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Visit China visa free 144hours

Country : China

Type : Making News

Since December 1, 2019, 27 Chinese border ports allow eligible international travelers to transit within the country for 144 hours without a visa.

 

The newly added border ports to the list are Chongqing in Southwest China, Xi'an, capital of Northwest Shaanxi province, and Ningbo in East China's Zhejiang province. Major cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Wuhan and Guangzhou already offer this facility. Three border ports of Changsha, Guilin and Harbin enjoy a 72-hour visa-free transit policy.

 

The visa-free transit policy will be more flexible and international travelers who enter China through Chengdu airport will be allowed to stay in 10 other nearby cities around Chengdu for up to 144 hours visa-free.  They will also enjoy the policy when they enter from one of the border ports in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region and exit from another.

 

The visa-free transit policy applies to people from 53 countries including Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Brazil, Japan and Qatar.  Please check to enquire if your country is in this list.  This greatly facilititates the flow of tourists who wish to make a short visit to the country enroute to other neighbouring countries.

 

Check and book a short stay in China!