{"id":15087,"date":"2024-12-18T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=15087"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:55:44","slug":"china-extends-visa-free-transit-to-10-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/china-extends-visa-free-transit-to-10-days\/","title":{"rendered":"China extends visa-free transit to 10 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of 17 December 2024, China now offers visa-free transit for 10 days for citizens of 54 countries (including the UK), the latest in a series of moves aimed at attracting tourists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The policy allows foreign travellers transiting through the country to enjoy a 10-day stay in 24 provinces (via 60 entry\/exit points) without a visa. Note that this is a transit visa, so it only applies to travellers flying into China from one country and flying out to another. For example, UK \u2013 Shanghai \u2013 Hong Kong would be a valid route under this policy, but UK \u2013 Shanghai \u2013 UK would not.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Where can you travel in China under the 10-day visa-free transit policy?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

An additional 21 ports have been added to China\u2019s visa-free transit program, taking the number of entry and exit points from 39 to 60. It now covers major airports in further-flung regions such as Shanxi, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Hainan, and Guizhou, as well as the most widely-known international airports in provinces such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors can now access 24 provinces across China, up from 19 previously. The newly added regions include Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hainan, and Guizhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Anhui, Hainan, and Guizhou, visitors can explore the entire province, while there are some city-based limitations in other provinces. The stay area in other regions like Fujian, Hubei, and Shaanxi has now expanded to cover the entire province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, under this policy, visa-free visitors can cross provincial boundaries within the 24 eligible regions, offering greater flexibility for regional travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For a full list of all the entry\/exit points and where visitors entering via these points can travel, see this article<\/a> from Dezan Shira & Associates\u2019 China Briefing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is eligible for the 10-day visa-free transit?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Citizens of the following 54 countries can make use of the visa exemption:<\/p>\n\n\n\n