Effective November 30, 2024, nationals of Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania qualify for China’s unilateral visa-free entry program.
Additionally, China has extended the period of stay under the program from 15 days to 30 days, and will now include exchange visits as a valid purpose of stay. The updated policy will remain in effect until December 31, 2025.
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Since December 2023, unilateral visa-free entry has also been granted to citizens of Australia, Brunei, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea; and Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.
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