Detailed of the 240-hour Visa-free Transit Policy

I.The applicant must be a citizen of one of the 55 countries that are eligible for the visa-free transit policy:

Europe (40 countries): Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Americas (6 countries): Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, the United States

Oceania (2 countries): Australia, New Zealand

Asia (7 countries): Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates

II. The applicant must hold a valid international travel document (with a validity of at least 3 months) and meet the requirements for entering a third country(region).

III. The applicant must hold interline tickets to a third country(region) with confirmed arrangement and departure dates within 240 hours or other proof documents, fill in the Arrival Card for Temporary Entry Foreigners and cooperate with inspections by the immigration authorities.

Foreign nationals who meet the above conditions may apply to the immigration inspection authorities at the 65 ports in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, etc., for the 240-hour visa exemption. The immigration inspection authorities will handle the temporary entry formalities, and the visa-free stay period will be calculated from 0:00 on the day following the day of entry. For any foreign national covered by a mutual visa exemption agreement or unilateral visa exemption policy, the relevant provisions shall prevail.

Eligible Ports and Permitted Stay Areas for 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit Policy

List of Ports Eligible for Issuing Single-Entry Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents

Beijing: Capital Airport, Daxing Airport

Tianjin: Binhai Airport, Tianjin Port

Hebei: Shijiazhuang Zhengding Airport

Shanxi: Taiyuan Wusu Airport

Nei Mongol: Hulunbuir Hailar Airport, Manzhouli (airport, highway), Erenhot (railway, highway)

Liaoning: Shenyang Taoxian Airport, Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport, Dalian Port, Dandong Port

Jilin: Changchun Longjia Airport, Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport, Hunchun (highway)

Heilongjiang: Harbin Taiping Airport, Heihe (waterway port), Tongjiang (waterway port), Fuyuan Port, Raohe Port, Luobei Port, Dongning, Suifenhe (highway)

Shanghai: Pudong Airport, Hongqiao Airport, Shanghai Port

Jiangsu: Nanjing Lukou Airport, Yancheng Nanyang Airport, Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, Changzhou Benniu Airport, Wuxi Shuofang Airport, Lianyugang Port

Zhejiang: Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, Ningbo Lishe Airport, Wenzhou Longwan Airport

Anhui: Hefei Xinqiao Airport, Mount Huangshan Tunxi Airport

Fujian: Fuzhou Changle Airport, Fuzhou Mawei Port, Xiamen Gaoqi Airport, Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Terminal, Pingtan Port

Jiangxi: Nanchang Changbei Airport

Shandong: Jinan Yaoqiang Airport, Qingdao Jiaodong Airport, Yantai Penglai Airport, Weihai Dashuibo Airport, Qingdao Port, Yantai Port, Rizhao Port, Weihai Port, Shidao Port, Longyan Port

Henan: Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport

Hubei: Wuhan Tianhe Airport

Hunan: Changsha Huanghua Airport, Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport

Guangdong: Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, Guangzhou Pazhou Ferry Terminal，Shekou Port, Huanggang, Luohu, Zhuhai Port, Hengqin, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Brigde, Gongbei, Zhongshan Port, Shantou Port, Jieyang Chaoshan Airport

Guangxi: Nanning Wuwei Airport, Guilin Liangjiang Airport

Hainan: Sanya Phoenix Airport, Haikou Meilan Airport, Haikou Port, Sanya Port, Youyiguan, Dongxing

Chongqing: Chongqing Jiangbei Airport

Sichuan: Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, Chengdu Tianfu Airport

Guizhou: Guiyang Longdongbao Airport

Yunnan: Kunming Changshui Airport, Lijiang Sanyi Airport, Mohan (railway, highway), Hekou (highway)

Shaanxi: Xi'an Xianyang Airport

Gansu: Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, Dunhuang Mogao Airport)

Qinghai: Xining Caojiabao Airport

Ningxia: Yinchuan Hedong Airport

Xinjiang: Urumqi Tianshan Airport, Kashi Laining Airport, Khorgos (highway)

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