China: visas for every nationality
Choose your citizenship to see whether you need a visa, how to get it and what it costs.
Citizens of 81 of 198 countries can enter China visa-free; citizens of 0 can apply for an e-visa.
What documents do you need for a China visa?
Via embassy
- A passport valid for at least 6 months after your trip.
- A photo that meets the consulate’s requirements.
- Proof of purpose, accommodation and funds — your manager sends the exact list.
Facts checked:
- AfghanistanVia embassy
- AlbaniaNo visa needed
- AlgeriaVia embassy
- AndorraNo visa needed
- AngolaVia embassy
- Antigua and BarbudaNo visa needed
- ArgentinaNo visa needed
- ArmeniaNo visa needed
- AustraliaNo visa needed
- AustriaNo visa needed
- AzerbaijanNo visa needed
- BahamasNo visa needed
- BahrainNo visa needed
- BangladeshVia embassy
- BarbadosNo visa needed
- BelarusNo visa needed
- BelgiumNo visa needed
- BelizeVia embassy
- BeninVia embassy
- BhutanVia embassy
- BoliviaVia embassy
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo visa needed
- BotswanaVia embassy
- BrazilNo visa needed
- BruneiNo visa needed
- BulgariaNo visa needed
- Burkina FasoVia embassy
- BurundiVia embassy
- CambodiaVia embassy
- CameroonVia embassy
- CanadaVia embassy
- Cape VerdeVia embassy
- Central African RepublicVia embassy
- ChadVia embassy
- ChileNo visa needed
- ColombiaVia embassy
- ComorosVia embassy
- Costa RicaVia embassy
- CroatiaNo visa needed
- CubaVia embassy
- CyprusNo visa needed
- Czech RepublicVia embassy
- DenmarkNo visa needed
- DjiboutiVia embassy
- DominicaNo visa needed
- Dominican RepublicVia embassy
- DR CongoVia embassy
- EcuadorNo visa needed
- EgyptVia embassy
- El SalvadorVia embassy
- Equatorial GuineaVia embassy
- EritreaVia embassy
- EstoniaNo visa needed
- EswatiniVia embassy
- EthiopiaVia embassy
- FijiNo visa needed
- FinlandNo visa needed
- FranceNo visa needed
- GabonVia embassy
- GambiaVia embassy
- GeorgiaNo visa needed
- GermanyNo visa needed
- GhanaVia embassy
- GreeceNo visa needed
- GrenadaNo visa needed
- GuatemalaVia embassy
- GuineaVia embassy
- Guinea-BissauVia embassy
- GuyanaVia embassy
- HaitiVia embassy
- HondurasVia embassy
- Hong KongNo visa needed
- HungaryNo visa needed
- IcelandNo visa needed
- IndiaVia embassy
- IndonesiaVia embassy
- IranVia embassy
- IraqVia embassy
- IrelandNo visa needed
- IsraelVia embassy
- ItalyNo visa needed
- Ivory CoastVia embassy
- JamaicaVia embassy
- JapanNo visa needed
- JordanVia embassy
- KazakhstanNo visa needed
- KenyaVia embassy
- KiribatiVia embassy
- KosovoVia embassy
- KuwaitNo visa needed
- KyrgyzstanVia embassy
- LaosVia embassy
- LatviaNo visa needed
- LebanonVia embassy
- LesothoVia embassy
- LiberiaVia embassy
- LibyaVia embassy
- LiechtensteinNo visa needed
- LithuaniaVia embassy
- LuxembourgNo visa needed
- MacauNo visa needed
- MadagascarVia embassy
- MalawiVia embassy
- MalaysiaNo visa needed
- MaldivesNo visa needed
- MaliVia embassy
- MaltaNo visa needed
- Marshall IslandsVia embassy
- MauritaniaVia embassy
- MauritiusNo visa needed
- MexicoVia embassy
- MicronesiaVia embassy
- MoldovaVia embassy
- MonacoNo visa needed
- MongoliaNo visa needed
- MontenegroNo visa needed
- MoroccoVia embassy
- MozambiqueVia embassy
- MyanmarVia embassy
- NamibiaVia embassy
- NauruVia embassy
- NepalVia embassy
- NetherlandsNo visa needed
- New ZealandNo visa needed
- NicaraguaVia embassy
- NigerVia embassy
- NigeriaVia embassy
- North KoreaVia embassy
- North MacedoniaNo visa needed
- NorwayNo visa needed
- OmanNo visa needed
- PakistanVia embassy
- PalauVia embassy
- PalestineVia embassy
- PanamaVia embassy
- Papua New GuineaVia embassy
- ParaguayVia embassy
- PeruNo visa needed
- PhilippinesVia embassy
- PolandNo visa needed
- PortugalNo visa needed
- QatarNo visa needed
- Republic of the CongoVia embassy
- RomaniaNo visa needed
- RussiaNo visa needed
- RwandaVia embassy
- Saint Kitts and NevisVia embassy
- Saint LuciaVia embassy
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVia embassy
- SamoaNo visa needed
- San MarinoNo visa needed
- Sao Tome and PrincipeVia embassy
- Saudi ArabiaNo visa needed
- SenegalVia embassy
- SerbiaNo visa needed
- SeychellesNo visa needed
- Sierra LeoneVia embassy
- SingaporeNo visa needed
- SlovakiaNo visa needed
- SloveniaNo visa needed
- Solomon IslandsNo visa needed
- SomaliaVia embassy
- South AfricaVia embassy
- South KoreaNo visa needed
- South SudanVia embassy
- SpainNo visa needed
- Sri LankaVia embassy
- SudanVia embassy
- SurinameNo visa needed
- SwedenNo visa needed
- SwitzerlandNo visa needed
- SyriaVia embassy
- TaiwanNo visa needed
- TajikistanVia embassy
- TanzaniaVia embassy
- ThailandNo visa needed
- Timor-LesteVia embassy
- TogoVia embassy
- TongaNo visa needed
- Trinidad and TobagoVia embassy
- TunisiaVia embassy
- TurkeyVia embassy
- TurkmenistanVia embassy
- TuvaluVia embassy
- UgandaVia embassy
- UkraineVia embassy
- United Arab EmiratesNo visa needed
- United KingdomVia embassy
- United StatesVia embassy
- UruguayNo visa needed
- UzbekistanNo visa needed
- VanuatuVia embassy
- Vatican CityVia embassy
- VenezuelaVia embassy
- VietnamVia embassy
- YemenVia embassy
- ZambiaVia embassy
- ZimbabweVia embassy
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Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
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Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
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Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
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Central African Republic
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Cyprus
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Dominica
Dominican Republic
DR Congo
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Egypt
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Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
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Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
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Greece
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Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
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Hungary
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India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
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Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
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Malawi
Malaysia
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Mali
Malta
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Mexico
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Mongolia
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Morocco
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Nauru
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Niger
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North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
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Panama
Papua New Guinea
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Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
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Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
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Samoa
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Singapore
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Somalia
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Spain
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Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
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Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
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Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
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Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe