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Going to China?

Here is what your passport needs to get in. 81 of 198 passports can go visa free, on arrival or with an online visa. If yours is not one of them, that is the part we are good at.

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Entry rules for common passports

PassportEntry rule
MalaysiaVisa free, up to 30 days
IndonesiaVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
VietnamVisa required
ThailandVisa free, up to 30 days
IndiaVisa required
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
GhanaVisa required
KenyaVisa required
EgyptVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
TurkeyVisa required
IranVisa required
RussiaVisa free, up to 30 days
BrazilVisa free, up to 30 days
MexicoVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
United StatesVisa required
United KingdomVisa required

Every passport, grouped

Visa free (81 passports)

Albania (90 days), Andorra (30 days), Antigua and Barbuda (30 days), Argentina (30 days), Armenia (90 days), Australia (30 days), Austria (30 days), Azerbaijan (30 days), Bahamas (30 days), Bahrain (30 days), Barbados (30 days), Belarus (30 days), Belgium (30 days), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days), Brazil (30 days), Brunei (30 days), Bulgaria (30 days), Chile (30 days), Croatia (30 days), Cyprus (30 days), Denmark (30 days), Dominica (30 days), Ecuador (30 days), Estonia (30 days), Fiji (30 days), Finland (30 days), France (30 days), Georgia (30 days), Germany (30 days), Greece (30 days), Grenada (30 days), Hong Kong, Hungary (30 days), Iceland (30 days), Ireland (30 days), Italy (30 days), Japan (30 days), Kazakhstan (30 days), Kuwait (30 days), Latvia (30 days), Liechtenstein (30 days), Luxembourg (30 days), Macao, Malaysia (30 days), Maldives (30 days), Malta (30 days), Mauritius (60 days), Monaco (30 days), Mongolia (30 days), Montenegro (30 days), Netherlands (30 days), New Zealand (30 days), North Macedonia (30 days), Norway (30 days), Oman (30 days), Peru (30 days), Poland (30 days), Portugal (30 days), Qatar (30 days), Romania (30 days), Russia (30 days), Samoa (30 days), San Marino (90 days), Saudi Arabia (30 days), Serbia (30 days), Seychelles (30 days), Singapore (30 days), Slovakia (30 days), Slovenia (30 days), Solomon Islands (30 days), South Korea (30 days), Spain (30 days), Suriname (30 days), Sweden (30 days), Switzerland (30 days), Taiwan, Thailand (30 days), Tonga (30 days), United Arab Emirates (30 days), Uruguay (30 days), Uzbekistan (30 days)

Visa required (117 passports)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, DR Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Questions people ask

Do I need a visa for China?

It depends on your passport. In our data, 81 of 198 passports can enter China visa free, on arrival, with an eTA or with an e-Visa. The other 117 need a visa from an embassy first. Find your passport in the table on this page, then confirm with the official embassy before you book.

Can Vibe Scout help with a China visa?

Yes. We put together your visa file and plan the trip around it: flights, a place to stay, insurance and an eSIM. If the visa is refused, our promise page explains the refund.

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Want us to sort it?

Tell us your passport and dates. A real person checks the visa side, then we send flights and stays that fit your budget. You only pay when you are ready.

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Entry rules from Passport Index Data (MIT), updated 17 February 2026. Not verified by us country by country. Stay lengths and rules change, so always confirm with the official embassy of China before you book or file.