China will grant visa exemption to more EU countries in March
by Pilar Dujan | March 11, 2024
China keeps expanding its visa-exemption program. Now, it has added new EU members to the list: Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Citizens of these countries who hold ordinary passports will be able to travel to China without a visa for 15 days.
The visa exemption will be put into effect on March 14th. However, it is only temporary: the trial ends on November 30th, so pick your travel dates accordingly.
If a citizen of these countries wishes to travel for more than 15 days (or for reasons other than tourism, business, family visits or transit), they will need to get a visa for China.
The reason behind all the measures China is taking in regards to foreign travelers is to boost its tourism industry, which is still struggling after the COVID-19 pandemic.
More recent visa news from China
There have been lots of recent visa news coming from China. These 6 countries join an ever growing list of visa-exempt nations, like: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Georgia, and Singapore. Thailand and China have their own agreement, a mutual visa-exemption.
Pilar Dujan
I’m originally from Argentina, now based in Spain. I’m a writer and Visagov’s Press Officer, which allows me to put my expertise in visa and travel-related matters to the test.
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