72/144-hour Visa-Free Transit Policies for Foreign Nationals

2024-07-15

According to the National Immigration Administration (NIA), China has implemented a 24/72/144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals. The details can be found in the original anouncement of NIA: link. As the 24-hour visa-free transit policy requires the applicants to remain within the ports, we only cite the 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy here. An FAQ page is provided by Chinese Visa Application Service Center. Other visa-free policy may also apply to the nationals of certain countries, and you may consult the China Embassy in your country for details.

Currently, 41 exit-entry ports in 19 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China have implemented the 72-hour or 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign nationals from 54 countries. The country list are as below:

Continents Countries
Asia (6)

Brunei, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Qatar, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates

Europe (40)

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine

North America (3)

Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Oceania (2)

Australia and New Zealand

South America (3)

Argentina, Brazil, and Chile

Foreign nationals from these countries holding valid international travel documents and connecting tickets with information on confirmed dates and seats for transit via China to third countries or regions within specified time frames can apply for visa-free transits at the exit-entry border inspection authorities of the ports in the cities where the visa-free transit policies are in effect. The exit-entry border inspection authorities will then process their applications and grant temporary entry to the eligible foreign nationals. The duration of stay for each foreign national starts from 0:00 on the day following the day of entry

The list of the ports in cities where the 72-hour and 144-hour visa-free transit policies are in effect is stated below.

S/N  Provincial-Level Administrative Division/Region Eligible City Eligible Port Permitted Stay Area(s) Notes
72-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy
1 Hunan Province Changsha, Hunan Changsha Huanghua International Airport Hunan Province  
2 Heilongjiang Province Harbin, Heilongjiang Harbin Taiping International Airport Harbin City  
3 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guilin, Guangxi Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Guilin City  
4 Beihai, Guangxi Beihai Port (for passenger transport) Beihai City  
144-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy
1 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province have collaboratively implemented the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. Foreign nationals meeting the policy's requirements can enter and exit China through all the eligible ports within the region, and stay for a maximum of 144 hours in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
2 Beijing Daxing International Airport
3 Beijingxi Railway Station
4 Tianjin Tianjin Binhai International Airport
5 Tianjin International Cruise Home Port
6 Shijiazhuang, Hebei Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
7 Qinhuangdao, Hebei Qinhuangdao Port (for passenger transport)
8 Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region Shanghai Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province and Shanghai Municipality have collaboratively implemented the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. Foreign nationals meeting the policy's requirements can enter and exit China through all the eligible ports within the region, and stay for a maximum of 144 hours in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
9 Shanghai Pudong International Airport
10 Shanghai Port (for passenger transport)
11 Exit-Entry Port of Shanghai Railway Station
12 Nanjing, Jiangsu Nanjing Lukou International Airport
13 Lianyungang, Jiangsu Lianyungang Port (for passenger transport)
14 Hangzhou, Zhejiang Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
15 Ningbo, Zhejiang Ningbo Lishe International Airport
16 Wenzhou, Zhejiang Wenzhou Port (for passenger transport)
17 Zhoushan, Zhejiang Zhoushan Port (for passenger transport)
18 Guangdong Province Guangzhou, Guangdong Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangdong Province Foreign nationals meeting the policy's requirements can enter China through the airports in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Jieyang, as well as Nansha Port and Shekou Port, and stay for a maximum of 144 hours. Foreign nationals having entered China through the aforementioned ports in Guangdong Province are permitted to leave China through all the 36 exit-entry ports providing passenger transport services within the province.
19 Nansha Port (for passenger transport)
20 Shenzhen, Guangdong Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
21 Shekou Port (for passenger transport)
22 Jieyang, Guangdong Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
23 Liaoning Province Shenyang, Liaoning Shenyang Taoxian International Airport Liaoning Province Foreign nationals meeting the policy's requirements can enter and exit China through the airports in Shenyang and Dalian, as well as Dalian Port, and stay for a maximum of 144 hours.
24 Dalian, Liaoning Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
25 Dalian Port (for passenger transport)
26 Shandong Province Qingdao, Shandong Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport Shandong Province  
27 Qingdao Port (for passenger transport)  
28 Chongqing Municipality Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Municipality  
29 Sichuan Province Chengdu, Sichuan Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu City, Deyang City, Leshan City, Luzhou City, Meishan City, Neijiang City, Suining City, Ya'an City, Yibin City, Zigong City and Ziyang City  
30 Shaanxi Province Xi'an, Shaanxi Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an City and Xianyang City  
31 Fujian Province Xiamen, Fujian Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen City  
32 Port of Xiamen (for passenger transport)  
33 Hubei Province Wuhan, Hubei Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Wuhan City  
34 Yunnan Province Kunming, Yunnan Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming City, Lijiang City, Yuxi City, Pu'er City, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture  
35 Lijiang, Yunnan Lijiang Sanyi International Airport
36 Xishuangbanna, Yunan Mohan Railway Port (for passenger transport)
37 Henan Province Zhengzhou,Henan Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Henan Province  
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