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• As of July 15, the list of port cities and entry points has been expanded by the National Immigration Administration (see graphic below), with Henan and Yunnan provinces getting a bit of a boost.
Travelers from the following countries can enjoy 144-hour visa-free transit:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (FYROM)
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
The UAE
Ukraine
The United Kingdom
USA
144-hour visa-free transit can be done in most Chinese cities (more details in the image above), though note that the 72-hour visa-free transit is limited to Changsha, Guilin or Harbin.
In certain cases, a special permit is required to do visa-free transit, but this requirement was waived for Beijing Capital, Daxing, and a number of other airports this year for those transiting within 24-hours in January this year, along with a slew of other policies announced.
In addition to the visa-free transit schemes, China has added a number of new countries to its 15-day visa-free travel policy. While this policy is only being trialed and was originally announced for 15 countries from Mar 14 until Nov 30 of 2024, the policy has since been extended to Dec 31, 2025 as of May 7.
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