Requirements for Foreigners to Apply for the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China

Requirements for Foreigners to Apply for the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit in China

2023-11-14 17:11

Any foreigner applying for the 72/144-hour visa-free transit needs to meet the following three conditions:

1. He/she must be a citizen of one of the countries entitled to the 72/144-hour visa-free transit (Please check the table below for the list of the countries entitled. ↓↓↓);

List of Countries Entitled to the 72/144-Hour Visa-Free Transit
Schengen States	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, Croatia
Other European countries	Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Monaco, Belarus
American countries	United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile
Oceanian countries	Australia, New Zealand
Asian countries	South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar

2. He/she must hold a valid international travel document (valid for no less than three months) that can prove his/her nationality and identity, and meet the conditions for entering a third country/region;

3. He/she must hold a connecting ticket to a third country/region with a confirmed date and seat for departure within 72/144 hours or relevant certificates as per the amount of time applied for the visa-free transit, fill out the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners, and accept inquiries from the entry-exit border inspection authority.

Foreigners who meet the above conditions can apply for the 144-hour visa-free transit at the entry-exit border inspection authorities in 20 cities in China, or the 72-hour visa-free transit in three cities. Application is not possible in the cities that have not yet implemented this policy.

No.	Province (autonomous region)/region	City	Name of Port	Destinations for Staying	Note
144-Hour Visa-Free Transit
1	Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region	Beijing	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province	The three administrative divisions of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region jointly implements the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and stay in Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from the applicable ports.
2			Beijing Daxing International Airport
2			Beijing West Railway Station
3			Beijing West Railway Station
4		Tianjin	Tianjin Binhai International Airport
5		Tianjin	Tianjin International Cruise Home Port
6		Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province	Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
7		Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province	Port of Qinhuangdao
8	Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region	Shanghai	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province	The three administrative divisions of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region jointly implement the 144-hour visa-free transit policy. Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region and stay in Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from the applicable ports.
9			Shanghai Pudong International Airport
10			Port of Shanghai
11			Shanghai Railway Station
12		Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
13		Ningbo, Zhejiang Province	Ningbo Lishe International Airport
14		Nanjing, Jiangsu Province	Nanjing Lukou International Airport
15	Guangdong Province	Guangzhou, Guangdong Province	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangdong Province	Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable port in Guangzhou, Shenzhen or Jieyang and stay in Guangdong Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from any of the 32 international ports with passenger transport capabilities in the province. For specific information, please check the link: http://gdga.gd.gov.cn/xxgk/zcjd/wjjd/ content/post_2286867.html
16		Shenzhen, Guangdong Province	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
17		Jieyang, Guangdong Province	Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
18	Liaoning Province	Shenyang, Liaoning Province	Shenyang Taoxian International Airport	Liaoning Province	Foreigners who meet the requirements of the policy can enter through any applicable airport in Shenyang and Dalian and stay in Liaoning Province for no more than 144 hours before exiting from either airport in Shenyang or Dalian.
19	Liaoning Province	Dalian, Liaoning Province	Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport	Liaoning Province
20	Shandong Province	Qingdao, Shandong Province	Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport	Shandong Province
21	Shandong Province	Qingdao, Shandong Province	Port of Qingdao	Shandong Province
22	Sichuan Province	Chengdu, Sichuan Province	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Chengdu, Leshan, Deyang,
				Suining, Meishan, Ya'an,
				Ziyang, Neijiang, Zigong,
				Luzhou and Yibin
23	Fujian Province	Xiamen, Fujian Province	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport	Xiamen
24	Fujian Province	Xiamen, Fujian Province	Port of Xiamen	Xiamen
25	Yunnan Province	Kunming, Yunnan Province	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming
26	Hubei province	Wuhan, Hubei Province	Wuhan Tianhe International Airport	Wuhan
27	Chongqing Municipality	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing
28	Shaanxi Province	Xi'an, Shaanxi Province	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an and Xianyang
72-Hour Visa-Free Transit
29	Hunan Province	Changsha, Hunan Province	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	Hunan Province
30	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	Guilin	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport	Guilin
31	Heilongjiang Province	Harbin, Heilongjiang Province	Harbin Taiping International Airport	Harbin

Kind Reminder:

The border control authorities will not issue temporary entry permits to a foreigner if:

- His/her passport or any other international travel document is expiring in less than three months, or any of his/her travel documents has a rejection stamp by a visa-issuing agency in China;

- He/she has a record of illegal entry or exit, illegal residence, or illegal employment within the last five years.

Foreigners under these circumstances are not entitled to the 72/144-hour visa-free transit.