r VisaEntry requirements
Visa free / eVisa
For holders of a passport from
Stay allowance: 30 days
Do I need a visa to visit China with a Russia passport?
Visa not required
Key entry notes
- From September 15, 2025 to 31 December 2027, Russian national ordinary passport holders can travel to China for business, tourism, family visits, transit and exchange and visit purposes for up to 30 days without a visa under the newly announced visa waiver program.
- 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit to a third country or region (including Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan) using any mode of transport.
- Must have a confirmed onward ticket/itinerary, and enter through 1 of 64 approved ports.
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- During which, may freely travel within the 24 provinces permitted for visa-free transit and engage in tourism, business, and visits.
- 24-hour visa-free transit to a third country or region (including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), is available at most international airports, without leaving the airport.
- Travellers who need to leave the airport may obtain a temporary entry permit from immigration.
- 5-day port visa (Visa on Arrival) for Shenzhen if arriving at designated ports of entry from Hong Kong by land or sea, for stays within Shenzhen.
- 3-day port visa (Visa on Arrival) if arriving in Zhuhai or Xiamen at designated ports of entry, for stays within the respective city.
- 15-day visa-free entry for cruise ship passengers in tour groups, if arriving at any cruise port along China's coastline, including but not limited to Tianjin; Dalian; Shanghai; Lianyungang; Wenzhou; Zhoushan; Xiamen; Qingdao; Guangzhou; Shenzhen; Beihai; Haikou; Sanya.
- May further travel inland to all regions of coastal provinces (and equivalents) and Beijing.
- May apply for a port visa (Visa on Arrival) if travelling for an urgent, qualified reason.
- Prior clearance for port visa is highly recommended or may be denied boarding by airlines.
- Visa not required for 15 days for travelling as part of an accredited tour group (5 ~ 50 people).
- May visit Suifenhe without a visa for up to 15 days if travelling with at least one companion.
- Residents of Amur Oblast may visit Heihe without a visa for a day.
- 30 days visa-free on Hainan Island through travel agencies provided that nationals of Russia arriving on a direct flight from third countries.
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 free / eVisaHong KongVisa free / eVisaIndiaVisa free / eVisaKazakhstanVisa free / eVisaNorth KoreaVisa requiredKyrgyzstanVisa free / eVisaLaosVisa free / eVisaMacauEntry data unavailableMongoliaVisa free / eVisaPakistanVisa free / eVisaRussiaEntry data unavailableTajikistanVisa free / eVisaVietnamVisa free / eVisa
- Area
- 9,640,011 km2
- Population
- 1,371,590,000
- Gini index
- 47