What Are the Requirements for Foreigners to Apply for the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China?
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Question: Hello, our company would like to invite foreign clients to China for urgent business talks at very short notice. What are the requirements for foreigners to apply for the 72/144-hour visa-free transit in China?
Answer: Hello, thank you for your interest in and support for our immigration management. Any foreigner applying for the 72/144-hour visa-free transit needs to meet the following three conditions:
1. He/she must be a citizen of one of the countries entitled to the 72/144-hour visa-free transit (Please check the table below for the list of the countries entitled. ↓↓↓);
| List of Countries Entitled to the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit
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| Schengen States |
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia
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| Other European countries |
Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Monaco, Belarus
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| American countries |
United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile
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| Oceanian countries |
Australia, New Zealand
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| Asian countries |
South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
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2. He/she must hold a valid international travel document (valid for no less than three months) that can prove his/her nationality and identity, and meet the conditions for entering a third country/region;
3. He/she must hold a connecting ticket to a third country/region with a confirmed date and seat for departure within 72/144 hours or relevant certificates as per the amount of time applied for the visa-free transit, fill out the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners, and accept inquiries from the entry-exit border inspection authority.
Foreigners who meet the above conditions can apply for the 144-hour visa-free transit at the entry-exit border inspection authorities in 20 cities in China, or the 72-hour visa-free transit in three cities. Application is not possible in the cities that have not yet implemented this policy.
| No. |
Province (autonomous region)/region |
City
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Name of Port |
Destinations for Staying
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Note
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| 144-Hour Visa-Free Transit
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| 1
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Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
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Beijing
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Beijing Capital International Airport
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Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province
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The three administrative divisions of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region jointly implements the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. |
| 2
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Beijing Daxing International Airport
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| Beijing West Railway Station
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| 3
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| 4
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Tianjin
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Tianjin Binhai International Airport
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| 5
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Tianjin International Cruise Home Port
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| 6
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Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
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Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
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| 7
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Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province
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Port of Qinhuangdao
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| 8
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Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region
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Shanghai
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Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
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Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province
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The three administrative divisions of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region jointly implement the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. |
| 9
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Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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| 10
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Port of Shanghai
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| 11
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Shanghai Railway Station
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| 12
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Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
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| 13
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Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
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Ningbo Lishe International Airport
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| 14
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Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
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Nanjing Lukou International Airport
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| 15
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Guangdong Province
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
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Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
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Guangdong Province
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Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Jieyang and stay in Guangdong Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from any of the 32 international ports with passenger transport capabilities in the province. For specific information, please check the link: http://gdga.gd.gov.cn/xxgk/zcjd/wjjd/
content/post_2286867.html
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| 16
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Shenzhen, Guangdong Province
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Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
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| 17
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Jieyang, Guangdong Province
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Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
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| 18
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Liaoning Province
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Shenyang, Liaoning Province
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Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
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Liaoning Province
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Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable airport in Shenyang and Dalian and stay in Liaoning Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from either airport in Shenyang or Dalian.
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| 19
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Dalian, Liaoning Province
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
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| 20
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Shandong Province
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Qingdao, Shandong Province
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Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport
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Shandong Province
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| 21
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Port of Qingdao
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| 22
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Sichuan Province
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Chengdu, Sichuan Province
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Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
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Chengdu, Leshan, Deyang, |
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| 23
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Fujian Province
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Xiamen, Fujian Province
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Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
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Xiamen
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| 24
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Port of Xiamen
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| 25
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Yunnan Province
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Kunming, Yunnan Province
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Kunming Changshui International Airport
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Kunming
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| 26
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Hubei province
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Wuhan, Hubei Province
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Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
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Wuhan
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| 27
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Chongqing Municipality
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Chongqing
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Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
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Chongqing
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| 28
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Shaanxi Province
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Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
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Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
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Xi'an and Xianyang
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| 72-Hour Visa-Free Transit
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| 29
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Hunan Province
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Changsha, Hunan Province
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Changsha Huanghua International Airport
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Hunan Province
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| 30
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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Guilin
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Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
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Guilin
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| 31
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Heilongjiang Province
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Harbin, Heilongjiang Province
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Harbin Taiping International Airport
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Harbin
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Kind Reminder
The border control authorities will not issue temporary entry permits to a foreigner if:
- His/her passport or any other international travel document is expiring in less than three months, or any of his/her travel documents has a rejection stamp by a visa-issuing agency in China;
- He/she has a record of illegal entry or exit, illegal residence, or illegal employment within the last five years.
Foreigners under these circumstances are not entitled to the 72/144-hour visa-free transit.