[Official Announcement] Visa-free entry into China, China has issued a regional visa-free entry policy, including Australia!

On October 1st, when everyone was celebrating National Day, our country officially announced a favorable policy!

Citizens of 53 countries can apply for China's 72/144-hour transit visa exemption, and Australia is one of them.

Visa-free entry to China – Regional visa-free policy launched

According to the official website of the National Immigration Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration implement a regional visa-free entry policy, and the specific measures can be summarized into four items.

1. Foreign tourist groups entering Shanghai by cruise ship are exempt from visa for 15 days.

Foreign tourist groups (more than 2 persons, including 2 persons) organized and received by travel agencies registered in my country and entering the country as a group from Shanghai cruise port are exempted from visa application. The tourist groups must follow the same cruise itinerary and leave the country. The scope of activities is limited to coastal provinces and Beijing, namely Shanghai, Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province, and the administrative areas of the cities where the cruise ports are located and their surrounding cities. The stay time is 15 days.

2. Hainan offers 30-day visa-free entry to tourists from 59 countries.

Citizens from 59 countries can enter Hainan visa-free through Hainan's open ports through invitations from travel agencies, units or self-declaration. Applicable countries are limited to 59 countries, including Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, Ukraine, Italy, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Monaco, Belarus. The scope of activities is limited to Hainan Province, and the entry and exit ports are all open ports in Hainan, and the stay period is 30 days.

3. Tourist groups from 10 ASEAN countries in Guilin, Guangxi enjoy 144-hour visa-free entry.

A tour group of 2 or more people from the ten ASEAN countries can enter the country without a visa through Guilin Airport Port if they are organized and received by a travel agency. Applicable countries are limited to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines. The scope of activities is limited to the urban area of Guilin, Guangxi. The entry and exit ports are the open ports of Guilin, Guangxi. The stay time is 144 hours (6 days). The entry and exit mode is group entry and group exit.

4. Foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao entering Guangdong in groups are exempt from visa for 144 hours.

Foreign citizens of countries that have established diplomatic relations with China can enter the nine mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area and Shantou from Hong Kong and Macao through a tour group (tour groups are 2 or more people) organized by legally registered travel agencies in Hong Kong and Macao. They can enter the area without a visa and stay for 144 hours with ordinary passports. The scope of activities is limited to the nine cities of Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Shantou. The entry and exit ports are the open ports of the above 10 cities. The stay time is 144 hours (6 days), and the group entry and exit method is adopted.

In addition, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration stated that they will fully support the high-quality development of the tourism industry and take multiple measures to meet the inbound tourism needs of overseas tourists.

The first is to provide port visa convenience for foreign tourists entering the country.

At present, visa authorities at 97 ports in 71 cities across the country can issue group tourist visas for foreign tourist groups organized and hosted by domestic travel agencies, with each stay in China not exceeding 30 days.

The second is to continuously optimize the transit visa-free policy.

At present, 31 ports in 23 cities in 18 provinces implement a 72/144-hour transit visa-free policy for people from 53 countries. That is, people from 53 countries who are transiting through China to a third country or region can stay in the designated area for 72/144 hours without a visa with a valid international travel document and a connecting ticket, providing travel convenience for foreigners in short-term transit for temporary business, meetings, tourism and other activities.

The third is to implement a regional entry visa-free policy. (That is the points we mentioned above)

Foreigners who meet the policy requirements may travel within the specified time and area. Currently, my country has implemented a 15-day visa-free entry policy for foreign tourist groups on cruise ships in Shanghai, a 30-day visa-free entry policy for tourists from 59 countries in Hainan, a 144-hour visa-free entry policy for tourist groups from 10 ASEAN countries in Guilin, Guangxi, and a 144-hour visa-free entry policy for foreign groups from Hong Kong and Macao to enter the Pearl River Delta and Shantou in Guangdong.

Fourth, optimize customs clearance guarantees.

Further simplify the inspection procedures for cruise ships and crew members, promote onboard inspection, improve customs clearance efficiency, and help promote relevant tourism companies and cruise companies to design and launch more cruise routes and tourism products, attracting more visiting cruise ships to China and foreign tourists to visit the country.

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