Visa guide for Chinese passport holders
Everything a traveller from China needs to start planning: where you can go easily, where you need a visa, and where to apply locally.

41
visa-free destinations
71
visa on arrival, ETA or e-Visa
86
need a visa before travel
Popular destinations from China
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
Australiae-Visa
GermanyVisa required
FranceVisa required
ItalyVisa required
SpainVisa required
NetherlandsVisa required
SwitzerlandVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free · 30 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival
QatarVisa-free · 30 days
Türkiyee-Visa
Japane-Visa
South Koreae-Visa
SingaporeVisa-free · 30 days
ThailandVisa-free · 60 days
MalaysiaVisa-free · 30 days
IndiaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
IrelandVisa required
PortugalVisa required
GreeceVisa required
EgyptVisa on arrival
South Africae-Visa
IndonesiaVisa on arrival
Vietname-Visa
MexicoVisa required
Easiest places to visit
Albania Visa-free · 90 days
Angola Visa-free · 30 days
Antigua and Barbuda Visa-free · 30 days
Armenia Visa-free · 180 days
Australia e-Visa
Azerbaijan Visa-free · 30 days
Bahamas Visa-free · 90 days
Bahrain Visa on arrival
Bangladesh Visa on arrival
Barbados Visa-free · 30 days
Belarus Visa-free · 30 days
Benin Visa-free · 30 days
Bhutan e-Visa
Bolivia Visa on arrival
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa-free · 90 days
Botswana e-Visa
Brunei Visa on arrival
Burkina Faso e-Visa
Burundi Visa on arrival
Cambodia Visa on arrival
Cameroon e-Visa
Cape Verde Visa on arrival
Colombia e-Visa
Comoros Visa on arrival
Cuba Visa-free · 90 days
Djibouti Visa on arrival
Dominica Visa-free · 180 days
DR Congo e-Visa
Ecuador e-Visa
Egypt Visa on arrival
El Salvador e-Visa
Equatorial Guinea e-Visa
Ethiopia Visa on arrival
Fiji Visa-free · 120 days
Gabon e-Visa
Georgia Visa-free · 30 days
Ghana Visa on arrival
Grenada Visa-free · 30 days
Guinea e-Visa
Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival
Haiti Visa-free · 90 days
Indonesia Visa on arrival
Iran Visa-free · 21 days
Iraq Visa on arrival
Ivory Coast ETA required
Jamaica Visa-free · 30 days
Japan e-Visa
Jordan Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan Visa-free · 30 days
Kenya ETA required
Kiribati Visa-free · 90 days
Kyrgyzstan e-Visa
Laos Visa on arrival
Lebanon Visa on arrival
Lesotho e-Visa
Libya e-Visa
Madagascar Visa on arrival
Malawi Visa-free · 30 days
Malaysia Visa-free · 30 days
Maldives Visa-free · 30 days
Mauritania Visa on arrival
Mauritius Visa-free · 90 days
Micronesia Visa-free · 30 days
Moldova e-Visa
Mongolia e-Visa
Morocco Visa-free · 90 days
Mozambique Visa-free · 30 days
Myanmar Visa on arrival
Nepal Visa on arrival
Nigeria e-Visa
Oman Visa on arrival
Pakistan ETA required
Palau Visa on arrival
Palestine Visa-free
Papua New Guinea ETA required
Qatar Visa-free · 30 days
Russia e-Visa
Rwanda Visa on arrival
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa-free · 90 days
Saint Lucia Visa-free · 42 days
Samoa Visa on arrival
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa on arrival
Saudi Arabia Visa on arrival
Senegal Visa on arrival
Serbia Visa-free · 30 days
Seychelles Visa-free · 90 days
Sierra Leone Visa on arrival
Singapore Visa-free · 30 days
Solomon Islands Visa on arrival
Somalia Visa on arrival
South Africa e-Visa
South Korea e-Visa
South Sudan e-Visa
Sri Lanka Visa on arrival
Suriname Visa-free · 30 days
Syria e-Visa
Tajikistan e-Visa
Tanzania Visa on arrival
Thailand Visa-free · 60 days
Timor-Leste Visa on arrival
Togo e-Visa
Tonga Visa on arrival
Tunisia Visa-free · 90 days
Türkiye e-Visa
Tuvalu Visa on arrival
Uganda e-Visa
United Arab Emirates Visa-free · 30 days
Uzbekistan Visa-free · 10 days
Vanuatu Visa-free · 120 days
Vietnam e-Visa
Zambia Visa-free · 90 days
Zimbabwe Visa on arrival
Where to apply in China
Embassies and high commissions of popular destinations located in China.
Embassy data from Wikidata (CC0). Many countries use visa application centres — check the embassy website for where to submit.
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