Visa requirements for Chinese citizens

An ordinary Chinese passport

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of China by the authorities of other states.

As of 9 October 2018, Chinese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 74 countries and territories, ranking the Chinese passport 71st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Historical perspective

Before February 2014, Chinese immigration authorities did not generally allow mainland Chinese citizens to board outbound flights without having a valid visa for the destination country, even if the destination country granted a visa on arrival to Chinese passport holders, unless the exit was approved by the Ministry of Public Security. Exceptions were possible if the traveller had a third country's visa and a connecting flight from the initial destination country to the third country.^[2][3] As of 10 June 2017, if the destination is a visa-on-arrival or e-visa issuing country this approval is no longer needed.

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens were lifted by Micronesia on 18 December 1980,^[4] the Bahamas on 12 Feb 2014, Indonesia in 2015, Grenada on 10 Jun 2015, Ecuador on 1 March 2016, Morocco on 1 June 2016, Tonga on 19 August 2016, Saint Kitts and Nevis on 1 January 2017, Serbia on 15 January 2017, Tunisia on 15 February 2017, Barbados on 1 June 2017, United Arab Emirates on 16 January 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 May 2018, British Virgin Islands on 5 July 2018,^[5] St Lucia on 18 July 2018,^[6] and Belarus on 10 August 2018.

Visas on arrival were introduced by Azerbaijan on 1 February 2016,^[7] Brunei on 23 May 2016, Ukraine on 1 October 2016, Armenia on 10 November 2016, Sao Tome and Principe on 5 April 2017, Qatar on 22 June 2017, Gabon on 12 October 2017, Rwanda on 1 January 2018, Benin on 15 March 2018, Zimbabwe on 1 July 2018 and Myanmar on 1 October 2018.

Chinese citizens were made eligible for eVisas by India on 30 July 2015, Lesotho on 1 May 2017, Djibouti on 18 February 2018, Oman on 7 May 2018 and Uzbekistan on 15 July 2018.

Visa requirements map

Visa-free travel for PRC citizens holding ordinary or public affairs passports

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[8]
Albania	Visa not required (temporary)[9]	90 days	Temporary visa exemption from 1 April to 31 October 2018.[10]
Algeria	Visa required[11]
Andorra	Visa required[12]		Although officially no visa is required, at least a Double Entry Schengen visa is required to enter Andorra since it has no own airport facility.
Angola	eVisa[13][14]	30 days	Visitors who have been granted an online pre-visa are then issued with a visa on arrival at Luanda International Airport.[15][16] For a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one year period.[17]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[18]	30 days
Argentina	Visa required[19]		Chinese citizens with an American Visa B2 or a Schengen Visa will require an electronic travel authorization (AVE) when traveling to Argentina as tourists for a period of up to 90 days.[20] As of 1 October 2017 visas are issued with a 10-year validity period.[21]
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[22][23]	120 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days.[24]
Australia	Visa required[25]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa and Online e400 work visa).[26] Effective from 20 June 2016, Chinese biometric passport holders use automated passport control SmartGate on arrival to Australia.[27]
Austria	Visa required[28]
Azerbaijan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[29]	30 days	Available at airports[7] eVisa is also available.[30] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Bahamas	Visa not required[32]	3 months[33]
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[34]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[35]	30 days.	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Barbados	Visa not required[36]	30 days
Belarus	Visa not required[37]	30 days	Visa free for 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any year period.[38][39] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days.[40]
Belgium	Visa required[41]
Belize	Visa required[42]		Visa is not required for cruise passengers.[43]
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival[44][45]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate. Visa is not required when traveling on duty for up to 90 days.
Bhutan	Visa required[46]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[47]		Visa valid for up to 90 days can be issued on arrival with evidence of onward tickets or booked hotel.[48] Bolivian embassy in Beijing also confirmed that Chinese nationals can get visa on arrival at airport or land checkpoint on Dec 27, 2017[49] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[50]	90 days	In any 180-day period.[51]
Botswana	Visa required[52]
Brazil	Visa required[53]		As of 1 October 2017 visas are issued with a 5-year validity period.[54]
Brunei	Visa on arrival[55]	14 days[56]
Bulgaria	Visa required[57]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Area member state.
Burkina Faso	Visa required[58]
Burundi	Visa required[59]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[60]		Visas valid for 30 days can be obtained on arrival or online.[61]
Cameroon	Visa required[62]
Canada	Visa required[63]		No transit visa is required if transiting Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 or Vancouver International Airports to or from the United States on same travel day (no overnight stay) while holding valid US visa and travelling on selected airlines.[64] Visa is not required for permanent residents of the United States. An eTA is required by permanent residents of USA if travelling by air.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[65]	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[66]
Chad	Visa required[67]
Chile	Visa required[68]		National visa may be substituted with a visa issued by Canada or the United States which is valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.
Colombia	Visa required[69]		National visa may be substituted with a visa issued by a Schengen Area member state or the United States which is valid for a minimum of 180 days from the arrival date.[70]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[71]	45 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[72]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[73]
Costa Rica	Visa required[74]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for stays up to 30 days. National visa may be substituted with a visa issued by Canada or the United States.
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[75]	3 months	eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Croatia	Visa required[76]		National visa may be substituted with a visa issued by a Schengen Area member state.
Cuba	Tourist Card Required[77]		Tourist Card is valid for a maximum stay of 30 days and is obtained in advance.
Cyprus	Visa required[78]
Czech Republic	Visa required[79]
Denmark	Visa required[80]
Djibouti	eVisa[81]	31 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Dominica	Visa not required[82]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[83]		Holders of a visa issued by Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Romania and any Schengen Area country can obtain a Tourist Card on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. United Kingdom residents can obtain a Tourist Card on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Ecuador	Visa not required[84]	90 days	90 days within any one-year period
Egypt	Visa on arrival[85]		According to Egyptian diplomatic missions in China, Chinese citizens can apply for a visa on arrival since 19 July 2016 and can stay for up 30 days. However, according to IATA, Chinese citizens are visa exempt for 30 days if they hold a return ticket, a reservation in a 4 or 5 star hotel, and USD 2000.[86][87][88]
El Salvador	Visa required[89]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa not required[90]
Eritrea	Visa required[91]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Estonia	Visa required[92]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[93]	6 months	eVisa is also available.[94] Visa free for holders of passports for public affairs.[31]
Fiji	Visa not required[95]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[96]
France	Visa required[97]
Gabon	eVisa / Visa on arrival[98]		Starting from 20 December 2017, 90 days visa on arrival can be obtained at Libreville Airport.[99] Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.[100] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Gambia	Visa not required[101]	90 days	An entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel. Entry clearance is not required if traveling as tourists on a charter flight.[102]
Georgia	eVisa[103]	30 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Germany	Visa required[104]
Ghana	Visa required[105]
Greece	Visa required[106]
Grenada	Visa not required[107]	30 days[108]
Guatemala	Visa required[109]
Guinea	Visa required[110]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[111]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[112]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
Haiti	Visa not required[113]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[114]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States, or a Schengen Area member state, or a residence permit of the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Hungary	Visa required[115]
Iceland	Visa required[116]
India	e-Visa[117]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][118] An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
Indonesia	Visa not required[119]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[120]	3 months[121][122]
Iraq	Visa required[123]
Ireland	Visa required[124]		National visa may be substituted with a valid C visa or visas endorsed with BIVS issued by the United Kingdom until October 2021.[125] Entry is permitted only if a first point of entry to the Common Travel Area was in the UK.[126]
Israel	Visa required[127]		As of 2017 visas are issued with a 10-year validity period.[128]
Italy	Visa required[129]
Jamaica	Visa not required[130]	30 days
Japan	Visa required[131]		Passengers of approved cruise ships do not require a visa from April 2015.[132][133] Visa application requirements were simplified for Chinese citizens in May 2017.[134]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[135]	30 days
Kazakhstan	Visa required[136]
Kenya	eVisa / Visa on arrival[137]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa required[138]
North Korea	Visa required[139]		Chinese tourists may visit Tongnim County without a visa for 2 days.[140] They may also visit Sinuiju for a day trip without a visa.[141] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
South Korea	Visa required[142]		Visa is not required for visits to Jeju Island for up to 30 days.[143] If travelling by air to Jeju Island via Seoul, Busan, Cheongju, Muan and Yangyang, Chinese citizens travelling as part of a tourist group by authorized travel agent may stay in mainland South Korea for up to 15 days.[144] Conditional visa free (15 days) from Dec 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 if the Chinese nationals had applied tourist visa within five years, or hold public affairs passport. Landing permit for cruise passenger can be issued not only to group tourist but also to individual tourist from Jan 1, 2018[145]
Kuwait	Visa required[146]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days.
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[147]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).[148]
Laos	Visa on arrival[149]	30 days	Conditions apply. Available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge,[Note 3] and at 13 border crossings[Note 4] as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand.[150] Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders. Extendable up to 60 days. Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Latvia	Visa required[151]
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[152]	1 month	Extendable for 2 additional months.
Lesotho	eVisa[153][154]
Liberia	Visa required[155]
Libya	Visa required[156]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[157]
Lithuania	Visa required[158]
Luxembourg	Visa required[159]
Macedonia	Visa required[160]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Area member state, the United States, Canada or United Kingdom for stays up to 15 days if the visa is valid for at least 5 days beyond the period of intended stay in Macedonia. Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 90 days.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[161]	30 days	Free of charge.
Malawi	Visa on arrival[162]
Malaysia	Online registration or eVisa[163]		Between 1 March 2016 and 31 December 2017, Chinese citizens do not require a visa for Malaysia for a stay of up to 15 days, however online registration prior to arrival is required.[164][165]
Maldives	Visa on arrival[166]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[167]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Malta	Visa required[168]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[169]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[170]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Mauritius	Visa not required[171]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[172]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, or a Schengen Area member state. Also visa is not required for cruise ship passengers.[173]
Micronesia	Visa not required[174]	30 days
Moldova	e-Visa[175]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Area member state for visits up to 90 days. *Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31] Chinese citizens can apply for a visa online without a need for an invitation letter.[176]
Monaco	Visa required[177]
Mongolia	Visa required[178]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Montenegro	Visa required[179]		Visa free for up to 30 days with a valid visa/residence permit issued by a Schengen Area member state, the United Kingdom, Ireland or the United States.[180]
Morocco	Visa not required[181]	90 days
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[182]	30 days[183]
Myanmar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[184][185]	28/30 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. Visa on arrival can be issued at Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airport and is valid for 30 days.
Namibia	Visa required[186]
Nauru	Visa required[187]
Nepal	Free visa on arrival[188]		Visa is issued free of charge for tourists.[189]
Netherlands	Visa required[190]
New Zealand	Visa required[191]		Visa is not required for Australian permanent residents and holders of Australian resident return visas.[192] 5 Year visa are issued for partial applicant from May 8, 2017[193] Chinese biometric passport holders can use automated passport control SmartGate on arrival to New Zealand.[194]
Nicaragua	Visa required[195]
Niger	Visa required[196]
Nigeria	Visa required[197]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Norway	Visa required[198]
Oman	eVisa[199][200]	30 days
Pakistan	Visa required[201]		Visa valid for 30 days can be issued on arrival when travelling on business under certain conditions.[202] Visa can be issued on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator under certain conditions.[203] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Palau	Visa on arrival[204]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[205]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by Australia, Canada, the United States or the United Kingdom for up to 30 days.
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[206]		Holders of passports for public affairs can obtain visa on arrival at Port Moresby airport valid for up to 30 days.
Paraguay	Visa required[207]
Peru	Visa required[208]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom or a Schengen Area member state or permanent residence documents of the United States, Canada, European Union or Australia for up to 180 days per stay for tourism and business.
Philippines	Visa required[209]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Area member state, Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States.
Poland	Visa required[210]
Portugal	Visa required[211]
Qatar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[212]	30 days	A visa-free agreement was signed on 9 July 2018 and it is yet to enter into force.[213]
Romania	Visa required[214]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by a Schengen Area member state if the journey is completed before the expiration of the Schengen visa.
Russia	Visa required[215]		Visa free for a maximum stay of 15 days for visitors travelling as part of a tour group (5 to 50 persons), accompanied by a representative of a tour operator accredited in both Russia and China. eVisa for up to 8 days for Amur Oblast, Chukotka, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorye and Sakhalin regions of the Russian Far East for tourism, business and humanitarian purposes. Available at 6 airports, 5 seaports, some railway and road entry points.[Note 5] A visa-free travel arrangement is expected to be signed soon, although date unknown.[216]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[217]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[218]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[219][220]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required[221]
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival[222]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[223][224]	90 days.[225]	Although officially no visa is required, at least a Single Entry Schengen visa is required to enter San Marino since it does not have an own airport facility and no border controls.
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[226]	15 days.[227][228]	Holders of a visa issued by the United States and the Schengen Area do not require a visa. Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for 30 days.
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[229]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[230]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Serbia	Visa not required[231]	30 days[232]	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa up to 90 days within a six month period.
Seychelles	Visa not required[233]	3 months[234]
Sierra Leone	Visa required[235]
Singapore	eVisa[236]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days.
Slovakia	Visa required[237]
Slovenia	Visa required[238]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[239]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[240]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[241]
South Sudan	Visa required[242]
Spain	Visa required[243]
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[244]	30 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Sudan	Visa required[245]
Suriname	Tourist Card on arrival[246]	90 days	Available at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.
Swaziland	Visa required[247]
Sweden	Visa required[248]
Switzerland	Visa required[249]
Syria	Visa required[250]
Tajikistan	eVisa[251]	45 days.[252]	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[253]
Thailand	Visa on arrival[254]	15 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[255]	30 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Togo	Visa on arrival[256]	7 days	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Tonga	Visa not required[257]	30 days[258]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[259]
Tunisia	Visa not required[260]	90 days[261]
Turkey	eVisa / Visa on arrival[262]	30 days.[263]	Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[264]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[265]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[266]		May apply online.[267]
Ukraine	Visa on arrival[268]	15 days	Visa valid for business or tourism purposes is available on arrival at Kyiv Boryspil, Kyiv Zhuliany and Odessa airports.[269]
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[270]	30 days
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa required[271]		Visa not required if holding a valid Irish visa endorsed with BIVS. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in Ireland.[272]
United States	Visa required[273]		Chinese citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued "120-month multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas."[274] Visa holders must provide updates through the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) every two years.[275]
Uruguay	Visa required[276]		National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by the United States, Canada or a European Union member state for stays up to 90 days when arriving via Montevideo airport or Montevideo and Colonia ports.[277][278] Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Uzbekistan	eVisa[279][280]	30 days	5-day visa free transit when in transit at the international airports on condition of holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country.[281]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[282]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa required[283]
Venezuela	Visa required[284]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.[31]
Vietnam	Visa required[285]		Holders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa for up to 30 days. Visa collection on arrival can be arranged online through travel agencies and are available at Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang airports.
Yemen	Visa required[286]
Zambia	eVisa[287]
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival[288]	3 months

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan

Regions	Travel with permits from Mainland China	Travel with Chinese passport from Mainland China or overseas
Hong Kong	Two-way Permit and exit endorsement required[289]	Two-way Permit not required for those in transit to a third country within 7 days. For PRC citizens residing overseas and not in transit, an entry permit is required instead.
Macao	Two-way Permit and exit endorsement required[289]	Two-way Permit not required for those in transit to a third country within 7 days.
Taiwan	Exit and Entry Permit issued by Taiwan and Mainland Residents Travel Permit to Taiwan with exit endorsement required[290]	Exit & Entry Permit issued by Taiwan required, Mainland Residents Travel Permit to Taiwan with exit endorsement required when departing from Mainland China.

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[291]
Artsakh	Visa not required[292]	Travelers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[293]
Kosovo	Visa required[294]	Visa free for holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay) [295]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[296]
Novorossiya	Restricted area	Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[297][298]
Palestine	Visa not required[299]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[300]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[301][302]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[303][304]	Internal passport valid.
Transnistria	Visa not required[305]	Registration required after 24h.[306][307]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory		Conditions of access	Notes
Denmark
Faroe Islands		Visa required[308]
Greenland		Visa required[308]
France
Clipperton Island		Special permit required[309]
French Guiana		Visa required[310]
French Polynesia		Conditional visa waiver[311]	15 days, need to travel with specific agencies
French West Indies
	Guadeloupe	Visa required[312]
	Martinique
	Saint Barthélemy
	Saint Martin
Mayotte		Visa required[313][312]
New Caledonia		Conditional visa waiver[314][315]	15 days, need to travel with specific agencies
Réunion		Conditional visa waiver[316][317]	15 days, need to travel with specific agencies
Saint Pierre and Miquelon		Visa required[318][312]
Wallis and Futuna		Visa required[319]
Netherlands
Aruba		Visa required[320]	Holders of a valid visa issued by a Canada, USA or Schengen Member State (‘C’ or ‘D’ visa) do not require a visa for 90 days for each territory.
Caribbean Netherlands
	Bonaire	Visa required[321]
	Sint Eustatius
	Saba
Curaçao		Visa required[322]
Sint Maarten		Visa required[323]
New Zealand
Cook Islands		Visa not required[324]	31 days
Niue		Visa not required[325]	30 days
Tokelau		Permit required[326]
Norway
Jan Mayen		Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[327] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[328]
Svalbard		Visa not required	Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty.[329]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Visa required[330]
Anguilla		Visa required[331][332]	Visa not required with a valid visa or residence permit from the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom.
Bermuda		Visa required[333]	Holders of a multiple-entry visa issued by Canada, USA or the United Kingdom valid for at least 45 days beyond the period of intended stay in Bermuda do not require a visa for 3 months. Visa free for a maximum stay of 3 months if transiting through the United Kingdom.
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required[334]
British Virgin Islands		Visa not required[335]	6 months for business and tourism purposes[336][337]
Cayman Islands		Visa required[338]	Visa free for cruise ship passengers leaving on the day of arrival.[339] Visa not required for 30 days for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa for the U.S., U.K. and/or Canada.[340]
Falkland Islands		Visa required[341]
Gibraltar		Visa required[342]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. Visa not required if holding a Schengen multiple entry visa with a minimum remaining validity of 7 days or visiting on a day trip as part of an organised tour arranged through a Gibraltar-based tour operator.
Montserrat		eVisa[343]
Pitcairn Islands		Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[344][345][346]
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
	Saint Helena	eVisa[347][348]
	Ascension Island	Visa required	From May 2015 Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas to nationals of China.[349]
	Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[350]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[351][352]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Visa not required[353]	90 days[354]
United States
American Samoa		Entry permit required[355]
Guam		Visa required[356]
Northern Mariana Islands		Visa not required[357]	45 days
Puerto Rico		Visa required[358]
U.S. Virgin Islands		Visa required[359]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[360][361][362][363][364][365][366][367][368][369][370][371]

Other Territories

•  Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Special authorisation required.^[372]
•  Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
• Crimea - Visa issued by Russia is required.^[373]
•  Ecuador. Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.^[374]
•  Eritrea outside Asmara - To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).^[375]
•  Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.^[376]
•  Greece Mount Athos - Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.^[377][378]
•  India. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.^{[379][380][381][382]}
•  Iran. Kish Island - Visa not required.^[383]
•  Kazakhstan. Closed cities - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.^[384]
•  Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak - Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.^[385]
•  Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.^[386]
•  North Korea outside Pyongyang - Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
•  Russia - Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.^[387]
•  Saudi Arabia Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
•  Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.^[388]
•  Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
•  Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^[389][390]
•  Turkmenistan. Closed cities - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.^[391]
•  United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States - Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
•  United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.^{[392][393][394][395][396][397][398]}
•  Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.^[399]
•  Vietnam. Phú Quốc - Visa not required for 30 days.^[400]
•  Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden - Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.^[401]
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.^[402]
• Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.

Non-ordinary passports

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens holding diplomatic or service passports, based solely on bilateral agreements.

  People's Republic of China

  Visa free access for holders of both diplomatic and service passports

  Visa free access for holders of diplomatic passports only

Holders of Chinese diplomatic or service passports have visa-free access to additional countries.

APEC Business Travel Card

  Full members of the scheme

  Transitional members (United States, Canada)

Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:^[403]

_{1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 60 days
3 – up to 59 days}

The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:^[404]

• no need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by  Canada and  United States)
• undertake legitimate business in participating economies
• expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
• expedited scheduling of visa interview (USA)

Non-visa restrictions

Vaccination

An International Certificate of Vaccination required to prove that someone has been vaccinated against yellow fever

Main article: Carte Jaune

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination.

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has recently visited one.^[412]

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,^[413] Lebanon,^[414] Libya,^[415] Saudi Arabia,^[416] Sudan,^[417] Syria^[418] and Yemen^[419] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel. Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport, giving passengers a card instead that reads: "Since January 2013 a pilot scheme has been introduced whereby visitors are given an entry card instead of an entry stamp on arrival. You should keep this card with your passport until you leave. This is evidence of your legal entry into Israel and may be required, particularly at any crossing points into the Occupied Palestinian Territories." ^[420] Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when travelling into and out of Gaza. Also, passports are still stamped (as of 22 June 2017) at the Jordan Valley/Sheikh Hussein and Yitzhak Rabin/Arava land borders with Jordan.

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Fingerprinting

Main article: Countries applying biometrics

Iris recognition biometric systems apply mathematical pattern-recognition techniques to images of the irises of an individual's eyes.

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest those travellers that refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to quickly change planes rather than go landside.^[428]

Fingerprinting countries include Afghanistan,^[429][430] Argentina,^[431] Brunei, Cambodia,^[432] China when entering through Shenzhen airport,^[433] Ethiopia,^[434] Ghana, India, Japan,^[435][436] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[437] Paraguay, Saudi Arabia,^[438] Singapore, South Korea,^[439] and Taiwan.^[440]

Additionally, the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[441][442]

Foreign travel statistics

These are the numbers of Chinese visitors to various countries:

Foreign travel statistics
Destination	Number of visitors	Year
American Samoa[443]	861	2016
Angola[444]	76,016	2015
Antarctica[445]	5,289	2017
Antigua and Barbuda[446]	739	2017
Australia[447]	1,355,500	2017
Austria[note 1][448]	731,100	2016
Azerbaijan[449]	7,363	2016
Bahamas[450]	782	2013
Barbados[note 1][451]	646	2016
Belgium[452]	147,654	2016
Belize[453]	2,920	2013
Bhutan[454]	6,421	2017
Bolivia[455]	12,861	2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina[456]	31,776	2017
Botswana[457]	6,386	2015
Brazil[458]	61,250	2017
Burkina Faso[459]	2,568	2016
Cambodia[460]	830,003	2016
Canada[461]	694,543	2017
Cayman Islands[note 2][462]	250	2017
Chile[463]	30,774	2017
Colombia[464]	11,528	2015
Congo[465]	9,641	2012
Cook Islands[466][467]	804	2017
Costa Rica[468]	13,612	2017
Croatia[469]	159,301	2017
Cuba[470]	31,733	2015
Cyprus[note 3][471]	3,298	2017
Czech Republic[note 1][472]	491,648	2017
Dominica[473]	354	2015
Dominican Republic[474]	5,103	2017
Estonia[note 1][475]	19,698	2017
Fiji[476]	48,796	2017
Finland[note 1][477]	209,124	2017
France[478]	2,196,995	2015
French Polynesia[479]	4,479	2017
Germany[note 3][480]	1,363,979	2016
Georgia[481]	21,672	2017
Greece[482]	55,097	2015
Guam[note 2][483]	21,856	2017
Hong Kong[484]	44,445,259	2017
Hungary[note 1][485]	170,835	2016
Iceland[486]	86,003	2017
India[487]	247,235	2017
Indonesia[488]	1,556,771	2016
Israel[489]	113,600	2018
Italy[490]	280,000	2016
Jamaica[491]	3,892	2017
Japan[492]	7,355,800	2017
Jordan[493]	37,092	2016
Kazakhstan[494]	94,817	2017
Kiribati[495]	98	2017
Kyrgyzstan[496]	29,900	2017
Laos[497]	545,493	2016
Latvia[note 1][498]	22,774	2017
Lebanon[499]	6,227	2016
Lithuania[500]	12,000	2016
Luxembourg[note 1][501]	35,697	2016
Macau[502]	22,196,203	2017
Macedonia[note 1][503]	6,565	2016
Madagascar[504]	3,774	2015
Malaysia[505]	2,281,666	2017
Malawi[506]	4,715	2009
Maldives[507]	306,530	2017
Mali[508]	3,201	2014
Marshall Islands[509]	118	2017
Mauritius[510]	72,951	2017
Mexico[511]	141,692	2017
Micronesia[512][513]	2,817	2017
Mongolia[514]	144,070	2017
Montenegro[note 1][515]	7,932	2014
Morocco[516]	118,000	2017
Myanmar[517]	183,886	2016
Namibia[518]	12,195	2015
Nepal[519]	66,984	2015
Netherlands[520]	365,000	2017
Niue[521]	1	2017
New Caledonia[522]	280	2017
New Zealand[523]	417,872	2017
Northern Mariana Islands[524]	229,389	2017
Oman[525]	20,021	2017
Pakistan[526]	30,100	2009
Palau[527]	55,491	2017
Panama[528]	17,293	2015
Papua New Guinea[529]	12,937	2016
Peru[530]	31,408	2017
Philippines[531]	968,447	2017
Poland[532]	97,700	2016
Qatar[533]	45,627	2017
Romania[534]	30,700	2016
Russia[535]	1,780,200	2017
Samoa[536][537]	2,718	2017
Serbia[note 3][note 1][538]	51,691	2017
Seychelles[539]	12,006	2017
Singapore[540]	3,226,929	2017
Slovakia[note 1][541]	41,332	2016
Slovenia[542]	62,905	2017
Solomon Islands[543]	1,215	2017
South Africa[544]	84,691	2015
South Korea[545]	4,169,353	2017
Spain[546]	513,725	2017
Sri Lanka[note 4][547]	268,952	2017
Suriname[548]	5,511	2017
Swaziland[549]	2,732	2016
Taiwan[550]	2,732,549	2017
Tanzania[551]	34,472	2016
Tonga[552][553]	2,021	2017
Thailand[554]	9,805,753	2017
Timor-Leste[note 5][555][556]	7,696	2017
Turkey[557]	247,277	2017
Tuvalu[558][559]	61	2017
Ukraine[560]	29,561	2017
United Arab Emirates[561]	764,000	2017
United Kingdom[562]	358,000	2017
United States[note 6][563][564]	3,264,362	2016
Uzbekistan[565]	11,800	2015
Vanuatu[566][567]	3,612	2017
Vietnam[568]	4,008,253	2017
Zambia[569]	20,648	2016

See also

• Visa policy of China
• Chinese passport

References and Notes