List of Agreements on Visa Exemption Signed Between the People's Republic of China and Foreign Countries--World Travel Online

List of Agreements on Visa Exemption Signed Between China and Foreign Countries

List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People's Republic of China and Foreign Countries

(In alphabetical order of foreign countries)

By 29 March 2014, the People's Republic of China signed agreements with the following foreign countries on mutual visa exemption. Citizens of the People's Republic of China who are holders of valid specified passports of China are usually exempted from visa requirements for a short visit to the following foreign countries.

No.	Foreign Country	Passport Categories Covered by Agreement onVisa Exemption	Date of Entry into Force YYYY.MM.DD	Note
1	Albania	Diplomatic, service/special passports	1956.08.25
2	Argentine	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1993.08.14
3	Armenia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs"	1994.08.03
4	Azerbaijan	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	1994.02.10
4	Azerbaijan	Ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	1994.05.01
5	The Bahamas	Diplomatic, service/official passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports	2014.02.12
6	Bangladesh	Diplomatic Passport（Diplomatic, service/official passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Government Affairs" or "Free of Charge"	1989.12.18
7	Belarus	Diplomatic, service passports; ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	1993.03.01
8	Benin	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports with "public affairs certificate" attached	1993.11.06
9	Bolivia	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1987.11.15
9	Bolivia	Passports for public affairs	2008.01.18
10	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs"	1980.01.09	*1
11	Brazil	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2004.08.10
12	Brunei	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2005.06.18
13	Bulgaria	Diplomatic, service passports	2012.04.04
14	Cambodia	Diplomatic, service passports	2006.09.14
15	Chile	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1986.05.07
15	Chile	Passport for Public Affairs	2008.01.18
16	Colombia	Diplomatic passports	1987.11.14
16	Colombia	Service/official passports	1991.11.14
17	Costa	Rica Diplomatic, service passports	2008.01.15
18	Croatia	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1995.04.09
19	Cuba	Diplomatic, service/official passports and passports for public affairs	1988.12.23
20	Cyprus	Diplomatic, service passports	1991.10.02
21	Dominica	Diplomatic, service/official passports and passports for public affairs	2014.03.29
22	D.P.R. Korea	Diplomatic, service passports 1956.10.01 Passports for public affairs, collective passports for public affairs	1965.01.01
23	Ecuador	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1987.07.11
23	Ecuador	Passports for public affairs/special passports	2007.01.27
24	Egypt	Diplomatic, service/special passports	2007.01.27
25	Equatorial	Guinea Diplomatic, service/official passports	2006.01.01
26	Georgia	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs; ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	1994.02.03
27	Grenada	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2010.01.17
28	Guyana	Diplomatic, service/official passports and passports for public affairs	1998.08.19
29	Hungary	Diplomatic, service passports	1992.05.28
30	Indonesia	Diplomatic, service passports	2005.11.14
31	Iran	Diplomatic, service passports	1989.07.12
32	Jamaica	Diplomatic, service/official passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports	2014.05.31
33	Jordan	Diplomatic, service/special passports	1993.03.11
34	Kazakhstan	Diplomatic, service passports	1994.02.01
35	Kyrgyzstan	Diplomatic, service passports	2003.06.14
36	Laos	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports with effective visas for public affairs	1989.11.06
37	Lithuania	Diplomatic, service passport, seafarer's passports (only when entering the contracting country onboard a ship)	1992.09.14
38	Macedonia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs"	1994.07.19
39	Malaysia	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2011.05.18
40	Maldives	Diplomatic, service passports	1984.11.27
41	Malta	Diplomatic, service passports	2008.03.06
42	Mauritius	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports	2013.10.31
43	Mexico	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1998.01.01
44	Moldova	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs", ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	1993.01.01
45	Mongolia	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	1989.04.30
46	Montenegro	Diplomatic, service passports	2013.03.01
47	Morocco	Diplomatic, service passports	2014.03.06
48	Myanmar	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1998.03.05
49	Nepal	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2006.10.16
50	Nigeria	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2014.02.01
51	Oman	Diplomatic, service/special passports	2010.04.16
52	Pakistan	Diplomatic, service/official passports	1987.08.16
52	Pakistan	Passports for public affairs	1988.04.30
53	Peru	Diplomatic, service/special passports	2004.05.12
54	Poland	Diplomatic, service passports, seafarer's passports, crew member certificates	1992.07.27
55	R.O.Korea	Diplomatic passports	2013.08.18
56	Romania	Diplomatic, service passports	1981.09.16
57	Russia	Ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	2000.12.01
57	Russia	Diplomatic passports, trainmen onboard an international train for public affairs, members of designated regular aircrew, seafarers travelling with seafarer's passports for public affairs	2001.05.25
58	Samoa	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2011.02.18
59	San Marino	Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports	1985.07.22
60	Serbia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs"	1980.01.09	*1
61	Seychelles	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports	2013.06.26
62	Slovakia	Diplomatic, service/special passports	1956.06.01	*2
63	Singapore	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2011.04.17
64	Slovenia	Diplomatic, service passports	1994.07.01
65	Sri Lanka	Diplomatic, service/official passports, passports for public affairs	2013.04.18
66	South	Africa Diplomatic passports	2010.11.27
67	South Sudan	Diplomatic, service /special passports	2011.07.09
68	Sudan	Diplomatic, service /special, official passports	1995.10.26
69	Tajikistan	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs"	1993.06.01
70	Tanzania	Diplomatic, service passports	2005.07.11
71	Thailand	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2003.10.18
72	The Philippines	Diplomatic, service/official passports (for temporary visits only)	2005.02.28
73	The United Kingdom	Diplomatic, some service passport	2007.10.25
74	Tonga	Diplomatic, service/official passports and passports for public affairs	2012.11.10
75	Trinidad and Tobago	Diplomatic, service/official passports	2006.11.23
76	Tunisia	Diplomatic, service/special passports	2006.09.29
77	Turkey	Diplomatic, service/special passports and passports for public affairs	1989.12.24
78	Turkmenistan	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports marked with "For Public Affairs"; ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel a gencies of both countries)	1993.02.01
79	Ukraine	Diplomatic, service passports, seafarer's passports	2002.03.31
80	United Arab Emirates	Diplomatic passports	2012.03.21
81	Uruguay	Diplomatic, service/official passports held by members of diplomatic or consular missions in the other contracting country	1988.11.07
81	Uruguay	Diplomatic passports	1994.01.01
82	Uzbekistan	Diplomatic passports	2010.07.09
83	Venezuela	Diplomatic, service passports	1989.07.13
83	Venezuela	Passports for public affairs	2014.01.08
84	Vietnam	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	1992.03.15

Note:
*1. The agreement signed between China and the former Yugoslavia is applicable.
*2. The agreement signed between China and the former Czechoslovakia is applicable.

* Exemption of visa requirements does not mean permission to stay and reside in the other contracting country for an indefinite period of time. According to the agreements, holders of valid specified passports are permitted to stay for less than 30 days upon entry into the other contracting country. If a passport holder intends to stay for over 30 days, he or she should go through residence formalities with the local authorities according to relevant regulations as soon as possible.

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