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.

According to the 1 January 2017 Henley visa restrictions index, holders of a Chinese passport are granted visa-free or visa on arrival access to 51 countries and territories, ranking the Chinese passport 85th in the world (tied with the Bhutanese, Chadian, Malian and Rwandan passports).^[1] However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China listed Chinese citizens as having visa-free or visa on arrival access to 58 countries and territories as of 22 November 2016.^[2]

Exit and re-entry

Before February 2014, Chinese immigration authorities did not generally allow mainland Chinese citizens to board outbound flights without 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 destination country to the third country.^[3][4] As of June 2017, if the destination is a visa-on-arrival or e-visa issuing country this approval is no longer needed.

Since e-passports are issued to all Chinese citizens and e-gates have been installed in most of the international airports in China, returning Chinese citizens do not need to line up at the immigration check points for entry stamps as foreigners do. Instead, they can go through an e-gate by scanning their e-passport and finger(s) all by themselves with the whole process taking only 10 seconds at most. Entry information and their facial image will be stored automatically in a database. (No entry stamps will be left in their e-passport, but any passport holder could request gratis entry or exit records.)^[5] E-gates are not only used for fast entry for Chinese e-passport holders, but they have also been tested for fast-exit in Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2. In the future, Chinese e-passport holders can both exit and enter China by e-gate. ^[6]

Visa requirements map

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

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[7]
Albania	Visa required[8]	Holders of valid multiple entry visa issued by the United States, United Kingdom or Schengen States are visa exempt.
Algeria	Visa required[9]
Andorra	Visa required[10]
Angola	Visa required[11]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[12]	30 days
Argentina	Visa required[13]	E-Visa if holding a valid US or Schengen visa. Multiple entry and 90 days per stay. China and Argentina are issuing 10 year multiple entry visa to each other citizens from June 15, 2017[14]
Armenia	eVisa & Visa on Arrival[15][16]	120 days. Also visa free for 30 days for holders of diplomatic passports and passports for public affairs.[17]
Australia	Visa required[18]	May apply on-line (Online Visitor e600 visa).[19]
Austria	Visa required[20]
Azerbaijan	Visa on arrival[21]	30 days; available at airports[22] eVisa is also available.[23]
Bahamas	Visa not required[24]	3 months[25]
Bahrain	Visa on arrival[26]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[27]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[28]	30 days
Belarus	Visa required[29]	Visa-free for 5 days for holders a Schengen visa or a national visa of country of EU, must arrive via Minsk International Airport.[30] Visa free when travelling as part of an accredited tourist group. Group leaders must hold the original of the invitation letter issued by an accredited travel agency and a list of visitors verified by Chinese national (CNTA), provincial, municipal authority responsible for tourism.[31][32] Visa free for 30 days for holders of passport for public affairs.[33]
Belgium	Visa required[34]
Belize	Visa required[35]	Cruise passengers do not require a visa.[36]
Benin	Visa required[37]	Visa free for 90 days if travel on duty.
Bhutan	Visa required[38]
Bolivia	Visa required[39]	Visa free for holders of passports for public affairs.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[40]	Visa free for holders of passports for public affairs. Visa free for a maximum stay of 7 days for valid visa holders and residents of the European Union member states.[41]Negotiations for a mutual visa waver regime between BiH and China have been proposed. [42]
Botswana	Visa required[43]
Brazil	Visa required[44]
Brunei	Visa on arrival[45]	14 days[46]
Bulgaria	Visa required[47]	Visa free for if holding a valid Schengen visa (single or multiple entry).
Burkina Faso	Visa required[48]
Burundi	Visa required[49]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[50]	30 days on arrival, or e-visa on-line[51]
Cameroon	Visa required[52]
Canada	Visa required[53]	No transit visa required if transiting Toronto Pearson Terminal 1 or Vancouver International Airports to or from the USA on same travel day (no overnight stay) while holding valid USA visa and travelling on selected airlines.[54] Visa not required for permanent residents of the USA. An eTA is still required by permanent residents of USA if travelling by air.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[55]	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[56]
Chad	Visa required[57]
Chile	Visa required[58]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Canada or the US, valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.
Colombia	Visa required[59]	Visa free for holders of valid visa for Schengen area or the US, valid for a minimum of 180 days from the arrival date.[60] Otherwise, visitors may choose to apply their visa on-line.[61]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[62]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[63]	Visa free for holders of passports for public affairs.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[64]
Costa Rica	Visa required[65]	Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for holders of passport for public affairs. Visa free for holders of valid visa for Canada or the US.
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[66]	3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa required[67]	Visa exempt for holders of a visa issued by a Schengen Member State and a travel health insurance. Passenger must travel as a tourist in an organised group and arrive from a Schengen Member State.
Cuba	Tourist Card Required[68]	Tourist Card can be purchased for a maximum stay for 30 days.
Cyprus	Visa required[69]
Czech Republic	Visa required[70]
Denmark	Visa required[71]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[72]	1 month
Dominica	Visa not required[73]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa required[74]	Holders of a visa issued by Canada, USA or any European Union member state will be issued a Tourist Card for a maximum stay of 30 days. UK residents get a maximum stay of 90 days.
Ecuador	Visa not required[75]	90 days within any year period
Egypt	Visa on arrival[76]	According to Egyptian diplomatic missions in China, Chinese citizens can apply for visa on arrival since July 19, 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.[77][78][79]
El Salvador	Visa required[80]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa not required[81]
Eritrea	Visa required[82]
Estonia	Visa required[83]
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival[84]	6 months. eVisa is also available.[85]
Fiji	Visa not required[86]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[87]
France	Visa required[88]
Gabon	e-Visa[89]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[90]
Georgia	eVisa[91]	up to 30 days
Germany	Visa required[92]
Ghana	Visa required[93]
Greece	Visa required[94]
Grenada	Visa not required[95]	30 days[96]
Guatemala	Visa required[97]
Guinea	Visa required[98]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival & E-visa[99]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[100]	Visa free for 3 months, for passports for public affairs.
Haiti	Visa not required[101]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[102]	Visa free for holders of a visa valid for at least 6 months issued by Canada, the USA, or a Schengen Member State, and for residents of the UK, Japan, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Hungary	Visa required[103]
Iceland	Visa required[104]
India	e-Visa[105]	60 days; e-Visa holders must arrive via 24 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.[106]
Indonesia	Visa not required[107]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[108]	30 days[109]
Iraq	Visa required[110]
Ireland	Visa required[111]	Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders until October 2016 or for holders of British visas endorsed with BIVS.[112] Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.[113]
Israel	Visa required[114]	10 year multiple entry visa is issued for business and tourist purposes.[115]
Italy	Visa required[116]
Jamaica	Visa not required[117]	30 days[118]
Japan	Visa required[119]	Passengers of approved cruiseships do not require a visa from April 2015.[120][121] Effective May 8, 2017, visa application requirements were simplified and loosen for Chinese citizens.[122]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[123]	30 days
Kazakhstan	Visa required[124]	3 day visa free if transiting in Astana and Almtay airport between June 10 and Sep 10, 2017.[125]
Kenya	eVisa[126]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa required[127]
North Korea	Visa required[128]	Chinese tourists may visit Tongnim County without a visa for 2 days.[129] They may also visit Sinuiju for a day trip without a visa.[130]
South Korea	Visa required[131]	Visa free for visits to Jeju Island for up to 30 days.[132] Individual "transit tourists" bound for or arriving from one of the following countries and holding a valid visa or re-entry permit for that country: EEA member state, Switzerland, USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Must show a confirmed flight ticket for onward departure from Korea within 30 days.[133][134] 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.[135]
Kuwait	Visa required[136]	Visa free for up to 30 days for holders passports for public affairs.
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required[137]
Laos	Visa on arrival[138]	30 days
Latvia	Visa required[139]
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[140]	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	eVisa[141][142]
Liberia	Visa required[143]
Libya	Visa required[144]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[145]
Lithuania	Visa required[146]
Luxembourg	Visa required[147]
Macedonia	Visa required[148]	Visa exempted for 15 days if holding a double or multiple Schengen C visa or a visa issued by USA, Canada or United Kingdom. The visa must be valid for at least 5 days beyond the period of intended stay in Macedonia. Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for holders of passports for public affairs.
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[149]	30 days, free of charge
Malawi	Visa on arrival[150]
Malaysia	On-line registration or eVisa[151]	Between March 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, Chinese citizens do not require a visa for Malaysia for a stay of up to 15 days, on-line registration prior to arrival required[152][153]
Maldives	Visa on arrival[154]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[155]
Malta	Visa required[156]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[157]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[158]	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[159]	90 days[160]
Mexico	Visa required[161]	Visa free for holders of valid visas issued by Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, or a Schengen member state. Also visa free for all visiting "through maritime ports as passengers in tourism cruises"[162]
Micronesia	Visa not required[163]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[164]
Monaco	Visa required[165]
Mongolia	Visa required[166]
Montenegro	Visa required[167]	Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders and residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
Morocco	Visa not required[168]	90 days
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[169]	30 days[170]
Myanmar	eVisa[171]	28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports. Visa on arrival is available for any countries foreigners if departing from Guangzhou by Myanmar Airways.
Namibia	Visa required[172]
Nauru	Visa required[173]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[174]	Visa is issued free of charge for tourists.[175]
Netherlands	Visa required[176]
New Zealand	eVisa[177]	Visa free if having a current Australian permanent residence visa or a current Australian resident return visa.[178] 5 Year visa are issued for partial applicant from May 8, 2017[179] E-visa is available.
Nicaragua	Visa required[180]
Niger	Visa required[181]
Nigeria	Visa required[182]
Norway	Visa required[183]
Oman	Visa required[184]
Pakistan	Visa required[185]	Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[186] Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.[187]
Palau	Visa on arrival[188]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[189]	Visa exempted for a max. stay of 30 days for holders of a valid visa issued by Andorra, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, USA, 30 days for UK permanent residents.
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[190]
Paraguay	Visa required[191]
Peru	Visa required[192]	Visa free if holding valid US/Canada/UK/Australia/Schengen visa (at least 6 months before expiry) or permanent residency in US/CA/UK/EU/AU countries. Up to 180 days per stay for tourism and business.
Philippines	Visa required[193]	Visa-free for up to 7 days if travelling as tourists and holding valid visas issued by Schengen countries, Australia, Canada, Japan or the USA.
Poland	Visa required[194]
Portugal	Visa required[195]
Qatar	Visa on arrival !Free visa on arrival[196]	30 days, available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available.
Romania	Visa required[197]	Visa free if holding a valid Schengen multiple entry visa. The journey has to be completed before the expiration of Schengen visa.
Russia	Visa required[198]	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. Visa free for 30 days for diplomatic and service passports since April 26, 2014.[199]8 Days Evisa will be available from August 8th, 2017 for Far East Port （海参崴）[200]
Rwanda	eVisa[201]	90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[202]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa required[203]	Cruise ship passengers visiting for one day are visa exempt[204]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa required[205]
Samoa	Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[206]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[207][208]	90 days.[209]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[210]	30 days. Holders of a visa issued by the United States or a Schengen area member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days.
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[211]
Senegal	Visa required[212]
Serbia	Visa not required[213]	30 days for normal passport[214] Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for holders of a passport for public affairs.
Seychelles	Visa not required[215]	3 months[216]
Sierra Leone	Visa required[217]
Singapore	eVisa[218]	Visa free for 30 days for holders of passport for public affairs.
Slovakia	Visa required[219]
Slovenia	Visa required[220]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[221]
Somalia	Visa required[222]	Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[223]
South Sudan	Visa required[224]
Spain	Visa required[225]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[226]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[227]
Suriname	Visa on arrival !Tourist Card on arrival[228]	90 days; available at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.
Swaziland	Visa required[229]
Sweden	Visa required[230]
Switzerland	Visa required[231]
Syria	Visa required[232]
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival[233]	45 days; Visa free for holders of passports for public affairs. Visa also available on-line. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[234]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[235]
Thailand	Visa on arrival[236]	15 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[237]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[238]	7 days
Tonga	Visa not required[239]	30 days [240]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[241]
Tunisia	Visa not required[242]	90 days [243]
Turkey	E-visa[244]	30 days, visa fee US $60.[245]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[246]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[247]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[248]	May apply on-line.[249]
Ukraine	Visa on arrival[250]	15 days for business or tourism purposes, available at Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) and Odessa International Airport.[251]
United Arab Emirates	Visa on arrival[252][253]	30 days or expand to 60 days. Free of visa fee for first 30 days since November, 2016[254]
United Kingdom	Visa required[255]	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.[256]
United States	Visa required[257]	Chinese citizens who do receive a visa are normally issued "120-month multiple-entry combination B1/B2 visas."[258]
Uruguay	Visa required[259]	Effective June 1, 2017, Visa not required for 90 days if holding a valid US, Canada or UK visa which is issued longer than 18 months and entry point is Montevideo (MVD) airport.[260] Effective August 15, 2017, Chinese nationality with normal passport who have valid visa of E.U., U.K., Canada, or U.S.A. can enter Uruguay without Uruguayan visa not only from Airport but also through the Montevideo Port and the Colonia Port.[261]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[262]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[263]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa required[264]
Venezuela	Visa required[265]	Visa free for 30 days, for diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs. (since January 8, 2014)[266]
Vietnam	Visa required[267]	Visa free for 30 days, for holders of passports for public affairs. Visa on arrival can be arranged on-line through travel agencies and are available at Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang airports.[268] A single entry eVisa valid for 30 days is also available (not apply to Chinese e-passport holders)[269]
Yemen	Visa required[270]
Zambia	eVisa[271]
Zimbabwe	eVisa[272]	Approved tour groups may obtain visa on arrival.

Territories

Visa requirements for Chinese citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Abkhazia	Visa required[273]
Mount Athos	Special permit required	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.[274][275]
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park	Visa not required	3 days[276] must first obtain an electronic pass[277]
Crimea	Visa required	Visa issued by Russia is required.[278]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Visa not required	3 months[279][280]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus	Access Permit required[281]	Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands	Visa required[282]
Gibraltar	Visa required[283]
Guernsey	Visa required[284]
Isle of Man	Visa required[285]
Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[286] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[287]
Jersey	Visa required[288]
Kosovo	Visa required[289]	Conditional visa free for holding US Visa[290]
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	Visa required[291][292]	Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[293]
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.[294][295]
Russia	Special authorization required	Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[296]
South Ossetia	Visa not required	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[297][298]
Transnistria	Visa not required	Registration required after 24h.[299][300]
Africa
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[301]
Eritrea outside Asmara	Travel permit required	To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[302]
Mayotte	Visa required[303]
Réunion	Conditional visa waiver[304]	15 days, need to travel with specific agencies
Ascension Island	Entry Permit required	Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[305]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[306]
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.[307]
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.[308][309]
Sudan	Travel permit required	All foreigners travelling more than 25 kilometres outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur	Travel permit required	Separate travel permit is required.[310]
Asia
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
India PAP/RAP	PAP/RAP required	Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[311][312][313][314][315]
Kazakhstan	Special permission required	Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[316]
Kish Island	Visa not required	Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[317]
Maldives	Permission required	With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[318]
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)
Palestine	Visa not required[319]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[320]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province	OIVR permit required	OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[321][322][323]
Korean Demilitarized Zone	Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar	Restricted zone.
Yemen	Special permission required	Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[324]
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)f
Anguilla	Visa required[325]
Aruba	Visa required[326]	Visa not required for U.S., U.K., Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holders or cruise ship passengers staying for less than 48 hours[327] Visa not required for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa for the U.S. and/or Canada. also applies to Curaçao, St Maarten and Caribbean Netherlands.[328]
Bermuda	Visa required[329]	Permanent residents of the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba	Visa required[330]	Visa free for U.S., U.K., Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holders or cruise ship passengers staying not more than 48 hours[327]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[331]	Permanent residents of the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
Cayman Islands	Visa required[332]	Up to 30 days visa-free for permanent residents of and travelling directly from: Canada, USA or UK.[333][334][335] Visa free for cruise ship passengers leaving on the day of arrival.[336] Visa not required for 30 days for holders of a valid multiple-entry visa for the U.S., U.K. and/or Canada.[337]
Curacao	Visa required[338]	Visa free for U.S., U.K., Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holders or cruise ship passengers staying no more than 48 hours[327]
French Guiana	Visa required[339]
French West Indies	Visa required	French West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.[340]
Greenland	Visa required[282]
Montserrat	Visa required[341]	Multiple entry eVisa valid for 1 year can be obtained through the internet, prior to departure.
Puerto Rico	Visa required[342]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[303]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[343]	Visa free for U.S., U.K., Canada or Schengen Area resident permit holders or cruise ship passengers staying no more than 48 hours[327]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required[344]	90 days[345]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[346]
Oceania
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
American Samoa	Visa required[347]
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[348]
Clipperton Island	Special permit required	Special permit required.[349]
Cook Islands	Visa not required	31 days[350]
Lau Province	Special permission required	Special permission required.[351]
French Polynesia	Conditional visa waiver[352]	15 days, need to travel with specific agencies
Guam	Visa required[353]
New Caledonia	Visa required[303]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa not required	45 days.[354]
Niue	Visa on arrival	30 days[355]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[356][357][358]
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Special permits required	Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[359][360][361][362][363][364][365]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[303]
South America
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Galápagos	Pre-registration required	Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[366]
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Falkland Islands	Visa required[367]
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).[368][369]
Antarctica		Special permits required for  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.[370][371][372][373][374][375][376][377][378][379][380][381]

Others

Regions	Travel with permits from Mainland China	Travel with Chinese passport from China or overseas
Hong Kong	Two-way Permit and exit endorsement required[382]	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[382]	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[383]	Exit & Entry Permit issued by Taiwan required, Mainland Residents Travel Permit to Taiwan with exit endorsement required when departing from Mainland China.

Non-ordinary passports

A Chinese passport for public affairs, variant of the service passport

Holders of diplomatic or service Chinese passports have visa-free access to the following additional countries:

Oman allows holders of diplomatic and service passports of China to obtain a visa on arrival. Tonga and the United Arab Emirates allow holders of diplomatic and service passports of China to obtain a free visa on arrival.

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:^[384]

_{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:^[385]

• 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

Passport validity length

Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival and to have at least one or two blank pages for stamping.^[386]

Countries requiring passports to be valid at least 6 months on arrival include Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah), Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.^[387]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include European Union countries (except Denmark, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and except for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens), Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Panama, Saint Barthélemy, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand and South Africa.^[388]

Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

Vaccination

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, 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.^[389]

Israeli stamps

Iran,^[390] Kuwait,^[391] Lebanon,^[392] Libya,^[393] Saudi Arabia,^[394] Sudan,^[395] Syria^[396] and Yemen^[397] 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: "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." ^[398] 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.

Armenian ethnicity

Due to a state of war existing between the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the government of Azerbaijan not only bans entry of citizens from Armenia, but also all citizens and nationals of any other country who are of Armenian descent, to the Republic of Azerbaijan^[399][400] (although there have been exceptions, notably for Armenia's participation at the 2015 European Games held in Azerbaijan).

Azerbaijan also strictly bans any visit by foreign citizens to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh^[401] (the de facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), its surrounding territories and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under control of Armenia, without the prior consent of the government of Azerbaijan. Foreign citizens who enter these occupied territories, will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".^[402]

Upon request, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic authorities may attach their visa and/or stamps to a separate piece of paper in order to avoid detection of travel to their country.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning their entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. Attempts to enter the Gaza strip by sea may attract a 10-year ban on entering Israel.^[403]

Foreign travel statistics

These are the numbers of Chinese visitors to various countries (in 2015 unless otherwise noted):

Foreign travel statistics
Destination	Number of visitors	year
American Samoa[404]	832	2015
Angola[405]	49,965	2014
Antarctica[406]	4,095	2016
Antigua and Barbuda[407]	604	2016
Australia[408]	1,199,100	2016
Austria[note 1][409]	731,100	2016
Azerbaijan[410]	5,094
Bahamas[411]	782	2013
Belgium[412]	209,045	2015
Belize[413]	2,920	2013
Bhutan[414]	9,208	2016
Bolivia[415]	5,998	2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina[416]	13,266	2016
Botswana[417]	6,386
Brazil[418]	53,064
Burkina Faso[419]	17,651	2014
Cambodia[420]	830,003	2016
Canada[421]	624,865	2016
Cayman Islands[note 2][422]	225	2016
Chile[423]	22,992	2016
Colombia[424]	11,528
Congo[425]	9,641	2012
Cook Islands[426]	551
Costa Rica[427]	12,799	2016
Croatia[428]	102,044	2016
Cuba[429]	31,733
Cyprus[note 3][430]	2,665	2016
Czech Republic[note 1][431]	354,799	2016
Dominica[432]	354
Dominican Republic[433]	3,091	2016
Estonia[note 1][434]	14,167	2016
Fiji[435]	49,083	2016
Finland[note 1][436]	157,980	2016
France[437]	2,196,995
French Polynesia[438]	5,555
Germany[note 3][439]	1,363,979	2016
Georgia[440]	13,973	2016
Greece[441]	55,097
Guam[note 2][442]	27,013	2016
Hong Kong[note 1][443]	42,778,145	2016
Hungary[note 1][444]	170,835	2016
Iceland[445]	66,781	2016
India[446]	251,313	2016
Indonesia[447]	1,452,971	2016
Israel[448]	85,900	2016
Italy[449]	280,000	2016
Jamaica[450]	3,899	2016
Japan[451]	6,373,000	2016
Jordan[452]	23,186
Kazakhstan[453]	111,706
Kyrgyzstan[454]	35,800
Laos[455]	545,493	2016
Latvia[note 1][456]	20,549	2016
Lebanon[457]	3,793	2013
Lithuania[458]	12,000	2016
Luxembourg[459]	39,698
Macau[460]	20,454,104	2016
Macedonia[note 1][461]	6,565	2016
Madagascar[462]	3,774
Malaysia[463]	2,124,942	2016
Malawi[464]	4,715	2009
Maldives[465]	324,326	2016
Mali[466]	3,201	2014
Mauritius[467]	79,374	2016
Mexico[468]	123,735	2016
Micronesia[469]	2,495
Mongolia[470]	145,029
Montenegro[note 1][471]	7,932	2014
Myanmar[472]	147,977
Namibia[473]	12,195
Nepal[474]	66,984
Netherlands[475]	294,000	2016
New Zealand[476]	409,008	2016
Northern Mariana Islands[477]	186,509
Oman[478]	15,616	2013
Pakistan[479]	30,100	2009
Palau[480]	87,058
Panama[481]	17,293
Papua New Guinea[482]	12,937	2016
Peru[483]	19,243
Philippines[484]	490,841
Poland[485]	97,700	2016
Romania[486]	25,588	2016
Russia[487][488]	1,288,720	2016
Samoa[489]	2,413
Serbia[note 1][490]	18,409	2016
Seychelles[491]	14,549	2016
Singapore[492]	2,863,582	2016
Slovakia[note 1][493]	41,332	2016
Slovenia[494]	45,324	2016
Solomon Islands[495]	742
South Africa[496]	84,691
South Korea[497]	8,067,722	2016
Spain[498]	374,295	2016
Sri Lanka[499]	271,577	2016
Suriname[500]	2,319
Swaziland[501]	2,732	2016
Taiwan[502]	3,511,734	2016
Tonga[503]	939
Thailand[504]	8,757,466	2016
Timor-Leste[note 4][505]	3,717	2014
Turkey[506]	167,570	2016
Tuvalu[507]	9	2011
Ukraine[508]	19,599	2016
United Kingdom[509]	266,000	2016
United Arab Emirates[510][511][512]	771,916	2016
United States[note 5][513][514]	2,935,175
Vanuatu[515]	2,186
Vietnam[516]	2,696,848	2016
Zambia[517]	20,648	2016

See also

• Visa policy of China
• Chinese passport

References