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A: Foreigners in one of the following cases are exempted from obtaining a visa to come to China:
(Ⅰ) Bilateral agreements. According to the bilateral agreements or agreements signed or reached between China and the countries concerned, persons from some countries who meet certain conditions may be exempted from applying for visas to come to China. For specific information, please refer to the list of visa exemption agreements between China and foreign countries at http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zlbg/bgzl/lhqz/.
(Ⅱ) Direct transit.
For more information, please refer to the website of the State Administration of Migration of China:
24-hour visa-free transit: https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c759334/content.html
72-hour visa-free transit: https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741577/c759346/content.html
144-hour visa-free transit: https://www.nia.gov.cn/n741440/n741547/c1174466/content.html
(Ⅲ) Holders of a valid alien residence permit issued by the Chinese public security authorities. Foreigners and resident foreign journalists who are going to China for study, employment, employment, family reunion or long-term visits to relatives must apply to the public security authorities for residence permits for foreigners after entering China. Within the validity period of the residence permit, foreigners may reside in China and enter and exit the country several times without having to apply for a separate visa.
(Ⅳ) Holders of valid permanent residence permits for foreigners in the People’s Republic of China.
(Ⅴ) Holders of a valid APEC Business Travel Card (APEC Virtual Card holders will be able to enter the country visa-free from May 1, 2023 onwards).
(Ⅵ) Travel to Pearl River Delta, Hainan Island and Guilin
1. Foreigners holding ordinary passports of countries that have established diplomatic relations with China and are already in Hong Kong and Macao may be exempted from applying for visas if they enter the Pearl River Delta Region of Guangdong Province (the administrative regions under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing and Huizhou) in a group organized by a travel agency legally registered in Hong Kong or Macao, and if they stay for a period not exceeding six days.
2. Visa-free inbound tourism in Hainan Province: http://ga.hainan.gov.cn/sgat/zwdt/201804/2a296b8c239c4c7db2cd31292a4a889f.shtml
3. Tour groups (more than 2 persons) from the following countries, organized and received by travel agencies whose qualifications have been assessed by the tourism authorities of Guilin City in Guangxi, and entering and leaving the country as a whole through the Guilin Airport port, are allowed to stay in the administrative area of Guilin City for not more than 6 days without a visa: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines.
(Ⅶ) The situation of visa-free entry or transit may be dynamically adjusted, so it is recommended to further consult the Chinese embassies and consulates in the relevant countries or the National Immigration Administration of China before traveling.