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 South Korea passport?
Visa not required
Key entry notes
- Visa waiver is valid until 31 December, 2026.
- 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.
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 requiredBhutanVisa free / eVisaMyanmarVisa free / eVisaHong KongVisa free / eVisaIndiaVisa free / eVisaKazakhstanVisa free / eVisaNorth KoreaVisa requiredKyrgyzstanVisa free / eVisaLaosVisa free / eVisaMacauEntry data unavailableMongoliaVisa free / eVisaPakistanVisa free / eVisaRussiaVisa free / eVisaTajikistanVisa free / eVisaVietnamVisa free / eVisa
- Area
- 9,640,011 km2
- Population
- 1,371,590,000
- Gini index
- 47