Notice on Visa - free Policy for Twelve Countries.

To further promote people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries, China has decided to extend to December 31,2025 the visa-free policy for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. Holders of ordinary passports from 12 countries who come to China for business, tourism, family visit and transit purposes for a period not exceeding 15 days from the date of their entry will be exempted from Chinese visa to enter into China. Those who do not meet the above-mentioned travel purposes and time limit for visa exemption or holding other passports or travel documents still need to apply for Chinese visa before entering in to China.