Visa Application & 54 Countries Eligible for 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

Conference participants who bear a foreign passport may need to apply for a Chinese visa to visit China. Participants can apply for a visa at the Chinese embassy or consulate in the region where they live. To avoid any uncertainty, participants are advised to apply for the visa as early as possible, at least one month in advance.

For most attendees, it is easier to apply for a Tourist ("L") visa.

* For more information, please contact the local Chinese Embassy in your country.

The 240-hour visa-free transit is one of China’s visa exemption policies provided to eligible foreigners coming from selected countries.

Under the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, foreign travelers can enjoy a ten-day stay in certain Chinese cities without a visa, provided they come from 54 eligible countries, enter and exit China from eligible ports, stay within the allowed cities and regions, as well as satisfy other requirements.

The applicant must be a citizen of one of the following 54 countries that are eligible for the visa-free transit policy:

• Albania
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Chile
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Mexico
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• the Netherlands
• New Zealand
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• the Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Ukraine
• the United Arab Emirates
• the United Kingdom
• the United States

To know more details, please visit: https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147413/c178053/content.html