Visit China: Find out if you need a visa
You have identified that:
- You are transiting in China.
- You are a citizen of the European Union, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Qatar, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom or the United States.
You may be eligible for a 72-hour or 144-hour visa-free stay.
Based on the information you provided, it looks like you may be eligible for 72-hour or 144-hour visa-free stay if you are transiting through China provided that you:
- enter through a listed airport that offers 72-hours or 144-hour visa-free stay
- hold passports valid for at least 3 months from the date of intended arrival and visas for the destination countries (if required); and
- hold ticket receipts (with confirmed seats, if applicable) departing in 72 or 144 hours, which shows that their first destination (including stopovers of any kind) outside China is located in a third country. Hong Kong and Macau are considered as third territories for transit purposes.
You may not be eligible for a 72-hour or 144-hour visa-free stay if:
- your travel documents are valid for less than 3 months at the time of entry;
- you have a Chinese visa refusal stamp in your passport;
- you have violated Chinese immigration laws in the past 5 years;
- you have failed to register with the local Public Security Bureaus within the first 24 hours of entry anytime during the last 2 years;
- you are otherwise inadmissible to China under corresponding Chinese laws and regulations
