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List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People's Republic of China and Foreign Countries

( In alphabetical order of foreign countries )

No.

Foreign Country

Passport Categories Covered by Agreement on Visa Exemption

Date of Entry into Force  YYYY.MM.DD

Note

1

Afghanistan

Diplomatic passports

2015.07.16

2

Albania

Diplomatic, service passports

1956.08.25

Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports

2023.03.18

3

Algeria

Diplomatic, service passports

2019.03.13

4

Angola

Diplomatic, service passports

2015.04.11

5

Antigua and Barbuda

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs and ordinary passports of China;
Diplomatic,official,ordinary passports of  Antigua and Barbuda

2024.05.11

6

Argentina

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1993.08.14

Diplomatic, official passports of Argentina

7

Armenia

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

1994.08.03

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

and ordinary passports

marked with “For Public

Affairs” of Armenia

Ordinary passports

2020.01.19

8

Austria

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

9

Azerbaijan

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

1994.02.10

Ordinary passports/

1994.05.01

international travel documents(when traveling in tour groupsorganized by authorized travelagencies of both countries)

10

The Bahamas

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2014.02.12

and ordinary passports of China;

Diplomatic, official and

ordinary passports of the Bahamas

11

Bahrain

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

2018.10.25

Diplomatic, special passports of Bahrain

12

Bangladesh

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

1989.12.18

Diplomatic, official passports

and ordinary passports

marked with “For GovernmentAffairs” or “Free of Charge”

of Bangladesh

13

Barbados

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

2014.08.02

Diplomatic, official passports

of Barbados

Ordinary passports

2017.06.01

14

Belarus

Diplomatic, service passports;

1993.03.01

Ordinary passports or

international travel documents(when traveling in tour groupsorganized by authorized travelagencies of both countries)

Ordinary passports

2018.08.10

15

Belgium

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

16

Benin

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

1993.11.06

Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports with “public affairs certificate”

attached of Benin

17

Bolivia

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1987.11.15

Diplomatic, official passports

of Bolivia

Passports for public affairs

2008.01.18

18

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

1980.01.09

*1

Diplomatic, service passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2017.10.04

Ordinary passports

2018.05.29

19

Botswana

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

2018.12.22

Diplomatic, service and officialpassports of Botswana

20

Brazil

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2004.08.10

Diplomatic, official passports

of Brazil

21

Brunei

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2005.06.18

Diplomatic, official passports

of Brunei

22

Burkina Faso

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

2018.11.18

Diplomatic, service passports of Burkina Faso

23

Burundi

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2014.11.25

24

Bulgaria

Diplomatic, service passports

2012.04.04

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

25

Cambodia

Diplomatic, service passports

2006.09.14

26

Cameroon

Diplomatic, service passports

2017.08.12

27

Cape Verde

Diplomatic, service passports

2015.07.11

28

Chile

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1986.05.07

Diplomatic, official passports

of Chile

29

Colombia

Diplomatic passports

1987.11.14

Service passports of China;

1991.11.14

Official passports of Colombia

30

Comoros

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2016.02.26

31

Congo, Rep

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2014.08.07

32

Costa Rica

Diplomatic, service passports

2008.01.15

33

Côte d'Ivoire

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.12.19

34

Croatia

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1995.04.09

Diplomatic, official passports

of Croatia

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

35

Cuba

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public

2021.07.16

affairs of China;

Diplomatic, service and officialpassports of Cuba

36

Cyprus

Diplomatic, service passports

1991.10.02

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

37

Czechia

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

38

Denmark

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

39

Djibouti

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public

2014.12.04

affairs

40

The Dominican Republic

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public

2021.01.08

affairs of China; 

Diplomatic, service passports of Dominican Republic

41

Dominica

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public  

2014.03.29

affairs of China;

Diplomatic, official passports

of Dominica

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,

2022.09.19

ordinary passports of China; Diplomatic, official, service,

ordinary passport for public

affairs of Dominica

42

D.P.R. Korea

Diplomatic, service passports

1956.10.01

Passports for public affairs ofChina;

1965.01.01

Collective passports for publicaffairs of D.P.R. Korea

43

Ecuador

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1987.07.11

Diplomatic, official passports

of Ecuador

Passports for public affairs ofChina;

1988.12.25

Special passports of Ecuador

Ordinary passports

2016.08.18

44

El Salvador

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public

2022.10.23

affairs of China;

Diplomatic, official passports

of Salvador

45

Egypt

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2007.01.27

Diplomatic, special passports of Egypt

46

Equatorial Guinea

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2006.01.01

Diplomatic, official passports

of Equatorial Guinea

Passports for public affairs ofChina;

2017.08.06

Special service passports of Equatorial Guinea

47

Eritrea

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.04.15

48

Estonia

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

49

Ethiopia

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.12.07

50

Fiji

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,

2015.03.14

ordinary passports

51

Finland

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

52

France

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

53

Gabon

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2016.02.05

54

Gambia

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public

2018.06.10

affairs of China;

Diplomatic, official passports

of Gambia

55

Georgia

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs;

1994.02.03

Ordinary passports

2024.05.28

56

Germany

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

57

Ghana

Diplomatic, service passports

2017.03.28

58

Greece

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

59

Grenada

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2010.01.17

Diplomatic, official passports

of Grenada

Passports for public affairs,

2015.06.10

ordinary passports

60

Guinea

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs

2017.09.16

61

Guyana

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;

1998.08.19

Diplomatic, official passports

of Guyana

62

Honduras

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;

2023.09.25

Diplomatic, official, service

passports of Honduras

63

Hungary

Diplomatic, service passports

1992.05.28

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

64

Iceland

Diplomatic passports

2017.06.01

65

Indonesia

Diplomatic, service passports (for temporary visits only)

2005.11.14

66

Iran

Diplomatic, service passports

1989.07.12

67

Iraq

Diplomatic, special, service passports and passports for public affairs

2023.12.19

68

Ireland

Diplomatic passports holders,

2015.09.23

holders of service passports

or passports for public affairsof China accompanying a

Minister or above for the

purpose of an official visit;

Diplomatic passports holders,

official passports holders of

Ireland accompanying a

Minister or above on the

purpose of an official visit

69

Israel

Diplomatic, service passports

2016.01.17

70

Italy

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

71

Jamaica

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1995.06.08

Diplomatic, official passports

of Jamaica

72

Jordan

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1993.03.11

Diplomatic, service, special

passports of Jordan

73

Kazakhstan

Diplomatic, service passports

1994.02.01

Passports for Public

2023.11.10

Affairs, Ordinary Passports orTravel Documents of China;

Ordinary Passports or

Certificates of Return of

Kazakhstan

74

Kenya

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2014.08.17

Diplomatic, official passports

of Kenya

75

Kuwait

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public

2014.10.17

affairs of China;

Diplomatic, special passports of Kuwait

76

Kyrgyzstan

Diplomatic, service passports

2003.06.14

77

Laos

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

1989.11.06

Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports with

effective visas for public

affairs of Laos

78

Latvia

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

79

Lesotho

Diplomatic, service passports

2016.08.24

of China;

Diplomatic, official passports

of Lesotho

80

Liberia

Diplomatic passports

2016.02.10

81

Lithuania

Diplomatic, service passport,

1992.09.14

seafarer’s passports (only

when entering the contractingcountry onboard a ship)

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

82

Lebanon

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

2023.12.24

Diplomatic, special, service passports of Lebanon

83

Luxembourg

Diplomatic passports,

2017.01.01

*3

EU laissez-passer

84

Madagascar

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

2023.11.04

Diplomatic, service passports of Madagascar

85

Malaysia

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

2011.05.18

Diplomatic, official passports

of Malaysia

86

Maldives

Diplomatic, service passports

1984.11.27

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,

2022.05.20

ordinary passports or Travel Document of China;

Diplomatic, official passports, ordinary passports, TemporaryTravel Document or

Emergency Travel Documents(Certificate of Identity) of

Maldives

87

Mali

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.05.09

88

Malta

Diplomatic, service passports

2008.03.06

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

89

Mauritania

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2017.05.15

90

Mauritius

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

2013.10.31

and ordinary passports

91

Mexico

Diplomatic, service passports of China;

1998.01.01

Diplomatic, official passports

of Mexico

92

Moldova

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;

1993.01.01

Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports

marked with “For Public