China Expands Visa-Free Travel: 46 Countries Added, Indonesia Gets 10-Day Visa-Free Access in 2025
China’s Visa-Free Policy (Updated July 2025): 46 Countries Eligible for Short Stays
✅ Who Can Visit Visa-Free?
Citizens of 46 countries can enter China without a visa for:
- Business trips
- Tourism
- Visiting friends/family
- Short-term exchanges
- Transit stays (up to 30 days)
✅ Full Country List (July 2025 Update):
Europe:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Andorra
Asia-Pacific:
Japan, South Korea, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand
Middle East:
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain
Americas:
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay
(Alphabetical order for easy scanning)
China’s Visa Exemption Agreements & Transit Policies (July 2025 Update)
Visa Exemption Agreements (29 Countries)
As of July 17, 2025, China has mutual visa exemption agreements with these 29 countries, allowing their citizens to visit China for short-term travel without prior visa application:
Europe:
Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Azerbaijan, Armenia
Middle East:
United Arab Emirates, Qatar
Americas:
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Ecuador*, Suriname
Asia-Pacific:
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, Samoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga
Africa:
Mauritius, Seychelles
*Note: Chinese passport holders currently require visas for Ecuador.
240-Hour Visa-Free Transit (55 Countries)
Effective June 12, 2025, travelers from these 55 countries can enjoy extended 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit in China:
Europe (All Schengen Area +):
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Monaco, UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia
Americas:
United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile
Asia-Pacific:
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Brunei, UAE, Qatar, Indonesia
Other Key Statistics (First Half 2025):
• Total foreign entries/exits: 38.053 million (+30.2% YoY)
• Visa-free entries: 13.64 million (71.2% of total foreign entries, +53.9% YoY)