Country list
Which countries can currently enter China visa-free?
This page lists the countries on China's current unilateral 30-day visa-free policy as modeled in this release. It also shows whether each country is on the 240-hour transit without visa list.
What this list means
Being on the unilateral list does not mean every trip is automatically covered. The traveler still needs the right trip purpose, an ordinary passport, and a stay of up to 30 days under the current public policy model.
What this list does not mean
If a country is not shown here, that does not automatically mean the traveler cannot enter China without a visa in every case. Mutual exemption agreements, regional visa-free programs, and transit rules can create separate paths.
Run the main checker
Use this if you want to test nationality plus purpose plus stay length together.
Check 240-hour transit
Use this if your route goes from one country or region, through China, to a third destination.
Read the transit guide
Use this if you need plain-English examples of what counts as a valid route.
Country pages
Start with the nationality pages that should rank on their own.
These are the first country-specific answers built on top of the main tools and the official country list.
China visa-free for Canadians
Direct answer for Canadian passport holders on when the 30-day rule fits and when transit matters.
China visa-free for UK citizens
British-passport answer page for direct visits, onward transit, and common route forks.
China visa-free for Australians
Answer page for Australian passport holders planning either a simple visit or a third-destination transit.
China visa-free for US citizens
Clarifies why US citizens usually need the transit route instead of the unilateral 30-day policy.
China visa-free for Germans
Germany-specific answer page for short visits, route shape, and stay-window questions.
China visa-free for French citizens
France-specific answer page for direct-entry visits and onward transit logic.
China visa-free for Japanese citizens
Japan-specific answer page for the current 30-day and 240-hour policy families.
Which countries can enter China visa-free?
Question-led summary page with region counts, examples, and links back into the full list.
Official source used for this page
The list shown here is modeled from the National Immigration Administration's public list of countries covered by unilateral visa exemption policies, compiled according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs information as of February 17, 2026.