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Visa Requirements for China Passport Holders (2026)

A China passport gives visa-free access to 83 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free41
Visa on arrival38
eTA4
e-Visa29
Visa required86

Visa-free destinations (41)

Albania (90d), Angola (30d), Antigua and Barbuda (30d), Armenia (180d), Azerbaijan (30d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (30d), Belarus (30d), Benin (30d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90d), Cuba (90d), Dominica (180d), Fiji (120d), Georgia (30d), Grenada (30d), Haiti (90d), Iran (21d), Jamaica (30d), Kazakhstan (30d), Kiribati (90d), Malawi (30d), Malaysia (30d), Maldives (30d), Mauritius (90d), Micronesia (30d), Morocco (90d), Mozambique (30d), Palestine, Qatar (30d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Lucia (42d), Serbia (30d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (30d), Suriname (30d), Thailand (60d), Tunisia (90d), United Arab Emirates (30d), Uzbekistan (10d), Vanuatu (120d), Zambia (90d)

Visa on arrival (38)

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

eTA required (4)

Ivory Coast, Kenya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea

e-Visa required (29)

Australia, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam

Visa required in advance (86)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

Belarus · Oman · Vanuatu · Fiji · Guyana · Thailand

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.