Visa exemption for 72 hours in Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou and Chengdu for certain countries

Citizens of the following 45 countries holding a valid passport, a visa for their final destination and a transit flight ticket with a confirmed seat and departure date leaving within 72 hours, who transit via Beijing, Shanghai,Guangzhou airport, or Chengdu airport (Beijing Capital International airport, Shanghai Pudong International airport and Hongqiao International airport, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport and Chengdu Airport of Sichuan) to a third country (region) may be exempt from a transit visa, provided that their stay within the respective administrative regions does not exceed 72 hours.

The countries that are eligible for the 72 hour transit visa exemption from Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou, or Chengdu airports are as follows:

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria,Canada, Chile, Croatian, Cyprus,Czech Republic, Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France, Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Japan,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg, Macedonia,Malta, Montenegro,Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia,Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine ,United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom,  United States of America.