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Since China has fully permitted visa applications, there are now several ways to enter the country.
If you still hold a valid Chinese visa (any type including tourist visa, 10-year visa, etc.), you can use it to enter China.
If you don’t have a Chinese visa or your visa has expired, you can apply for a new one. All visas can now be applied for, including tourist visas, business visas, work visas, and so on.
For the documents required for a visa application, you can refer to the information given by a Chinese embassy/consulate.
To apply for a tourist visa (L visa), you will be asked to provide an invitation letter issued by a Chinese travel agency or individual or round-trip air tickets and hotel bookings.
When booking a private tour with us, we can provide you with an invitation letter, which is one more thing we do to make your travel more convenient, giving you more flexibility with your air tickets and hotel bookings.
Q: What if my passport expires but my visa doesn't?
A: You can travel to China on the expired passport containing valid Chinese visa in combination with the new passport, provided that the identity information (name, date of birth, gender, nationality) on both passport identical.
If there is change to any of the above details, you must apply for a new visa.
If you do not apply for a Chinese visa, you may still have the opportunity to visit these areas of China visa free: the Shanghai area (including Suzhou, Hangzhou, etc.), the Beijing area (with Tianjin and Hebei), the Guangzhou area (Shenzhen, Zhuhai, etc.), and more. Take advantage of the 6-day visa-free entitlements.
Find out if you could use the 144-hour visa-free transit policy with our information on China’s 144-hour Visa-Free Policy (Eligible Entry/Exit Ports, Applicable Countries, Documents to be Prepared...)
You can also obtain entry and exit control policies through the 24-hour hotline of the National Immigration Administration:
In addition, tour groups from ASEAN member countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei, and the Philippines, can visit Guilin for 144 hours without visas as long as they meet the visa-free transit policy requirements.
Shanghai has a 15-day visa-free policy for foreign tourist groups entering China via a cruise. You must arrive and depart on the same cruise and be received by a Chinese travel agent at the Shanghai Cruise Terminal (or Wusong Passenger Center).
No visa is required for staying on Hainan Island for up to 30 days for ordinary passport holders from 59 countries. Groups and individual tourists must book a tour through an accredited travel agency.
Find out whether you qualify for the policy here.
International travelers from Hong Kong or Macau are able to visit the Pearl River Delta area (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, etc.) visa-free as long as they go with a registered tour provider, such as us.
If you hold a valid APEC business travel card, you can simply enter China with the card without applying for a visa.
Travelers who hold a valid APEC business travel card can stay in China for up to 60 days.
It depends on where you are flying from...
Travelers from the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, etc. still need to do a PCR test within 48 hours before departure and declare a negative test result to China Customs by filling in a Health Declaration Form on the WeChat mini-program China Customs (scan the QR code below), at the website, or via the China Customs APP.
If you are flying to China directly from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Italy, etc., you can do an antigen self-test within 48 hours before departure instead of a PCR test.
Travelers from overseas and Taiwan will need a negative PCR test result within 48 hours before departure or a negative RAT test result within 24 hours before leaving for Hong Kong.
If you are travelling to Hong Kong from the Chinese Mainland or Macau, there is no need for any tests.
Q: If I fly from the US, stop in Hong Kong, and then head to the Chinese Mainland, do I still need to do a test?
A: It dpends on the situation.
If your test result is still within 48 hours when you head to the Chinese Mainland from Hong Kong, you don't need to do the test again.
But if If your test result exceeds 48 hours and your stay in Hong Kong is less than 7 days, you need to do the test again.
There is no need for any tests when traveling from Hong Kong to the Chinese Mainland if you haven't been abroad or to Taiwan within 7 days of going.
Direct high-speed trains from Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Hong Kong are available now. In preparation for the Canton Fair, it is expected that direct high-speed ferries will be launched from Guangzhou Pazhou Port to Hong Kong’s airport in mid-April.
Travelers entering Macau from overseas will need to show a negative PCR test or rapid antigen detection test result for a time within 48 hours of leaving.
Travelers entering Macau from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, or Taiwan don't need any test results. Nucleic acid test results are also not required for travel to the mainland from Macau (If you haven't been outside Macau or the Chinese Mainland for the 7 days prior to going).
Macau has resumed international transfer services. Foreign nationals who enter Macau and leave for the Chinese Mainland within 7 days after their entry are required to show a negative PCR test within 48 hours before departure.
Inbound and outbound international flights in the week beginning March 6th rose by more than 350% compared with a year earlier, to nearly 2,500 flights, according to Chinese flight tracking data from APP Flight Master.
At present, there are one or two direct flights a week from New York to Shanghai, Los Angeles to Beijing, Seattle to Shanghai, London to Guangzhou, etc.
There are also many flight options with stopovers that are more frequent and affordable. Testing at transit airports is now not required! (If you get tested at the initial departure point and your test result is still within 48 hours when you board the plane again)
The Coronavirus outbreak in China has subsided. China looks like it did in 2019 again. No special measures (like PCR tests or health codes) are required when traveling around China. All attractions are open as normal.
Wearing a mask is not mandatory when traveling. In hotels, masks are off for the most part. But in some crowded places, such as airports or subway stations, many people still wear masks.
Weather-wise, the best times to visit China are spring (April–May) and autumn (September–October), when most of the popular places have their most tourism-friendly weather, except for the “golden weeks” — the first week of May and of October — when most attractions are flooded with Chinese tourists.
If you are looking for smaller crowds, favorable prices, and still good weather, you should consider March and April or September.
Tourism in cultural and historical destinations like Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an is hardly affected by weather conditions. They are suitable to be visited all year round.
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