Visa-Free Countries In Chinese 2023-2024 | Application & Requirements

In 29 nations throughout the world, Chinese nationals are not required to have a visa.This indicates that they can apply for a visa or a substitute, such as an eVisa, before leaving China’s borders. However, additional paperwork, such a current passport and insurance, might

The full list of nations that will not require Chinese passport holders to obtain visas as of 2023 can be found in the section below this one. Make sure you have the additional documentation needed for the particular location.

List of visa-free countries for Chinese passport holders in 2023

The list of visa-free countries for Chinese passport holders 2023 and the duration they can stay without a Visa.

1. Albania (90 days)
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Armenia (180 days)
4. Bahamas (90 days)
5. Barbados (30 days)
6. Belarus (30 days)
7. Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days)
8. Dominica (180 days)
9. Ecuador (90 days)
10. Equatorial Guinea
11. Fiji (120 days)
12. Grenada (30 days)
13. Haiti (90 days)
14. Iran (21 days)
15. Jamaica (30 days)
16. Kazakhstan (14 days)
17. Mauritius (90 days)
18. Micronesia (30 days)
19. Morocco (90 days)
20. Palestinian Territories
21. Qatar (30 days)
22. Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days)
23. Saint Lucia (42 days)
24. Serbia (90 days)
25. Suriname (30 days)
26. Tunisia (90 days)
27. Uzbekistan (10 days)
28. Vanuatu (30 days)
29. Zambia (90 days)

Countries that can give Chinese citizen visa on arrival

Chinese passport holders can enter about 40 countries with a visa-on-arrival. This means they can acquire a visa at the land border, airport, or seaport of their destination. After the visa is granted to the Chinese citizen, the travelers can start exploring the country. But the stay should always be, at most, the visa validity date. 

The list of the countries that will issue visa-on-arrival for Chinese passport holders is given below, with the granted period of stay for granted visa. 

1. Angola (pre-visa on arrival)
2. Azerbaijan (30 days)
3. Bahrain (30 days)
4. Bangladesh (30 days)
5. Bolivia (90 days)
6. Brunei (14 days)
7. Burundi (30 days)
8. Cape Verde (EASE)
9. Comoros (45 days)
10. Guinea-Bissau (90 days)
11. Guyana (pre-visa on arrival)
12. Indonesia (30 days)
13. Iraq (60 days)
14. Jordan
15. Laos (30 days)
16. Lebanon (30 days)
17. Macao (30 days)
18. Madagascar (90 days)
19. Malawi (30 days)
20. MauritaniMozambique (30 days)
21. Nepal (150 days)
22. Nigeria (pre-visa on arrival)
23. Oman (21 days)
24. Palau (30 days)
25. Rwanda (30 days)
26. Samoa (60 days)
27. Sao Tome and Principe (15 days)
28. Saudi Arabia (90 days)
29. Senegal (30 days)
30. Sierra Leone (30 days)
31. Somalia (30 days)
32. Tanzania
33. Thailand (30 days)
34. Timor-Leste (30 days)
35. Togo (7 days)
36. Tonga (31 days)
37. Tuvalu (30 days)
38. United Arab Emirates (30 days)

Countries that grant entry to Chinese passport holders with an eVisa

Chinese passport holders can visit 40 countries with an eVisa.

An eVisa, an electronic visa, is a travel document obtained online before a trip. The application process is conducted online, so there is no need to go through the usual visa procedures.

Generally, eVisas are granted in case of stays for tourism, business, or transit. All the required documents are to be photocopied and sent online.

Countries that grant entry to Chinese passport holders with an eVisa are listed below. Please read them carefully and take note of the validity period provided for each of them.

1.   Australia
2.   Azerbaijan (30 days)
3.   Bahrain (30 days)
4.   Benin
5.   Bolivia (90 days)
6.   Botswana
7.   Cambodia (30 days)
8.   Colombia
9.   Congo (Dem. Rep., 90 days)
10.   Djibouti
11.   Egypt
12.   Ethiopia (90 days)
13.   Gabon (90 days)
14.   Georgia
15.   Guinea (90 days)
16.   Guinea-Bissau (90 days)
17.   Kenya (90 days)
18.   Kyrgyzstan
19.   Laos (30 days)
20.   Lesotho (14 days)
21.   Madagascar (90 days)
22.   Malawi (30 days)
23.   Malaysia (30 days)
24.   Moldova
25.   Mongolia (30 days)
26.   Myanmar [Burma]
27.   Oman (21 days)
28.   Rwanda (30 days)
29.   Saudi Arabia (90 days)
30.   Seychelles (tourist registration, 90 days)
31.   Singapore
32.   South Africa
33.   South Sudan
34.   Tajikistan
35.   Tanzania
36.   Thailand (30 days)
37.   Turkey (30 days)
38.   Uganda
39.   Ukraine
40.   Zimbabwe

Chinese citizens can travel to 3 countries with an eTA authorization.

Electronic Travel Authorization, also known as eTA, is an entry document connected to the traveler’s passport. The eTA allows the country’s authorities to screen the traveler before entering their territory for security purposes. Still, it is not a visa and is explicitly given to visa-exempt travelers to a particular country.  

Three countries give this type of entry to Chinese passport holders, and they include 

1. Ivory Coast, pre-enrollment, 90 days
2. Pakistan for 30 days 
3. Sri Lanka for 30 days

Conclusion 

Following the study carried out by our staff. Chinese passport holders can travel and stay in some countries in the world for a specific duration without needing a country’s visa; the nations you travelled through in the previous article are the possible ones.

There are also certain nations that allow Chinese citizens with passports to enter with an electronic visa, nations that can issue Chinese citizens visas upon arrival, etc. These nations are all listed in the article’s summary above.

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