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Holders of ordinary passports from the following countries may travel to China without a visa as long as their visit does not exceed the visa-free period listed below:

90 days

🇦🇱 Albania ¹

🇦🇲 Armenia ¹

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina ¹

🇸🇲 San Marino

60 days

🇲🇺 Mauritius

30 days

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan ¹

🇧🇸 Bahamas

🇧🇧 Barbados

🇧🇾 Belarus ²

🇧🇳 Brunei

🇩🇲 Dominica

🇪🇨 Ecuador

🇫🇯 Fiji

🇬🇪 Georgia ¹

🇬🇩 Grenada

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan ¹

🇲🇻 Maldives

🇲🇾 Malaysia ¹

🇶🇦 Qatar

🇷🇸 Serbia

🇼🇸 Samoa ¹

🇸🇧 Solomon Islands ¹

🇸🇨 Seychelles

🇸🇬 Singapore

🇸🇷 Suriname

🇹🇭 Thailand ¹

🇹🇴 Tonga

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan ¹

30 days (temporary until 31 December 2026)

🇪🇺 European Union member states (except Czech Republic and Lithuania) ▼

🇦🇹 Austria

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

🇭🇷 Croatia

🇨🇾 Cyprus

🇩🇰 Denmark

🇪🇪 Estonia

🇫🇮 Finland

🇫🇷 France

🇩🇪 Germany

🇬🇷 Greece

🇭🇺 Hungary

🇮🇪 Ireland

🇮🇹 Italy

🇱🇻 Latvia

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

🇲🇹 Malta

🇳🇱 Netherlands

🇵🇱 Poland

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇷🇴 Romania

🇸🇰 Slovakia

🇸🇮 Slovenia

🇪🇸 Spain

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇦🇩 Andorra

🇦🇷 Argentina

🇦🇺 Australia

🇧🇭 Bahrain

🇧🇷 Brazil

🇨🇦 Canada

🇨🇱 Chile

🇮🇸 Iceland

🇯🇵 Japan

🇰🇼 Kuwait

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

🇲🇨 Monaco

🇲🇪 Montenegro

🇳🇿 New Zealand

🇳🇴 Norway

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

🇴🇲 Oman

🇵🇪 Peru

🇷🇺 Russia ³

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

🇰🇷 South Korea

🇨🇭 Switzerland

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ⁴

🇺🇾 Uruguay

1 — No more than 90 days within any 180-day period 2 — No more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year 3 — Until 31 December 2027 4 — For British citizens only

For detailed and up-to-date information, please visit the official website of China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) or your local Chinese Embassy:

https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183390/content.html

https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c181470/content.html

240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

China's 240-hour (10-day) visa-free transit policy allows citizens from 55 eligible countries to visit designated regions of China for up to 10 days without a pre-arranged visa, provided they hold a valid passport and a confirmed onward ticket to a third country or region.

Key Requirements

Eligible Nationalities: Citizens from 55 countries (including the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and 25 Schengen-area European nations).
The Third-Country/Region Rule: Your journey itinerary must follow Country/Region A → China → Country/Region C (a third country or region). Round-trip tickets starting and ending in the same country or region do not qualify.
Duration: Up to 240 hours, calculated starting from 00:00 on the day following arrival.
Ports of Entry: Available across 65 open ports in 24 provinces (including major hubs such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, as well as Xiamen, where RSC FIRST 2026 will be held).
Permitted Movement: Cross-provincial travel within the designated authorised regions of the 24 participating provinces.

How to Apply

Step 01

At Departure

Inform your airline when checking in for your flight to China.

Step 02

Upon Landing

Complete a temporary arrival/departure card at the airport.

Step 03

At Immigration

Proceed to the dedicated 240-hour visa-free transit counter to receive your permit stamp.

We strongly recommend verifying the latest eligibility for your specific passport via China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) [https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183412/content.html] or your local Chinese Embassy.

Official Visa Invitation Letter

If you require an official invitation letter to apply for a Chinese visa, please reach out to the conference Organising Committee:

✉️ chem-xmu@xmu.edu.cn