China｜144h Visa-free Entry to China Tips

Visa-Free Entry Conditions

• Hold a valid international travel document.

• Have a confirmed onward ticket to a third country or region via international flights, ships, or trains transiting through China.

• Stay within China for no more than 24 hours without leaving the port, can be visa-exempt.

• If you need to leave the port, submit a completed temporary entry foreigner entry card.

• Comply with the designated stay area.

Exit Requirements

• Hold a valid international travel document.

• Have a ticket for an onward flight, ship, or train to a third country.

• Submit a temporary foreigner exit card.

Visa-Free Stay Duration

• 144-hour visa-free transit, counted from midnight the day after entry.

Eligible Countries (54 Countries)

Europe

• Western Europe:
• Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Monaco, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland

• Northern Europe:
• Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

• Eastern Europe:
• Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania

• Southern Europe:
• Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus, Albania, North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro

Americas

• North America:
• United States、Canada、Mexico

• South America:
• Brazil、Argentina、Chile

Oceania

• Australia、New Zealand

Asia

• East Asia:
• South Korea、Japan、Brunei

• Southeast Asia:
• Singapore

• Middle East:
• United Arab Emirates、Qatar

Americas

• North America:
• United States, Canada, Mexico

• South America:
• Brazil, Argentina, Chile

Oceania

• Australia, New Zealand

Asia

• East Asia:
• South Korea, Japan

• Southeast Asia:
• Brunei, Singapore

• Middle East:
• United Arab Emirates, Qatar

Stay Areas

Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei)

• Beijing Capital International Airport

• Beijing Daxing International Airport

• Beijing West Railway Station

• Tianjin Binhai International Airport

• Tianjin International Cruise Home Port

• Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport

• Qinhuangdao Sea Port (Passenger)

• Beijing Municipality

• Tianjin Municipality

• Hebei Province

Yangtze River Delta Region (Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu)

• Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

• Shanghai Pudong International Airport

• Shanghai Sea Port (Passenger)

• Shanghai Railway Port

• Nanjing Lukou International Airport

• Lianyungang Sea Port (Passenger)

• Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

• Ningbo Lishe International Airport

• Wenzhou Port (Passenger)

• Zhoushan Port (Passenger)

• Zhejiang Province

• Shanghai Municipality

• Jiangsu Province

Guangdong Province

• Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

• Nansha Port (Passenger)

• Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport

• Shekou Port (Passenger)

• Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

• Entire Guangdong Province

Liaoning Province

• Shenyang Taoxian International Airport

• Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport

• Dalian Port (Passenger)

• Entire Liaoning Province

Shandong Province

• Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

• Qingdao Sea Port (Passenger)

• Entire Shandong Province

Henan Province

• Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport

• Entire Henan Province

Chongqing Municipality

• Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

• Entire Chongqing Municipality

Yunnan Province

• Kunming Changshui International Airport

• Lijiang Sanyi International Airport

• Mohan Railway Port

• Kunming, Gangjiang, Yuxi, Pu’er, Chuxiong, Dali, Xishuangbanna, Honghe, Wenshan

Sichuan Province

• Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

• Chengdu, Leshan, Deyang, Suining, Meishan, Ya'an, Ziyang, Neijiang, Zigong, Luzhou, Yibin

Shanxi Province

• Xi’an Xianyang International Airport

• Xi’an City, Xianyang City

Fujian Province

• Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport

• Xiamen Sea Port (Passenger)

• Xiamen Municipality

Hubei Province

• Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

• Wuhan Municipality

Entry Process

1. Connect to WiFi at the airport.

2. Go to the self-service fingerprint collection area for foreign nationals and submit your fingerprints.

3. Fill out a temporary entry foreigner entry card (for the address in China, use your hotel address) (ask the staff for it).

4. Queue in the 24/144-hour transit area, then submit the temporary entry foreigner entry card, show your passport, and the onward ticket to a third country.

5. The customs will place a sticker on your passport (see Figure 1).