China visa requirements

Key entry notes

• Registration mandatory within 24 hours of arrival, registration is done during hotel check by hotel staff in if staying at an approved hotel or hostel.
• All visitors between the ages of 14 and 70 are fingerprinted upon arrival and departure.
• 24-hour (1 day) visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.[Note 4] 240-hour (10 days) visa-free transit through: Airports: Beihai, Beijing – Capital, Beijing – Daxing, Changsha, Chengdu – Shuangliu, Chengdu – Tianfu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huangshan, Jinan, Jieyang, Kunming, Lijiang, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Sanya, Shanghai – Hongqiao, Shanghai – Pudong, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Weihai, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Xi'an, Yangzhou, Yantai, Yiwu, Zhangjiajie, Zhengzhou Seaports: Beihai, Dalian, Lianyungang, Nansha, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shekou, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Zhoushan Railways: Mohan railway station – Laos side: Boten Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24 and 240-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.