To further facilitate the exchanges of people between China and other countries, China has decided to extend the unilateral visa exemption policy to France and some other countries (the list of countries is attached) until 24:00 on December 31, 2026. In addition, China will extend visa exemption to Sweden from November 10, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Ordinary passport holders from the above-mentioned countries may enter China without a visa for business, tourism, family or friend visits, exchanges, or transit for no more than 30 days. Those who do not meet the relevant visa exemption requirements still need to obtain a proper Chinese visa prior to entry.

List of countries:

France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra, the ROK, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain.

Embassy of the People's Republic of China

               Port Moresby, 6 November 2025