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Key entry notes
- Visa is not required for a maximum stay of 6 days for passengers traveling for tourism purposes in a group organized by a Chinese international tour operator or registered travel agency provided they are arriving from Hong Kong or Macao to take a trip to the Zhujiang Delta in Guangdong province or arriving or departing at or to Dongguan (DGM), Guangzhou(CAN), Huizhou (HUZ), Shantou (SWA), Shenzhen (SZX) or Zhuhai (ZUH).
- Visa is not required for a maximum stay of 30 days for holders of a Port Visa notification.
- Visa on arrival at Beijing (PEK) for a maximum stay of 3 months for holders of a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure.
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- The airlines must fax all documents to the station managed prior to arrival and the passenger must have a confirmation from the Immigration authorities that the visa will be issued on arrival, two passport photos, a passport that contains at least 1 blank visa page, and an invitation letter issued by the Chinese Authorities or by a sponsor approved by the Chinese authorities who must meet the passenger on arrival.
- Visa on arrival at Chendgu (CTU), Fuzhou (FOC), Shanghai ( (Hongqiao (SHA) Pudong (PVG), or Xiamen (XMN) for a maximum stay of 1 month holders of a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure provided they present a letter of invitation issued by the immigration authorities that the visa will be issued on arrival, two passport photos, a confirmed return or onward ticket, a passport that contains at least one blank visa page, and a sponsor approved by the Chinese authorities is there to meet the passenger on arrival.
- All visitors between the ages of 14 and 70 are fingerprinted upon entry and exit.
- Registration with the local police within 24 hours of arrival is mandatory.
Data refreshed 06 Sep 2026
At a glance
Travel basics
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Capital
- Beijing
- Languages
- Chinese
- Currency
- CNY
- Time zones
- UTC+08:00
- Borders
- AfghanistanVisa free / eVisaBhutanVisa free / eVisaMyanmarVisa requiredHong KongVisa requiredIndiaVisa requiredKazakhstanVisa requiredNorth KoreaVisa requiredKyrgyzstanVisa free / eVisaLaosVisa requiredMacauEntry data unavailableMongoliaVisa requiredPakistanVisa free / eVisaRussiaVisa requiredTajikistanVisa free / eVisaVietnamVisa free / eVisa
- Area
- 9,640,011 km2
- Population
- 1,371,590,000
- Gini index
- 47