to extend the unilateral visa-free policy for France and other countries (see the list below) until 24:00 on 31 December 2026. In addition, the Chinese side will implement visa-free entry for Sweden from 10 November 2025 to 31 December 2026. Holders of ordinary passports of the above-mentioned countries who come to China for business, tourism and sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends, exchanges and visits, or transit for no more than 30 days may enter China without applying for a visa. Persons who do not meet the visa-free conditions are still required to obtain a visa for China before entry.
List of countries:
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, the Republic of Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain
