You need to apply for a visa unless you meet the following visa exemption requirements:
1. According to bilateral agreements, citizens of some countries (List of Agreements on Mutual Visa
Exemption between the P.R. China and Foreign Countries) holding appropriate
passports may enter China without a visa.
2. Citizens of Singapore, Brunei and Japan holding ordinary passports may enter China without a visa through the ports of entry open to foreigners provided that they come to China for tourism, family visit, business or transit, and intend to stay in China for no more than 15 days. However, the following personnel of these three countries must apply for a visa in advance if:
(1) They are holders of ordinary passports, and come to China for tourism,
family visit or business, and intend to stay more than 15 days;
(2) They are holders of ordinary passports, and come to China for study,
employment, permanent residence or on a news reporting mission; and
(3) They are holders of Japanese diplomatic and service (official) passports
(according to the bilateral agreements, the diplomatic and service passport
holders of Singapore, Brunei can stay in China for no more than 30 days without
a Chinese visa).
3. Foreigners holding ordinary
passports of the countries having diplomatic relations with China and on a tour
to Hong Kong or Macao, and participating in group tours to the Zhu Jiang (Pearl
River) Delta Area for a stay of no more than 6 days organized by the
travel services legally registered in Hong Kong or Macao do not need to apply
for a visa. The Zhu Jiang Delta Area refers to the administrative area of the
following cities: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan,
Jiangmen, Zhaoqing, and Huizhou. For going on a tour to Shantou, the
aforementioned group is required to stay within the administrative area of
Shantou and leave China from there directly.
4. Foreigners who have confirmed
onward tickets and seats on international flights and directly transit through
mainland China and stay for no more than 24 hours within the airport boundaries
do not need to apply for a transit visa. However, anyone desiring to go beyond
the airport boundaries temporarily should obtain permission from the
immigration authorities at the airport.
5. Citizens of 51 countries with valid international travel documents and air tickets for a connecting flight with confirmed date of flight and seat for a third country (region) can apply for the 72-hour transit visa exemption at ports of entry in Beijing Capital International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Guilin Liangjiang Airport, Kunming Changshui International Airport, Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, Harbin Taiping International Airport, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Nanjing Lukou International Airport. For the list of 51 countries, please refer to http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n84147/n84196/4380403.html
6. Citizens of the following 59
countries can enjoy a visa-free entry into Hainan: Austria, France, Germany,
Norway, Italy, Finland, Holland, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Belgium,
the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, the UK,
Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Monaco, Belarus, The United States, Canada,
Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates,
Qatar, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, please visithttps://www.chinadiscovery.com/chinese-visa/exemptions/sanya-hainan-visa-free.html
7. Foreigners holding
a valid Foreigner’s Permanent Residence Card of the PRC or Residence
Permit for Foreigners in the PRC may enter China without a visa.
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