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China passport: where you can go in 2026

Data as of 28 Oct 2026

China passport. No visa: 46. Online authorisation or e-visa: 38. Visa on arrival: 37. Embassy visa: 84.

169 of these destinations are not researched yet. Their rows are muted.

A residence card or a visa changes this

These rules depend on where you live or the visas you hold, so a passport list misses them.

DestinationStatusCondition
ArgentinaeTA
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Ordinary-passport holder of a visa-required nationality on the DNM list of AVE-eligible countries, holding a valid US visa B1, B2, J, O, P (P1–P3), E or H-1B (not Green Card) valid through the stay; or, for US-visa-exempt nationals, one verifiable US entry in the last 2 years or a current ESTA.
ArgentinaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Valid US visa in a tourism/business category (some consulates also cite Green Card); tourism or business; up to 30 days, one 30-day extension (Res. 316/2025).
AustriaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
BelgiumVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
BulgariaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SwitzerlandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
ColombiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid US or Schengen visa with more than 180 days of validity remaining on entry to Colombia.
Costa RicaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: No Costa Rican visa needed when holding a multiple-entry US or Canadian visa or US/Canadian residence (valid at least 1 day on entry), a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa, or legal residence in an EU state, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or the UK. A UK visa alone does not qualify. Length of stay granted on this basis is not stated in the sources.
CyprusVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Hold a valid double- or multiple-entry Schengen C visa, a Schengen national long-stay (D) visa or a Schengen residence permit (incl. those issued by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), valid for the intended stay. Single-entry Schengen visas and UK/Irish permits do not qualify.
CzechiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
GermanyVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
DenmarkVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
EstoniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SpainVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
FinlandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
FranceVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
GreeceVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
CroatiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
HungaryVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
IndonesiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds Singapore permanent residence (PR)
IcelandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
ItalyVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
South KoreaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a visa, permanent residence or re-entry permit of the US (incl. Guam, Saipan), Canada, Australia, New Zealand or one of 32 European countries (Schengen states, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus)
KuwaitVisa on arrival
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a residence permit of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain or Oman valid at least 6 months; any profession (2008 profession list repealed).
LiechtensteinVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
LithuaniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
LuxembourgVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
LatviaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
MontenegroVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid Schengen visa, or a valid visa or residence permit issued by the United States, the United Kingdom or Ireland (or a Schengen-state residence permit).
MaltaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
MexicoVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid visa of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan or a Schengen state (Schengen: type C, multiple-entry, valid for all Schengen states), or permanent residence of US, CA, GB, JP, a Schengen state, or a Pacific Alliance member (CL, CO, PE)
NetherlandsVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
NorwayVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
New ZealandeTA
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds an eligible Australian visa (e.g. subclass 600) at check-in.
PhilippinesE-visa
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Residence-based, not nationality-based: the applicant must hold legal or permanent residence in a country whose Philippine post accepts eVisa (rollout ongoing; selected European posts added July 2026). Typed for Schengen states, UK, US, UAE and Qatar (v3 Algeria profile examples); other posts unknown.
PolandVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
PortugalVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
RomaniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SwedenVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SloveniaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
SlovakiaVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holds a valid residence permit or national long-stay (D) visa issued by a Schengen state (Art. 6(1)(b) Schengen Borders Code; Art. 21 CISA).
UruguayVisa-free
Rule text, quoted in its source language: Holders of a valid US, Canadian, UK or EU visa may enter without a Uruguayan consular visa, provided the first entry is via Carrasco airport, Montevideo port, Colonia or Laguna del Sauce (note 10).

Longest stays without a visa

  1. Dominica · 180 days
  2. Fiji · 120 days
  3. Vanuatu · 120 days
  4. Albania · 90 days · 90 days in 180 days
  5. Armenia · 90 days
  6. Bahamas · 90 days
  7. Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
  8. Cuba · 90 days
  9. Haiti · 90 days
  10. Kiribati · 90 days

All destinations

DestinationStatusStaySource
AfghanistanE-visa30 daysSource
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
AlgeriaEmbassy visa–Source
AndorraEmbassy visa–Source
AngolaVisa-free30 daysSource
Antigua & BarbudaVisa-free30 daysSource
ArgentinaEmbassy visa90 daysSource
ArmeniaVisa-free90 daysSource
AustraliaE-visa–Source
AustriaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
AzerbaijanVisa-free30 daysSource
BahamasVisa-free90 daysSource
BahrainVisa on arrival–Source
BangladeshVisa on arrival–Source
BarbadosVisa-free30 daysSource
BelarusVisa-free30 daysSource
BelgiumEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
BelizeEmbassy visa–Source
BeninVisa-free30 daysSource
BhutanE-visa90 daysSource
BoliviaVisa on arrival30 daysSource
Bosnia & HerzegovinaVisa-free90 daysSource
BotswanaE-visa90 days · 90 days in 365 daysSource
BrazilVisa-free30 daysSource
BruneiVisa on arrival–Source
BulgariaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Burkina FasoE-visa–Source
BurundiVisa on arrival30 daysSource
CambodiaVisa on arrival–Source
CameroonE-visa–Source
CanadaEmbassy visa–Source
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival–Source
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa–Source
ChadE-visa–Source
ChileEmbassy visa–Source
ColombiaE-visa180 daysSource
ComorosVisa on arrival45 daysSource
Congo - BrazzavilleEmbassy visa–Source
Congo - KinshasaE-visa7 daysSource
Cook IslandsVisa-free31 daysSource
Costa RicaEmbassy visa30 daysSource
Côte d’IvoireE-visa–Source
CroatiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
CubaVisa-free90 daysSource
CyprusEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
CzechiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
DenmarkEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
DjiboutiVisa on arrival–Source
DominicaVisa-free180 daysSource
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa–Source
EcuadorE-visa90 days · 90 days in 365 daysSource
EgyptVisa on arrival–Source
El SalvadorE-visa–Source
Equatorial GuineaE-visa–Source
EritreaEmbassy visa–Source
EstoniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
EswatiniEmbassy visa–Source
EthiopiaVisa on arrival90 daysSource
Falkland IslandsNot researched–Not confirmed
FijiVisa-free120 daysSource
FinlandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
FranceEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GabonE-visa90 daysSource
GambiaEmbassy visa–Source
GeorgiaVisa-free30 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GermanyEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GhanaVisa on arrival–Source
GreeceEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
GreenlandEmbassy visa–Source
GrenadaVisa-free30 daysSource
GuatemalaEmbassy visa–Source
GuineaE-visa90 daysSource
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 daysSource
GuyanaEmbassy visa–Source
HaitiVisa-free90 daysSource
HondurasEmbassy visa–Source
Hong Kong SAR ChinaEmbassy visa–Source
HungaryEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
IcelandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
IndiaEmbassy visa–Source
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 daysSource
IranVisa-free21 daysSource
IraqVisa on arrival–Source
IrelandEmbassy visa–Source
IsraelEmbassy visa–Source
ItalyEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
JamaicaVisa-free30 daysSource
JapanE-visa30 daysSource
JordanVisa on arrival90 daysSource
KazakhstanVisa-free30 daysSource
KenyaeTA90 daysSource
KiribatiVisa-free90 daysSource
KosovoEmbassy visa–Source
KuwaitEmbassy visa–Source
KyrgyzstanE-visa90 daysSource
LaosVisa on arrival–Source
LatviaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
LebanonVisa on arrival30 daysSource
LesothoE-visa14 daysSource
LiberiaE-visa–Source
LibyaE-visa–Source
LiechtensteinEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
LithuaniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
LuxembourgEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Macao SAR ChinaEmbassy visa–Source
MadagascarVisa on arrival60 days · 15 days in 30 daysSource
MalawiVisa-free30 daysSource
MalaysiaVisa-free30 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
MaldivesVisa-free30 daysSource
MaliEmbassy visa–Source
MaltaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa–Source
MauritaniaE-visa–Source
MauritiusVisa-free90 days · 180 days in 365 daysSource
MexicoEmbassy visa180 daysSource
MicronesiaVisa-free30 daysSource
MoldovaE-visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
MonacoEmbassy visa–Source
MongoliaE-visa30 daysSource
MontenegroEmbassy visa90 daysSource
MontserratNot researched–Not confirmed
MoroccoVisa-free90 daysSource
MozambiqueVisa-free30 daysSource
Myanmar (Burma)Visa on arrival–Source
NamibiaEmbassy visa–Source
NauruEmbassy visa–Source
NepalVisa on arrival90 days · 15 days in 30 daysSource
NetherlandsEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
New CaledoniaEmbassy visa–Source
New ZealandEmbassy visa–Source
NicaraguaEmbassy visa–Source
NigerEmbassy visa–Source
NigeriaE-visa90 daysSource
NiueVisa-free30 daysSource
North KoreaNo entry–Source
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa–Source
Northern CyprusVisa-free30 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
NorwayEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
OmanVisa on arrival–Source
PakistaneTA–Source
PalauVisa on arrival30 daysSource
Palestinian TerritoriesEmbassy visa–Source
PanamaEmbassy visa90 daysSource
Papua New GuineaeTA–Source
ParaguayEmbassy visa–Source
PeruEmbassy visa–Source
PhilippinesEmbassy visa59 daysSource
Pitcairn IslandsVisa-free14 daysSource
PolandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
PortugalEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Puerto RicoEmbassy visa–Source
QatarVisa-free30 daysSource
RomaniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
RussiaVisa-free30 daysSource
RwandaVisa on arrival–Source
SamoaVisa on arrival–Source
San MarinoEmbassy visa–Source
São Tomé & PríncipeVisa on arrival–Source
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival–Source
SenegalVisa on arrival90 daysSource
SerbiaVisa-free30 daysSource
SeychelleseTA90 daysSource
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 daysSource
SingaporeVisa-free30 daysSource
SlovakiaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SloveniaEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival–Source
SomaliaVisa on arrival–Source
SomalilandVisa on arrival30 daysSource
South AfricaeTA90 days · 90 days in 365 daysSource
South KoreaEmbassy visa90 daysSource
South SudanE-visa–Source
SpainEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Sri LankaeTA30 daysSource
St. HelenaNot researched–Not confirmed
St. Kitts & NevisVisa-free90 daysSource
St. LuciaVisa-free42 daysSource
St. Vincent & GrenadinesEmbassy visa–Source
SudanEmbassy visa–Source
SurinameVisa-free30 daysSource
SwedenEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SwitzerlandEmbassy visa90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
SyriaE-visa–Source
TaiwanEmbassy visa–Source
TajikistanE-visa–Source
TanzaniaVisa on arrival90 daysSource
ThailandVisa-free30 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 daysSource
TogoE-visa–Source
TongaVisa on arrival–Source
Trinidad & TobagoE-visa–Source
TunisiaVisa-free90 daysSource
TürkiyeVisa-free90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa–Source
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 daysSource
UgandaE-visa90 daysSource
UkraineEmbassy visa–Source
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days · 90 days in 180 daysSource
United KingdomEmbassy visa–Source
United StatesEmbassy visa–Source
UruguayEmbassy visa–Source
UzbekistanVisa-free30 daysSource
VanuatuVisa-free120 daysSource
Vatican CityEmbassy visa–Source
VenezuelaE-visa–Source
VietnamE-visa90 daysSource
YemenEmbassy visa–Source
ZambiaVisa-free90 daysSource
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 daysSource

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