Who needs a visa for China?

Of 198 passports, 81 enter China without a visa, 0 get a visa on arrival, 0 apply online and 117 need a visa in advance.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

e-Visa / eTA

117

Visa required

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.

Visa-free81

Albania90 days Andorra30 days Antigua & Barbuda30 days Argentina30 days Armenia90 days Australia30 days Austria30 days Azerbaijan30 days Bahamas30 days Bahrain30 days Barbados30 days Belarus30 days Belgium30 days Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days Brazil30 days Brunei30 days Bulgaria30 days Chile30 days Croatia30 days Cyprus30 days Denmark30 days Dominica30 days Ecuador30 days Estonia30 days Fiji30 days Finland30 days France30 days Georgia30 days Germany30 days Greece30 days Grenada30 days Hong Kong Hungary30 days Iceland30 days Ireland30 days Italy30 days Japan30 days Kazakhstan30 days Kuwait30 days Latvia30 days Liechtenstein30 days Luxembourg30 days Macao Malaysia30 days Maldives30 days Malta30 days Mauritius60 days Monaco30 days Mongolia30 days Montenegro30 days Netherlands30 days New Zealand30 days North Macedonia30 days Norway30 days Oman30 days Peru30 days Poland30 days Portugal30 days Qatar30 days Romania30 days Russia30 days Samoa30 days San Marino90 days Saudi Arabia30 days Serbia30 days Seychelles30 days Singapore30 days Slovakia30 days Slovenia30 days Solomon Islands30 days South Korea30 days Spain30 days Suriname30 days Sweden30 days Switzerland30 days Taiwan Thailand30 days Tonga30 days United Arab Emirates30 days Uruguay30 days Uzbekistan30 days

Visa required117

Afghanistan Algeria Angola Bangladesh Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Cuba Czechia Djibouti Dominican Republic DR Congo Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mexico Micronesia Moldova Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Philippines Republic of the Congo Rwanda São Tomé & Príncipe Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grenadines Sudan Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Frequently asked questions

Who needs a visa for China?

Of 198 passports, 81 enter China without a visa, 0 get a visa on arrival, 0 apply online and 117 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Who can enter China without a visa?

Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil…