Here are 5 ways to enter China without a visa – by land, sea or air
With more countries joining the visa exemption list and more points of entry for other passport holders, travel to China has never been easier
Over the past two years, Beijing has been steadily lowering visa requirements for inbound travellers – or removing them outright – to stimulate China’s tourism sector.
The National Immigration Administration said on Wednesday that more than 30 million foreign nationals entered China without a visa last year, a year-on-year increase of nearly 50 per cent.
Immigration officials now allow travellers from dozens of countries to stay without a visa for up to 10 days on a transit basis, while a growing list of other foreign nationals are permitted to remain for 30 days without a visa.
Obtaining a visa to enter mainland China often requires filling out pages of paperwork, paying more than US$100 and waiting days for the documents to be processed.
Here are five ways for travellers to avoid that lengthy process and enter mainland China without a visa.