(Based on the information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sorted by the dates when the agreements were first signed)
As of April 2025, the People's Republic of China has signed mutual visa exemption agreements with the following countries. Chinese citizens holding relevant passports can travel to these countries without applying for visas in advance. Citizens of these countries, who hold the appropriate passports, do not need to apply for visas in advance when traveling to China for short terms.
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S/N |
Country |
Types of Documents for Mutual Visa Exemption |
Effective Date |
Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China |
Notes |
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1 |
Slovakia |
Service (special) passports |
1956.06.01 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
*1 |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
2 |
Albania |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports |
1956.08.25 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
*2 |
|
|
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2023.03.18 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
Amended |
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3 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
1956.10.01 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
Invalid |
|
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Ordinary/group passports for public affairs |
1965.01.01 |
Invalid |
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|
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs (passports (for official trip)) |
2024.07.26 |
30 days |
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4 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs" |
1980.01.09 |
—— |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2017.10.04 |
30 days |
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|
Ordinary passports |
2018.05.29 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
5 |
Serbia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs" |
1980.01.09 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
*3 |
|
|
Ordinary passports |
2017.01.15 |
30 days |
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|
6 |
Romania |
Service passports |
2010.07.20 |
30 days |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
7 |
The Maldives |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
1984.11.27 |
3 months |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports, travel documents of the People's Republic of China, temporary travel documents and emergency passports (certificates of identity) of the Republic of Maldives |
2022.05.20 |
30 days |
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|
8 |
San Marino |
Valid passports |
1985.07.22 |
Within 3 months |
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9 |
Chile |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1986.05.07 |
1 month |
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10 |
Ecuador |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1987.07.11 |
30 days |
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|
Passports for public affairs (special passports) |
1988.12.25 |
30 days |
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|
Ordinary passports |
2016.08.18 |
30 days |
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|
11 |
Pakistan |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1987.08.16 |
30 days |
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Passports for public affairs |
1988.04.30 |
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|
12 |
Colombia |
Diplomatic passports |
1987.11.14 |
30 days |
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|
Service (official) passports |
1991.11.14 |
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13 |
Bolivia |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1987.11.15 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
Passports for public affairs |
2008.01.18 |
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|
14 |
Uruguay |
Diplomatic passports and service (official) passports held by the officials stationed at the embassy of another country |
1988.11.07 |
—— |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports |
1994.01.01 |
—— |
Invalid |
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|
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2017.01.07 |
90 days |
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|
15 |
Cuba |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
1988.12.23 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2021.07.16 |
60 days |
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|
16 |
Mongolia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
1989.04.30 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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17 |
Iran |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
1989.07.12 |
1 month |
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|
18 |
Laos |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports with valid official visas |
1989.11.06 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
19 |
Bangladesh |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "government affairs" or "free of charge" |
1989.12.18 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
20 |
Türkiye |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports, passports for public affairs |
1989.12.24 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
21 |
Cyprus |
Service passports |
1991.10.02 |
30 days |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
22 |
Vietnam |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2020.10.11 |
90 days |
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|
23 |
Hungary |
Service passports |
1992.05.28 |
30 days |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
24 |
Poland |
Service passports, seamen's books, crew member certificates |
1992.07.27 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
25 |
Lithuania |
Service passports, seamen's books (on board) |
1992.09.14 |
30 days |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
26 |
Moldova |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs"; group travel documents |
1993.01.01 |
30 days |
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|
27 |
Turkmenistan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs" |
1993.02.01 |
30 days |
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|
Group travel documents |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
28 |
Belarus |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, group travel documents |
1993.03.01 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
*4 |
|
|
Ordinary passports |
2018.08.10 |
30 days; no more than 90 days per year |
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|
29 |
Jordan |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports |
1993.03.11 |
30 days |
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|
30 |
Tajikistan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs" |
1993.06.01 |
30 days |
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|
31 |
Argentina |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1993.08.14 |
30 days |
*8 |
|
|
32 |
Benin |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs certificate" |
1993.11.06 |
90 days |
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|
33 |
Kazakhstan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
1994.02.01 |
30 days |
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|
Ordinary passports, passports for public affairs and travel documents of the People's Republic of China, certificates of return to the Republic of Kazakhstan |
2023.11.10 |
30 days; the maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
34 |
Georgia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, group travel documents |
1994.02.03 |
30 days |
||
|
Ordinary passports |
2024.05.28 |
30 days; the cumulative maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
35 |
Azerbaijan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
1994.02.10 |
30 days |
||
|
Group travel documents |
1994.05.01 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
36 |
Slovenia |
Service passports |
1994.07.01 |
90 days |
||
|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
37 |
North Macedonia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs" |
1994.07.19 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2020.01.16 |
90 days |
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|
38 |
Armenia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "public affairs" |
1994.08.03 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
||
|
Ordinary passports |
2020.01.19 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
39 |
Croatia |
Service (official) passports |
1995.04.09 |
90 days |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
40 |
Jamaica |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1995.06.08 |
30 days |
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|
41 |
Sudan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, special passports, official passports |
1995.10.26 |
30 days |
||
|
42 |
Mexico |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1998.01.01 |
90 days |
||
|
43 |
Myanmar |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
1998.03.05 |
30 days |
||
|
44 |
Guyana |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
1998.08.19 |
30 days |
||
|
45 |
Russia |
Group travel documents |
2000.12.01 |
15 days |
||
|
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2014.04.26 |
30 days |
||||
|
Seamen's books (on board), travel documents of international train crew members and international flight crew members |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
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|
46 |
Ukraine |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, seamen's books |
2002.03.31 |
90 days |
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|
47 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2003.06.14 |
30 days |
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|
48 |
Thailand |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2003.10.18 |
30 days |
||
|
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2024.03.01 |
30 days; the maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
49 |
Peru |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports |
2004.05.12 |
30 days |
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|
50 |
Brazil |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2004.08.10 |
30 days |
||
|
51 |
The Philippines |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports (only for temporary visitors) |
2005.02.28 |
30 days |
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|
52 |
Brunei |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2005.06.18 |
No more than 14 days from the date of entry |
The passport shall be valid for at least six months. |
|
|
53 |
Tanzania |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2005.07.11 |
30 days |
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|
54 |
Indonesia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2005.11.14 |
—— |
||
|
2010.11.12 |
30 days |
Amended |
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|
55 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2006.01.01 |
30 days |
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|
Passports for public affairs, special service passports |
2017.08.06 |
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|
56 |
Cambodia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2006.09.14 |
30 days |
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|
57 |
Tunisia |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports |
2006.09.29 |
30 days |
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|
58 |
Nepal |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2006.10.16 |
30 days |
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|
59 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2006.11.23 |
30 days |
||
|
60 |
Egypt |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports |
2007.01.27 |
30 days |
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|
61 |
United Kingdom |
Diplomatic passports, certain service (official) passports, passports for public affairs (ordinary passports) |
2007.10.25 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
*5 |
|
|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.05.01 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
62 |
Costa Rica |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2008.01.15 |
30 days |
*6 |
|
|
63 |
Malta |
Service passports |
2008.03.06 |
30 days |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
64 |
Grenada |
Diplomatic passports, official passports |
2010.01.17 |
30 days |
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|
Valid passports |
2015.06.10 |
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|
65 |
Oman |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports |
2010.04.16 |
30 days |
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|
66 |
Uzbekistan |
Diplomatic passports |
2010.07.09 |
30 days |
||
|
67 |
South Africa |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2010.11.27 |
30 days |
||
|
2016.03.01 |
30 days |
Amended |
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|
68 |
Samoa |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2011.02.18 |
30 days |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2025.04.02 |
30 days; the cumulative maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
69 |
Singapore |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2011.04.17 |
30 days |
||
|
Ordinary passports |
2024.02.09 |
30 days |
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|
70 |
Malaysia |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2011.05.18 |
30 days |
On December 31, 2020, the visa-free entry privileges for Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs were revoked in Malaysia. |
|
|
71 |
United Arab Emirates |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports, passports for public affairs |
2012.03.21 |
30 days |
||
|
2016.01.11 |
30 days |
Amended |
||||
|
Ordinary passports |
2018.01.16 |
30 days |
Amended |
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|
72 |
Bulgaria |
Service passports |
2012.04.04 |
30 days; no more than 90 days within any six-month period |
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|
Diplomatic passports |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
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|
73 |
Tonga |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2012.11.10 |
30 days |
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|
Ordinary passports |
2016.08.19 |
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|
74 |
Montenegro |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2013.03.01 |
No limitation on the duration of stay |
*3 |
|
|
Passports for public affairs |
2017.04.15 |
30 days |
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|
75 |
Sri Lanka |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2013.04.18 |
30 days |
||
|
76 |
Seychelles |
Valid passports |
2013.06.26 |
30 days |
||
|
77 |
Mauritius |
Valid passports |
2013.10.31 |
30 days |
||
|
2017.06.14 |
60 days |
Amended |
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|
78 |
Venezuela |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.01.08 |
30 days |
||
|
79 |
Nigeria |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.02.01 |
30 days |
||
|
80 |
The Bahamas |
Valid passports |
2014.02.12 |
30 days |
||
|
81 |
Morocco |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2014.03.06 |
60 days |
||
|
Passports for public affairs, special passports |
2016.06.09 |
60 days |
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|
82 |
Dominica |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2014.03.29 |
30 days |
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|
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2022.09.19 |
30 days |
||||
|
83 |
Senegal |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.05.03 |
30 days |
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|
84 |
Suriname |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2021.05.01 |
30 days |
||
|
85 |
Barbados |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.08.02 |
30 days |
||
|
Ordinary passports |
2017.06.01 |
30 days |
||||
|
86 |
Republic of the Congo |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.08.07 |
30 days |
||
|
87 |
Kenya |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2014.08.17 |
30 days |
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|
88 |
Kuwait |
Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.10.17 |
30 days |
||
|
89 |
Zimbabwe |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2014.11.12 |
60 days |
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|
90 |
Burundi |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.11.25 |
30 days |
||
|
91 |
Djibouti |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2014.12.04 |
30 days |
||
|
92 |
Republic of Korea |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2014.12.25 |
30 days |
||
|
93 |
Fiji |
Valid passports |
2015.03.14 |
30 days |
||
|
94 |
Angola |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2015.04.11 |
30 days |
||
|
95 |
Eritrea |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.04.15 |
60 days |
||
|
96 |
Togo |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.05.07 |
30 days |
||
|
97 |
Mali |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.05.09 |
90 days |
||
|
98 |
Timor-Leste |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.06.24 |
30 days |
||
|
99 |
Cape Verde |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2015.07.11 |
30 days |
||
|
100 |
Afghanistan |
Diplomatic passports |
2015.07.16 |
30 days |
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|
101 |
Ireland |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.09.23 |
90 days |
*5 |
|
|
EU laissez-passers |
2016.05.01 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
102 |
Ethiopia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.12.07 |
30 days |
||
|
103 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2015.12.19 |
30 days |
||
|
104 |
Israel |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2016.01.17 |
30 days |
||
|
105 |
Switzerland |
Diplomatic passports |
2016.01.29 |
The visa-free stay period cannot exceed 90 days within any consecutive 180-day period. |
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|
106 |
Gabon |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2016.02.05 |
30 days |
||
|
107 |
Liberia |
Diplomatic passports |
2016.02.10 |
30 days |
||
|
108 |
Comoros |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2016.02.26 |
30 days |
||
|
109 |
Austria |
Diplomatic passports (also for German nationals: temporary diplomatic passports of the Federal Republic of Germany), EU laissez-passers |
2016.03.03 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
110 |
Belgium |
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|
111 |
Czechia |
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|
112 |
Denmark |
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|
113 |
Estonia |
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|
114 |
Finland |
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|
115 |
France |
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|
116 |
Germany |
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|
117 |
Greece |
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|
118 |
Italy |
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|
119 |
Latvia |
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|
120 |
Luxembourg |
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|
121 |
The Netherlands |
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|
122 |
Portugal |
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|
123 |
Spain |
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|
124 |
Sweden |
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|
125 |
Mozambique |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2016.05.14 |
30 days |
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|
126 |
Lesotho |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports |
2016.08.24 |
30 days |
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|
127 |
Iraq |
Diplomatic passports |
2016.11.02 |
30 days |
Invalid |
|
|
Diplomatic passports, special passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2023.12.19 |
30 days |
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|
128 |
Iceland |
Diplomatic passports |
2017.02.18 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
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|
129 |
Ghana |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2017.03.28 |
90 days |
||
|
130 |
Mauritania |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2017.05.15 |
30 days |
||
|
131 |
Cameroon |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2017.08.12 |
30 days |
||
|
132 |
Norway |
Diplomatic passports |
2017.08.24 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
||
|
133 |
Guinea |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2017.09.16 |
30 days |
||
|
134 |
Panama |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs, consular passports |
2017.10.28 |
30 days |
||
|
135 |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
Diplomatic passports, service (special service) passports |
2018.02.03 |
30 days |
||
|
136 |
The Gambia |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2018.06.10 |
30 days |
||
|
137 |
Monaco |
Diplomatic passports |
2018.10.05 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
||
|
138 |
Bahrain |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs, special passports |
2018.10.25 |
90 days |
||
|
139 |
Burkina Faso |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2018.11.18 |
90 days |
||
|
140 |
Niger |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2018.12.15 |
30 days |
||
|
141 |
Qatar |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, special passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2018.12.21 |
30 days |
||
|
142 |
Botswana |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, official passports, passports for public affairs |
2018.12.22 |
30 days |
||
|
143 |
Rwanda |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2018.12.23 |
90 days |
||
|
144 |
Sierra Leone |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2018.12.24 |
30 days |
||
|
145 |
Algeria |
Diplomatic passports, service passports |
2019.03.13 |
The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
||
|
146 |
South Sudan |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, special passports |
2019.03.28 |
30 days |
*7 |
|
|
147 |
Papua New Guinea |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2019.05.02 |
30 days |
||
|
148 |
Chad |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2019.11.18 |
30 days |
||
|
149 |
Vanuatu |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2020.04.19 |
30 days |
||
|
150 |
Dominican Republic |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2021.01.08 |
30 days |
||
|
151 |
Nicaragua |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2022.07.07 |
30 days |
||
|
152 |
El Salvador |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2022.10.23 |
90 days |
||
|
153 |
Solomon Islands |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2022.11.24 |
30 days |
||
|
Ordinary passports |
2024.12.28 |
30 days; the cumulative maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
||||
|
154 |
Honduras |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs |
2023.09.25 |
30 days |
||
|
15 |
Madagascar |
Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs of the People's Republic of China |
2023.11.04 |
90 days |
||
|
156 |
Lebanon |
Diplomatic passports, special passports, service passports, passports for public affairs |
2023.12.24 |
90 days |
||
|
157 |
Palestine |
Diplomatic passports |
2024.01.21 |
30 days |
||
|
158 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Diplomatic passports, service (official) passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports |
2024.05.11 |
30 days; the cumulative maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. |
Notes:
*1 Slovakia: The current visa arranements are subject to the agreements established between China and the former Czechoslovakia.
*2 Albania: Since December 1, 2010, Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs can enter Albania without visas and stay for a maximum of three months, with no permission to work. (Source: Notice on Albania's Visa-Free Entry for Chinese Citizens Holding Passports for Public Affairs (GJC [2011] No. 1284))
*3 Montenegro and Serbia: The current visa arrangements are subject to the agreements established between China and the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The visa-free agreement between China and Montenegro, which came into force on March 1, 2013, applied only to the holders of diplomatic passports and service passports. Additionally, from April 15, 2017, Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs can enter or exit Montenegro visa-free for stays up to 30 days, provided that they have fixed-format invitation letters issued by Montenegrin legal entities.
*4 Belarus: From May 24, 2017, Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs can enter or exit Belarus visa-free for stays up to 30 days. From August 10, 2018, Chinese ordinary passport holders have also been exempt from visa requirements for stays in Belarus of no more than 30 days, with a cumulative total of 90 days allowed per year for each holder.
*5 United Kingdom: According to the Implementation Rules on the China-UK Memorandum of Understanding on the Facilitation of Legitimate Travel and Co-operation to Combat Illegal Immigration, which took effect on October 25, 2007, visa-free treatment is extended to all diplomatic passport holders and certain holders of service passports (including those holding British official passports and ordinary passports with Chinese visa-free stickers, and Chinese service passports and passports for public affairs with British visa-free marks).
Ireland: According to the Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Ireland on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic and Service (Official) Passports, visa-free treatment is extended to all diplomatic passport holders and certain holders of service passports (including those holding Irish official passports with Chinese visa-free marks, and Chinese service passports and passports for public affairs with Irish visa-free marks).
*6 Costa Rica: From December 13, 2016, Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs can enter Costa Rica without visas for stays up to 30 days. The Chinese passport used must be valid for more than six months at the time of entry.
*7 South Sudan: According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries on July 9, 2011, China and the newly independent South Sudan temporarily agreed to extend visa-free treatment to the holders of diplomatic passports and service passports from both countries to facilitate friendly exchanges before the two countries make formal arrangements. An official mutual exemption agreement was signed by both countries in Beijing on August 31, 2018.
*8 Argentina: From November 1, 2018, Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs can enter Argentina without visas for stays of 30 days.
Source: National Immigration Administration
