Australia answer

Can Australians enter China visa-free?

Yes. Australia appears on the National Immigration Administration unilateral visa exemption country list dated February 17, 2026, so Australian passport holders are covered by the current 30-day direct-entry policy modeled on this site for the listed purposes. Australians are also on the current 55-country 240-hour transit list, which matters when the itinerary is an onward route rather than a simple visit.

Check an Australian visit Check a transit route

Direct-entry answer

If the traveler is simply flying from Australia into China for an ordinary short visit that fits the covered purposes and stays inside 30 days, the unilateral visa-free route is usually the first one to test.

Transit answer

If the real trip is Australia → mainland China → third country or region, the 240-hour transit framework can matter more than the direct-entry list. That route still depends on third-destination logic, confirmed onward arrangements, and port-area compliance.

Direct trip example

Australia → Shanghai for tourism is usually a direct-entry screening question, not a transit one.

Transit example

Australia → Chengdu → Europe can become a 240-hour transit question if the onward destination is a genuine third country or region.

Time reminder

The official public rules used here calculate the stay period from 00:00 on the day after entry, which is why the timing calculator matters.

Run the visit checker

Best for Australian travelers planning a normal short visit.

Read the 10-day explainer

Useful if the search intent is really about the current 240-hour policy.

See route examples

Helpful when the destination after China is the real point of confusion.

Official sources used for this page

This page uses the National Immigration Administration unilateral visa exemption list dated February 17, 2026 and the transit policy materials dated July 4, 2025 and November 3, 2025.

Unilateral visa-free country list
Visa-free transit policy interpretation
65-port transit notice