Mainland China · Entry decision
Do You Need a Visa to Visit China?
Get a determinate answer for an ordinary short visit: no visa needed, visa required, or the one detail that can still change the answer.
Official-rule based
This check covers current national visa-free rules plus the applicable Hainan and organised-group routes.
China short-visit checker
Check your entry path
Start with your trip type. We do not ask for passport numbers, tickets, or uploads.
You’re transiting through China.
Transit uses different entry rules. Your route, passport and time in mainland China determine whether you may use China’s 24-hour or 240-hour visa-free transit rules.
This automated checker currently covers ordinary passports only.
Check the official China visa information for the requirements that apply to your travel document.
Applicable short-stay path
What to do next
Planning Beijing?
Official sources are listed below.
What this quick check covers
For an ordinary short visit, this check evaluates the planned entry date, stay length, national rules, and only the regional questions that can change your answer.
Transit instead?
If mainland China is only a stop on the way to another country or region, use the dedicated transit checker for 24-hour and 240-hour routing.
Check China transit entry optionsPlan your visit
- 01Ministry of Foreign Affairs — FAQs on unilateral visa-free entry (50 countries, validity dates, 30-day stay)
- 02China Consular Service — unilateral visa-free FAQs (same 50-country baseline)
- 03National Immigration Administration — details of mutual visa-exemption agreements
- 04National Immigration Administration — regional visa-free entry policies
- 05China Consular Service — Visa Application Instructions
- 06National Immigration Administration — 24-hour and 240-hour visa-free transit policy interpretation
Policy sources checked September 15, 2026. Final admission decisions rest with Chinese immigration authorities.