Can I enter China visa-free with an organised tour group? →
Yes, through one of the organised regional tour schemes below.
Checked 16 Oct 2026Entry & documents
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For 240-hour transit, do the places before and after mainland China have to differ? →
Yes: for 240-hour transit, the country or region immediately before mainland China must differ from the one immediately after it.
Checked 17 Oct 2026China visa-free entry or 240-hour transit: which applies in 2026? →
Use the 30-day visa-free scheme for a qualifying visit, including a return trip.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What information is needed to check my China entry route? →
Prepare your passport nationality and type, exact travel dates, full route and reason for visiting.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Does a short airport transit count as entering China? →
A short connection does not automatically mean you are entering mainland China.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Do visa-free travellers need China’s arrival card in 2026? →
Yes, ordinary visa-free tourists still fill in an arrival card before entering mainland China.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What should I do if a cancelled flight could make me overstay in China? →
Contact the local public-security exit-entry administration before your permitted stay ends and arrange a confirmed departure.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What should I do if I lose my passport while travelling in China? →
Report the loss to local police, contact your country’s embassy or consulate for a replacement travel document, and preserve the entry record.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Can I use an emergency passport for a China airport connection? →
An emergency travel document does not qualify for China’s ordinary 30-day visa waiver.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Could an airport stop use up my single-entry China visa? →
A connection that stays outside mainland immigration entry does not use a visa entry.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What changes if I was born in China and now hold a foreign passport? →
If you settled abroad and voluntarily acquired foreign nationality, Article 9 says you automatically lost Chinese nationality and can use the foreign-passport entry route, with the appropriate visa or visa waiver.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What permits and bookings are needed to visit Tibet as a foreign tourist? →
Arrange Tibet through a specialist travel agency that handles the required permit and organised itinerary.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Which consulate or visa centre should handle my China tourist visa? →
Start with the Chinese embassy or consulate website for the country where you legally live, then use the application centre it directs you to for your passport and visa type.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What does supplementary materials required mean in my China visa application? →
Read the request attached to the application and supply the specific missing or corrected evidence through that same case.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Should I book flights while my China visa is still under review? →
Avoid an inflexible flight purchase while the visa outcome or passport-return date is unresolved.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Do I need a business visa or a tourist visa for a mixed-purpose visit? →
Use an entry basis that covers the activities you will actually do, and disclose both business and leisure in the plan.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Can a 16-year-old enter China without a parent? →
A16-year-old can use an airline that permits solo travel, but needs their own valid entry documents and a workable arrival and accommodation arrangement.
Checked 17 Oct 2026What happens when a trip crosses a visa-free policy expiry date? →
Yes.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Can I get a five-day Shenzhen port visa from Hong Kong? →
Yes: Shenzhen has a short special-economic-zone tourist visa route at designated ports, for a Shenzhen-only visit of up to five days.
Checked 17 Oct 2026Do I need to carry my passport everywhere in China? →
Yes.
Checked 12 Oct 2026