From Europe to China: Visa-Free Entry

Traditionally, journey to China has typically concerned a whole lot of admin beforehand to safe documentation and visas when visiting as a vacationer. Nevertheless, in November 2023, China introduced that till the tip of November 2024, the necessity to safe a vacationer visa earlier than visiting for as much as 15 days has been waived for 5 European nations.  

Which nations can journey to China with no visa?  

In the event you’re a holder of any of the under passports, based on new guidelines you might be allowed to go to China visa-free for as much as 15 days. In the event you intend on staying longer, you’ll nonetheless should act in accordance with commonplace China visa necessities, however these shorter journeys (for instance, our 9-day Hong Kong to Chengdu tour, or our 10-day Beijing to Shanghai tour) simply obtained an entire lot extra accessible.  

The European nations are: 

• France 
• Germany 
• Italy 
• Netherlands 
• Spain 

If that’s not sufficient, there are lots of hubs throughout the nation that permit short-stay journey with China transit visas. Over 31 ports of entry in 23 cities – from Beijing to Shanghai – travellers can apply for 72-hour or 144-hour transit visas. This grants passport holders from 54 nations a brief keep in the event that they’re utilizing anyplace in China as a transit level between their begin vacation spot and their finish vacation spot (for instance: UK > China > Japan). So, in case you’re seeking to take advantage of out of a layover, see in case you’re one of many nations who can apply to spend a whirlwind weekend in China!  

You’ll find full visa data on the China Visa Utility Service Heart web site.