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

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List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Cou[...]

List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption

Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries

( In alphabetical order of foreign countries )

No.Foreign CountryPassport Categories Covered by Agreement on Visa ExemptionDate of Entry into Force  YYYY.MM.DDNote
1AfghanistanDiplomatic passports2015.07.16
2AlbaniaDiplomatic, service passports

Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports		1956.08.25

2023.03.18
3AlgeriaDiplomatic, service passports2019.03.13
4AngolaDiplomatic, service passports2015.04.11
5Antigua and BarbudaDiplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs and ordinary passports of China;
Diplomatic,official,ordinary passports of  Antigua and Barbuda		2024.05.11
6ArgentinaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports of Argentina		1993.08.14
7ArmeniaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs
and ordinary passports
marked with “For Public
Affairs” of Armenia

Ordinary passports		1994.08.03

2020.01.19
8AustriaDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
9AzerbaijanDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs

Ordinary passports/
international travel documents(when traveling in tour groupsorganized by authorized travelagencies of both countries)		1994.02.10

1994.05.01
10The BahamasDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs
and ordinary passports of China;
Diplomatic, official and
ordinary passports of the Bahamas		2014.02.12
11BahrainDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, special passports of Bahrain		2018.10.25
12BangladeshDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
and ordinary passports
marked with “For GovernmentAffairs” or “Free of Charge”
of Bangladesh		1989.12.18
13BarbadosDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Barbados

Ordinary passports		2014.08.02

2017.06.01
14BelarusDiplomatic, service passports;
Ordinary passports or
international travel documents(when traveling in tour groupsorganized by authorized travelagencies of both countries)

Ordinary passports		1993.03.01

2018.08.10
15BelgiumDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
16BeninDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports with “public affairs certificate”
attached of Benin		1993.11.06
17BoliviaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Bolivia

Passports for public affairs		1987.11.15

2008.01.18
18Bosnia and HerzegovinaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ordinary passports		1980.01.09

2017.10.04

2018.05.29		*1
19BotswanaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service and officialpassports of Botswana		2018.12.22
20BrazilDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Brazil		2004.08.10
21BruneiDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Brunei		2005.06.18
22Burkina FasoDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Burkina Faso		2018.11.18
23BurundiDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2014.11.25
24BulgariaDiplomatic, service passports

EU laissez-passer		2012.04.04

2017.01.01

*3
25CambodiaDiplomatic, service passports2006.09.14
26CameroonDiplomatic, service passports2017.08.12
27Cape VerdeDiplomatic, service passports2015.07.11
28ChileDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Chile		1986.05.07
29ColombiaDiplomatic passports

Service passports of China;
Official passports of Colombia		1987.11.14

1991.11.14
30ComorosDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2016.02.26
31Congo, RepDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2014.08.07
32Costa RicaDiplomatic, service passports2008.01.15
33Côte d’IvoireDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2015.12.19
34CroatiaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Croatia

EU laissez-passer		1995.04.09

2017.01.01

*3
35CubaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service and officialpassports of Cuba		2021.07.16
36CyprusDiplomatic, service passports

EU laissez-passer		1991.10.02

2017.01.01

*3
37CzechiaDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
38DenmarkDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
39DjiboutiDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs		2014.12.04
40The Dominican RepublicDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China; 
Diplomatic, service passports of Dominican Republic		2021.01.08
41DominicaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public  
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Dominica

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,
ordinary passports of China; Diplomatic, official, service,
ordinary passport for public
affairs of Dominica		2014.03.29

2022.09.19
42D.P.R. KoreaDiplomatic, service passports

Passports for public affairs ofChina;
Collective passports for publicaffairs of D.P.R. Korea		1956.10.01

1965.01.01
43EcuadorDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Ecuador

Passports for public affairs ofChina;
Special passports of Ecuador

Ordinary passports		1987.07.11

1988.12.25

2016.08.18
44El SalvadorDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Salvador		2022.10.23
45EgyptDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, special passports of Egypt		2007.01.27
46Equatorial GuineaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Equatorial Guinea

Passports for public affairs ofChina;
Special service passports of Equatorial Guinea		2006.01.01

2017.08.06
47EritreaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2015.04.15
48EstoniaDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
49EthiopiaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2015.12.07
50FijiDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,
ordinary passports		2015.03.14
51FinlandDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
52FranceDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
53GabonDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2016.02.05
54GambiaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Gambia		2018.06.10
55GeorgiaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs;
Ordinary passports		1994.02.03

2024.05.28
56GermanyDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
57GhanaDiplomatic, service passports2017.03.28
58GreeceDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
59GrenadaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Grenada

Passports for public affairs,
ordinary passports		2010.01.17

2015.06.10
60GuineaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs2017.09.16
61GuyanaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Guyana		1998.08.19
62HondurasDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official, service
passports of Honduras		2023.09.25
63HungaryDiplomatic, service passports

EU laissez-passer		1992.05.28

2017.01.01

*3
64IcelandDiplomatic passports2017.06.01
65IndonesiaDiplomatic, service passports (for temporary visits only)2005.11.14
66IranDiplomatic, service passports1989.07.12
67IraqDiplomatic, special, service passports and passports for public affairs2023.12.19
68IrelandDiplomatic passports holders,holders of service passports
or passports for public affairsof China accompanying a
Minister or above for the
purpose of an official visit;
Diplomatic passports holders,
official passports holders of
Ireland accompanying a
Minister or above on the
purpose of an official visit		2015.09.23
69IsraelDiplomatic, service passports2016.01.17
70ItalyDiplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer2017.01.01*3
71JamaicaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Jamaica
1995.06.08
72JordanDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, service, special
passports of Jordan		1993.03.11
73KazakhstanDiplomatic, service passports

Passports for Public
Affairs, Ordinary Passports orTravel Documents of China;
Ordinary Passports or
Certificates of Return of
Kazakhstan		1994.02.01

2023.11.10
74KenyaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Kenya		2014.08.17
75KuwaitDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, special passports of Kuwait		2014.10.17
76KyrgyzstanDiplomatic, service passports2003.06.14
77LaosDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports with
effective visas for public
affairs of Laos		1989.11.06
78LatviaDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
79LesothoDiplomatic, service passports
of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Lesotho		2016.08.24
80LiberiaDiplomatic passports2016.02.10
81LithuaniaDiplomatic, service passport,seafarer’s passports (only
when entering the contractingcountry onboard a ship)

EU laissez-passer		1992.09.14

2017.01.01

*3
82LebanonDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, special, service passports of Lebanon		2023.12.24
83LuxembourgDiplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer2017.01.01*3
84MadagascarDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;Diplomatic, service passports of Madagascar2023.11.04
85MalaysiaDiplomatic, service passports of China;Diplomatic, official passports
of Malaysia		2011.05.18
86MaldivesDiplomatic, service passports

Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,ordinary passports or Travel Document of China;
Diplomatic, official passports, ordinary passports, TemporaryTravel Document or
Emergency Travel Documents(Certificate of Identity) of
Maldives		1984.11.27

2022.05.20
87MaliDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2015.05.09
88MaltaDiplomatic, service passports

EU laissez-passer		2008.03.06

2017.01.01

*3
89MauritaniaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2017.05.15
90MauritiusDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs
and ordinary passports		2013.10.31
91MexicoDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Mexico		1998.01.01
92MoldovaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports
marked with “For Public
Affairs” of Moldova; Ordinary passports/international travel
documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by
authorized travel agencies of both countries)		1993.01.01
93MongoliaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs		1989.04.30
94MontenegroDiplomatic, service passports2013.03.01
95MoroccoDiplomatic, service passports

Passports for public affairs ofChina;special passports of Morocco		2014.03.06

2016.06.09
96MozambiqueDiplomatic, service passports2016.05.14
97MyanmarDiplomatic, service passports of China;Diplomatic, official passports
of Myanmar		1998.03.05
98NepalDiplomatic, service passports of China;Diplomatic, official passports
of Nepal		2006.10.16
99NetherlandsDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
100NicaraguaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Nicaragua		2022.07.07
101NigerDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Niger		2018.12.15
102NigeriaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs		2014.02.01
103North MacedoniaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports
marked with “For Public
Affairs” of Macedonia		1994.07.19
104NorwayDiplomatic passports2018.06.18
105OmanDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, service and
special passports of Oman		2010.04.16
106PanamaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service, consular passports of Panama		2017.10.28
107PakistanDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Pakistan

Passports for public affairs		1987.08.16

1988.04.30
108PalestineDiplomatic passports of China
Diplomatic passports of Palestine		2024.01.21
109Papua New GuineaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Papua New Guinea		2019.05.02
110PeruDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, special passports of Peru		2004.05.12
111PolandDiplomatic, service passports,seafarer’s passports, crew
member certificates

EU laissez-passer		1992.07.27

2017.01.01

*3
112PortugalDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
113QatarDiplomatic, service, passports for public affairs and
ordinary passports of China;
Diplomatic, service, special
and ordinary passports of
Qatar
2018.12.21
114R.O.KoreaDiplomatic passports

Service passports of China;
Official passports of
R.O.Korea		2013.08.18

2014.12.25
115RomaniaDiplomatic, service passports

EU laissez-passer		1981.09.16

2017.01.01

*3
116RussiaOrdinary passports/
international travel documents(when traveling in tour groupsorganized by authorized travelagencies of both countries)

Diplomatic and service
passports; trainmen/aircrew/
seafarers (travelling with
seafarer’s passports) onboard
for public affairs		2000.12.01

2014.04.26
117RwandaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Rwanda		2018.12.23
118SamoaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Samoa		2011.02.18
119San MarinoDiplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports1985.07.22
120Sao Tome and PrincipeDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, special service
passports of Sao Tome and Principe		2018.02.03
121SenegalDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs2014.05.03
122SerbiaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports
marked with “For Public
Affairs” of Serbia

Ordinary passport		1980.01.09

2017.01.15		*1
123SeychellesDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs
and ordinary passports		2013.06.26
124SlovakiaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, service, special
passports of Slovakia

EU laissez-passer		1956.06.01

2017.01.01		*2

*3
125Sierra LeoneDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Sierra Leone		2018.12.24
126SingaporeDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs

Ordinary passports		2011.04.17

2024.02.09
127SloveniaDiplomatic, service passports

EU laissez-passer		1994.07.01

2017.01.01

*3
128SpainDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
129Sri LankaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Sri Lanka		2013.04.18
130Solomon IslandsDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Solomon Islands		2022.11.24
131South AfricaDiplomatic passports

Service passports		2010.11.27

2016.03.01
132South SudanDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, special passports of South Sudan		2019.03.28
133SudanDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, special, official
passports of Sudan		1995.10.26
134SurinameDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs,
ordinary passsports		2014.05.06
135SwedenDiplomatic passports,
EU laissez-passer		2017.01.01*3
136SwitzerlandDiplomatic passports2016.01.29
137TajikistanDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports
marked with “For Public
Affairs” of Tajikistan		1993.06.01
138TanzaniaDiplomatic, service passports2005.07.11
139Timor-LesteDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs2015.06.24
140ThailandDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Thailand

Passports for public affairs,
ordinary passports of China;
Ordinary passports of  Thailand		1997.06.01

2024.03.01
141TchadDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Tchad		2019.11.18
142The PhilippinesDiplomatic, service passports of China (for temporary visits only);
Diplomatic, official passports
of the Philippines (for
temporary visits only)		2005.02.28
143The United KingdomDiplomatic passports holders,
holders of service passports
or passports for public affairsof China accompanying a
Minister or above for the
purpose of an official visit;
Diplomatic passports holders,
official passports holders of
the United Kingdom
accompanying a Minister or
above on the purpose of an official visit

EU laissez-passer		2007.10.25

2017.01.01
144TogoDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2015.05.07
145TongaDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Tonga

Ordinary passports		2012.11.10

2016.08.19
146Trinidad and TobagoDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, official passports
of Trinidad and Tobago		2006.11.23
147TunisiaDiplomatic, service passports of China;
Diplomatic, special passports of Tunisia		2006.09.29
148TurkeyDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service, special
passports of Turkey		1989.12.24
149TurkmenistanDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports
marked with “For Public
Affairs” of Turkmenistan;
Ordinary passports/
international travel documents(when traveling in tour groupsorganized by authorized travelagencies of both countries)		1993.02.01
150UkraineDiplomatic, service passports,seafarer’s passports2002.03.31
151United Arab EmiratesDiplomatic passports

Service passports, passports
for public affairs

Ordinary passports		2012.03.21

2016.01.11

2018.01.16
152UruguayDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service passports of Uruguay		2017.01.07
153UzbekistanDiplomatic passports2010.07.09
154VenezuelaDiplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs2014.01.08
155VietnamDiplomatic, service passports and passports for public
affairs		1992.03.15
156VanuatuDiplomatic, service passports2020.04.19
157ZimbabweDiplomatic, service passports2014.11.12

 

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.

*3. <AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE SHORT-STAY VISA WAIVER FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS> 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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