Q1: Who does the Chinese visa waiver apply to? A1 : Nationals of 47 countries including Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland

Effective August 20, 2026, the 240-hour visa-free transit policy and the 30-day visa-free entry policy for Hainan will apply to nationals of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam. Accordingly, the number of countries eligible for the 240-hour visa-free transit policy will rise to 57, while the number of countries

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Effective from 15/09/2025, please visit the Chinese Visa Application Service Center website atwww.visaforchina.cn, select "Australia - Sydney," and enter the web page for Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Sydney. This web page is intended for ordinary passport holders residing in New South

Postal service ONLY apply to theNew South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, or the Australian Capital Territory applicants who are eligible to the fingerprint exemption policies. 1.For details of the fingerprint exemption policy: 1.1"Important Notice on the Collection of Fingerprints from