China's rapidly expanding visa-free scheme aims to boost tourism. China's visa-free list continues to grow, with eight more European countries being added. Citizens of Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Estonia and Latvia have now been granted visa waivers for the Asian nation.
Tourists from these countries, as well as Japan, will be able to enter China visa-free from 30 November 2024 until 31 December 2025. Passport holders from Andorra, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovakia and Norway were recently added to the list, which grants them stays in China of up to 30 days without a visa. Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Portugal and Slovenia were granted the access in October.
It brings the total number of European countries granted visa-free access up to 38. In July, tourists from Poland, Australia and were also granted unrestricted entry to China until the end of 2025. Since the start of 2024, the scheme has been announced in stages, with various European nations and also gaining visa-free access.
It aims to encourage more people to visit China for business and tourism, and promote exchanges between Chinese citizens and foreign nationals. Citizens of 38 European countries can stay in China without a visa for up to 30 days. The full list of European countries now includes Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, , Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, .
