NIA announced that passport holders from 54 countries can now stay up to 10 days in certain areas of mainland China when transiting through one of the country’s 60 international ports, according to the newspaper. South China Morning Post.
A tourist rides a camel in Gansu province (China) on October 28
The new policy will be implemented immediately, according to the NIA. Eligible passport holders can get visa-free transit for tourism, business or to visit relatives, but they will need a visa to work, study or interview with the media, according to the NIA .
Previously, China increased the visa-free transit time for citizens of 54 countries from 3 to 7 days.
Under the new policy, 21 more immigration border gates have been added, bringing the total number to 60. Tourists are allowed to stay in 24 provincial-level areas during transit, with 5 new areas added, includes the provinces of Hainan, Guizhou, Shanxi, Anhui and Jiangsu.
The above visa-free transit policy applies to citizens of 54 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand , North Macedonia, Norway, Ba Lan, Portugal, Qatar, South Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UAE, UK and US, according to the announcement posted on the website of NIA.
