China has added five transit visa-free cities? What transit visa-free cities are there in China?

Recently, the National Immigration Bureau released a piece of good news for foreigners, that is, five more cities have been added in China, allowing foreigners to transit visa-free. This also represents the strength and economic development of China. Let's take a look at these five newly added cities!

What are the five new visa-free transit cities in China?

Since January 1, 2, five new cities in China have been granted visa-free access to foreigners. Details are as follows:

According to the information of the National Immigration Bureau, Xiamen, Qingdao, Wuhan, Chengdu and Kunming will also implement the 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreigners from January 1, 28 with the approval of the State Council.

people from 53 countries who hold valid international travel documents and a joint ticket to a third country (region) with a fixed date and seat within 144 hours can enter the country without a visa from the relevant ports in the above cities and stay for 144 hours without a visa!

According to the relevant person in charge of the National Immigration Bureau, the 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreigners implemented in five cities, including Xiamen, is a further optimization of the current 72-hour visa-free transit policy.

1. The visa-free stay time is extended from 72 hours to 144 hours;

2. The entrance and exit are added. Visa-free transit personnel can enter and leave Xiamen Airlines and Seaports, Qingdao Airlines and Seaports, Wuhan Airport, Chengdu Airport and Kunming Airport respectively.

What are the transit visa-free cities in China

A list of countries where the transit visa-free policy is applicable:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain

. Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, USA, Canada,

Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar.

72-hour visa-free transit airports:

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Xi 'an Xianyang International Airport, Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, kunming changshui international airport, Xiamen Gao Qi International Airport, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Harbin Taiping International Airport, Qingdao Liuting International Airport and Changsha Huanghua International Airport.

how to go through the formalities of visa-free entry and border inspection

The materials that passengers should submit to the border police:

1. My valid entry and exit documents (such as passports)

2. The date and seat of going to a third country (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) have been confirmed.

3. Foreigners' entry and exit cards filled out in advance can be collected after being accepted and verified by the police.

how to calculate the transit visa-free time?

after the border inspection authorities issue the temporary entry permit for passengers free of charge, passengers can stay in the prescribed administrative area for 72/144 hours without a visa from : the next day.

Notes on visa-free transit:

According to regulations, the visa-free transit policy is aimed at foreigners transiting third countries or regions, so the country of origin and destination must be different.

visa-free travel in Hainan

In addition, since May 1, 28, people from 59 countries have traveled to Hainan with ordinary passports, which can be received by travel agencies established in Hainan. They can enter Hainan from ports open to the outside world, and those who hold Australian passports are also exempt from visas.

These China immigrants and foreigners can stay in the administrative area of Hainan Province for 3 days. Australia and New Zealand are on the list of countries that allow visa exemption for 3 days.

Hainan has implemented a visa-free policy of 15 days or 21 days for inbound tourists from 26 countries. After the implementation of the new regulations, under the premise of retaining the invitation reception mode of travel agencies, the visa exemption for teams will be relaxed to individual visa exemption, and the stay time will be extended to 3 days!

Well, after reading this, I can't help sighing that China is getting stronger and stronger. On the 4th anniversary of reform and opening-up, we hope our motherland will be stronger and more developed!