240-hour visa-free transit
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- Maximum stay
- 240 hours
- Effective date in record
- Not specified in this record
- Published end date
- No end date in this record
- Source review
- Checked 2026-10-02
- Recorded conditions
- Third country or region; ordinary passport; confirmed onward ticket; at a listed port; stay within permitted areas. Maximum 240 hours.
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Who the route names
Some nationalities entered this policy later: Kyrgyzstan from 2026-08-20; Vietnam from 2026-08-20.
The record explicitly includes the following passport nationalities. Country names here are an index to the policy data, not a separate list maintained in page text.
- Albania (AL)
- Austria (AT)
- Belarus (BY)
- Belgium (BE)
- Bosnia & Herzegovina (BA)
- Bulgaria (BG)
- Croatia (HR)
- Cyprus (CY)
- Czechia (CZ)
- Denmark (DK)
- Estonia (EE)
- Finland (FI)
- France (FR)
- Germany (DE)
- Greece (GR)
- Hungary (HU)
- Iceland (IS)
- Ireland (IE)
- Italy (IT)
- Latvia (LV)
- Lithuania (LT)
- Luxembourg (LU)
- Malta (MT)
- Monaco (MC)
- Montenegro (ME)
- Netherlands (NL)
- North Macedonia (MK)
- Norway (NO)
- Poland (PL)
- Portugal (PT)
- Romania (RO)
- Russia (RU)
- Serbia (RS)
- Slovakia (SK)
- Slovenia (SI)
- Spain (ES)
- Sweden (SE)
- Switzerland (CH)
- Ukraine (UA)
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Canada (CA)
- United States (US)
- Argentina (AR)
- Brazil (BR)
- Chile (CL)
- Mexico (MX)
- Australia (AU)
- New Zealand (NZ)
- Brunei (BN)
- Indonesia (ID)
- Japan (JP)
- Kyrgyzstan (KG)
- Qatar (QA)
- Singapore (SG)
- South Korea (KR)
- United Arab Emirates (AE)
- Vietnam (VN)
Apply the rule to a real itinerary
Start with the travel document and activity you plan to undertake. Compare the intended stay with the stated limit, and compare the travel date with any published end date above. If this is a transit route, inspect both the country or region before China and the destination after China. A confirmed onward booking and the permitted port or area can be decisive. If this is a regional or cruise route, follow the geographic and group requirements in the linked source.
The checker asks for the details needed to screen the routes represented in this dataset. Its result is guidance only. Carry documents that support your stated purpose and route, and ask the responsible Chinese embassy or consulate about any uncertainty before departure. Where the record gives no effective or end date, it means the dataset has no value for that field; it does not promise that the rule will never change.
Check a trip →Questions about this policy
Who may use 240-hour visa-free transit?
The official dataset names Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam. Passport, route and purpose conditions must also be met.
How long can a traveler stay under 240-hour visa-free transit?
The policy record states a maximum of 240 hours. Confirm the calculation and your departure time with the official source and carrier.
Does 240-hour visa-free transit have a published end date?
No end date is recorded in this verified policy row; check the linked official source for later changes.