Visit China: Find out if you need a visa
You need a visa.
Based on the information you provided, it looks like you need a visa to enter China. Visa needs to be obtained prior to your arrival, that means you cannot obtain a visa on arrival. Please follow as this guide will help you to learn what types of visas are needed and the steps for visa application.
Please select one of the following to learn what types of visa is needed for your trip.
What is the purpose of your visit?
- For tourism (travel as an independent tourist or travel as a group)
- For academic exchanges, cultural exchanges, religious exchanges, NGO activities, volunteering (90 days or less), a foreign expert with pre-approved letters of invitation or geographic surveying and mapping activities
- For commercial trade activities
- To meet family members or for family reunion
- To visit a family member or relative of a Chinese citizen(s) or foreigner(s) with permanent residence status in China
- For family members of foreigner(s) staying or residence in China or person who needs to come to China for personal matters (more than 180 days)
- For family members of foreigner(s) staying or residence in China or person who needs to come to China for personal matters (less than 180 days)
- For work
- For Long-term study (more than 180 days)
- For Short-term study (less than 180 days)
- Journalist of a long-term foreign office staying in China for over 180 days
- Foreign journalists visiting China for short-term news coverage
- For crew member
- To transit through China
- To obtain Permanent residence
- For foreigner of high talent or specialist
