China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced today, December 17, that the country will allow citizens of 54 countries to stay for up to 10 days while in transit without a visa.
The NIA announced that passport holders from 54 countries can now stay up to 10 days in certain areas of mainland China when transiting through one of the country's 60 international ports, according to the South China Morning Post .
A tourist rides a camel in Gansu province (China) on October 28.
The new policy will be implemented immediately, according to the NIA. Eligible passport holders can be exempted from transit visas for tourism , business or to visit relatives, but they will need visas to work, study or interview with the media, according to the NIA.
Previously, China increased the visa-free transit period for citizens of 54 countries from 3 to 7 days.
Under the new policy, 21 more entry and exit ports have been added, bringing the total to 60. Travelers are allowed to stay in 24 provincial-level areas during transit, with five new areas added, including Hainan, Guizhou, Shanxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.
The above visa-free transit policy applies to citizens of 54 countries, including Albania, 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, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, South Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UAE, UK and US, according to a notice posted on the NIA website.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trung-quoc-tang-thoi-gian-qua-canh-mien-thi-thuc-cho-cong-dan-tu-54-nuoc-185241217101146805.htm
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