The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that China will implement a visa-free policy for citizens of Denmark, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia to further facilitate personnel exchanges between China and those countries.
Effective October 15, 2024, to December 31, 2025, holders of ordinary passports from these European countries will be eligible for a visa exemption policy when traveling to China for purposes such as business, tourism, visiting relatives or transit for up to 15 days.
Earlier in 2024, similar unilateral visa-free deals were given to citizens of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand; and Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.
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