***Visa Free ***
China is implementing a pilot short-stay visa waiver policy for certain countries, and the latest policy since 30th November 2024 is as follows. Citizens holding ordinary passports from 38 countries can enter China for business, tourism, visiting relatives, exchanges, and transit for up to 30 days without a visa:
Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan.
In addition, there is 240-hour visa-free transit policy for citizens from 55 countries:
Europe (40 countries): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Norway.
Americas (6 countries): United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile.
Oceania (2 countries): Australia, New Zealand.
Asia (6 countries): South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar， Indonesia
China 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit: Eligibility, Ports & Tips
***Visa Application***
If you need an official invitation letter for Visa application, please contact Ms.Zi Yang (ziyang@sjtu.edu.cn) with the following information:
1) Name as it appears in your passport
2) Position and Institution
3) Passport number
4) Gender
5) Nationality
6) Date of Birth
7) Arrival and departure dates
Please also indicate “Focus week invitation-letter “in the subject line
