Of 198 nationalities, 81 enter China with no paperwork at all.
The rest: 117 must be approved before they travel.
We have not found a China government portal we can link to with confidence, so
we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through China's own
immigration service or its embassy.
How long your passport must be valid for China: see passport validity by country .
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Who needs what Visa free 81 Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
🇦🇱 Albania 90d 🇦🇩 Andorra 30d 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 30d 🇦🇷 Argentina 30d 🇦🇲 Armenia 90d 🇦🇺 Australia 30d 🇦🇹 Austria 30d 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 30d 🇧🇸 Bahamas 30d 🇧🇭 Bahrain 30d 🇧🇧 Barbados 30d 🇧🇾 Belarus 30d 🇧🇪 Belgium 30d 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90d 🇧🇷 Brazil 30d 🇧🇳 Brunei 30d 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 30d 🇨🇱 Chile 30d 🇭🇷 Croatia 30d 🇨🇾 Cyprus 30d 🇩🇰 Denmark 30d 🇩🇲 Dominica 30d 🇪🇨 Ecuador 30d 🇪🇪 Estonia 30d 🇫🇯 Fiji 30d 🇫🇮 Finland 30d 🇫🇷 France 30d 🇬🇪 Georgia 30d 🇩🇪 Germany 30d 🇬🇷 Greece 30d 🇬🇩 Grenada 30d 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇭🇺 Hungary 30d 🇮🇸 Iceland 30d 🇮🇪 Ireland 30d 🇮🇹 Italy 30d 🇯🇵 Japan 30d 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 30d 🇰🇼 Kuwait 30d 🇱🇻 Latvia 30d 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 30d 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 30d 🇲🇴 Macao 🇲🇾 Malaysia 30d 🇲🇻 Maldives 30d 🇲🇹 Malta 30d 🇲🇺 Mauritius 60d 🇲🇨 Monaco 30d 🇲🇳 Mongolia 30d 🇲🇪 Montenegro 30d 🇳🇱 Netherlands 30d 🇳🇿 New Zealand 30d 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 30d 🇳🇴 Norway 30d 🇴🇲 Oman 30d 🇵🇪 Peru 30d 🇵🇱 Poland 30d 🇵🇹 Portugal 30d 🇶🇦 Qatar 30d 🇷🇴 Romania 30d 🇷🇺 Russia 30d 🇼🇸 Samoa 30d 🇸🇲 San Marino 90d 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 30d 🇷🇸 Serbia 30d 🇸🇨 Seychelles 30d 🇸🇬 Singapore 30d 🇸🇰 Slovakia 30d 🇸🇮 Slovenia 30d 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 30d 🇰🇷 South Korea 30d 🇪🇸 Spain 30d 🇸🇷 Suriname 30d 🇸🇪 Sweden 30d 🇨🇭 Switzerland 30d 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇭 Thailand 30d 🇹🇴 Tonga 30d 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 30d 🇺🇾 Uruguay 30d 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 30d
Show all 81 About China
Region Eastern Asia
Capital Beijing
Population 1,406,585,000 2025 · 2nd of 197
Size 9,706,961 km² 3rd largest of 199
Density 145 per km²
Language Chinese
Currency Chinese yuan CNY Borders Afghanistan , Bhutan , Hong Kong , India , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Laos , Macao , Mongolia , Myanmar , Nepal , North Korea , Pakistan , Russia , Tajikistan , Vietnam
Capital, area, languages and currency from the
open country dataset ,
pulled 21 September 2026.
Population from the
World Bank ,
series updated 13 July 2026.
Density is calculated from the two figures above.
Visa requirement data last updated by its source 18 February 2026 confirm the requirement on the government page
Checked for changes 4 October 2026
Rules change without notice. Always confirm against the government page before you book or
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