Armenia is exempt from visa for a few days.

"China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Armenia's Foreign Minister signed an agreement on visa exemption between China and Armenia. According to the agreement, China citizens with valid China passports and Armenian citizens with valid Armenian ordinary passports can stay in the other country for no more than 90 days every 180 days from the date of entry, and can be exempted from visas. "

Visa exemption system

The policy of transiting from one country to a third country without applying for a visa and staying in the transit country for a short time. China implements a 24-hour transit visa-free system, which does not limit the types of ports. Shanghai offers a 144-hour transit visa-free policy for connecting flights between airports and ports in some countries.

List of convenient entry treatment for China citizens who travel to relevant countries and regions with ordinary passports (2065438+08181updated on 9 October) [2]

Recently, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated the list of convenient treatment for China citizens to travel to relevant countries and regions with ordinary passports on the China Consular Service website, and notified the entry-exit frontier inspection authorities to provide convenience for relevant personnel to leave the country. Please read the attachment carefully, consult the relevant embassies and consulates in China or refer to the relevant regulations and requirements of the websites of the government departments of the countries or regions to be visited, and prepare the required materials or go through the necessary procedures as required to avoid entry obstruction.

(1) Countries that exempt ordinary passports and visas from each other (15)

United Arab Emirates, Barbados, Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Fiji, Grenada, Mauritius, San Marino, Seychelles, Serbia, Tonga, Belarus, Qatar and Armenia [3].

(2) List of countries or regions that unilaterally grant visa-free entry to China citizens (17).

Asia (4): Indonesia, South Korea (Jeju Island and other places), Iran (4), Uzbekistan (5)

Africa (3): Morocco, French Reunion, Tunisia.

America (7): Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands (British Overseas Territory), Jamaica and Dominica.

Oceania (3): American Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan, etc.). ), Samoa, French Polynesia.

(3) List of countries and regions that unilaterally allow China citizens to apply for visas on arrival (43).

Asia (18): Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Qatar, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Brunei, Jordan, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

(Note: Indonesia implements visa-free and landing visa policies at the same time. Please refer to the attachment for specific requirements. )

Africa (16): Egypt, Togo, Cape Verde, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Comoros, C? te d 'Ivoire, Rwanda, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, Uganda, Benin and Zimbabwe.

America (4): Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, St. Helena (British Overseas Territory)

Oceania (4): Palau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea

Europe (1): Ukraine

The above data: 2065438+ updated on August 6, 2009 [6]

Implementation reason

Transit visa-free policy (cartoon)

Transit visa-free policy (cartoon)

The implementation of the transit visa-free policy will strongly stimulate the rapid growth of the number of foreign tourists entering Beijing. The number of inbound tourists in Beijing is 5 million every year. After the introduction of the visa-free policy, it is estimated that in less than three years, the total number of inbound tourists in Beijing will double, from 5 million to 6.5438+million.

It is of great significance for Beijing to vigorously promote the development of inbound tourism. Ding Xiangyang said that the tourism income brought by overseas tourists to Beijing is about $65,438+0,000 yuan per person, while domestic tourists spend about 2,000 yuan per person in Beijing, and the consumption level of foreign tourists is three times that of China people. Therefore, vigorously developing inbound tourism will double the number and income of transit tourists in Beijing. If Beijing implements visa-free transit, it will bring direct economic income every year.

Processing mode

According to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration

Article 22 A foreigner may be exempted from visa in any of the following circumstances:

(a) according to the mutual visa exemption agreement signed by the Chinese government and other governments, they are visa-free personnel;

(2) Holding a valid residence certificate for foreigners;

(3) Aircraft, ships and trains with international connecting tickets transit from China to a third country or region, and stay in China for no more than 24 hours and do not leave the port, or stay in a specific area approved by the State Council for no more than the prescribed time limit;

(4) Other circumstances under which visa exemption can be stipulated in the State Council.

The third visa-free policy is also implemented-24-hour direct transit passengers are exempted from border inspection procedures, and the scope of passengers is not limited by nationality, which can be enjoyed by foreigners, Chinese mainland residents, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents. Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Capital Airport have all been implemented.

Applicable country

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, Britain, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. Belarus, USA, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar [12]

I visa-free countries are generally allowed to stay for less than 30 days. In Mauritius, Seychelles, Fiji and other destinations, departure tickets and hotel information are required when entering the country, otherwise the immigration bureau has the right to prevent guests from entering the country.

2. Most countries that unilaterally grant visa-free treatment have restrictions, including regional restrictions. For example, only Jeju Island in South Korea is visa-free for China, and all other regions need to apply for visas. Indonesia visa-free needs to enter from five designated ports such as Bali. Some group tourists are exempt from visas, such as Tahiti.

3. Although China citizens have been granted visa-free or landing visa treatment in other countries, they cannot pass through China without visas, such as Laos, Kenya, Tanzania, Nepal, Dominica, Lebanon, Togo, Costa Rica, Bangladesh and Mozambique.

4. Some destinations can transit into China, that is, visa-free entry from other countries is required, such as Cook Islands, Andorra, Samoa, Micronesia and Bahrain.

Russia is the only visa-free destination for group tourists.

6. Visa-free destination with geographical restrictions: Egypt. Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is visa-free for tourists from China, which means that visitors without a visa can't go to the pyramids and the Sphinx.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Exit and Entry Administration Law

Article 22 A foreigner may be exempted from visa in any of the following circumstances:

(a) according to the mutual visa exemption agreement signed by the Chinese government and other governments, they are visa-free personnel;

(2) Holding a valid residence certificate for foreigners;

(3) Aircraft, ships and trains with international connecting tickets transit from China to a third country or region, and stay in China for no more than 24 hours and do not leave the port, or stay in a specific area approved by the State Council for no more than the prescribed time limit;

(4) Other circumstances under which visa exemption can be stipulated in the State Council.