Expand again! China's 144-hour transit visa-free policy has increased to 37 ports.

The State Administration of Immigration announced today that from now on, the 144-hour transit visa-free policy will be implemented at Zhengzhou Airport in Henan Province, and the scope of stay will be the administrative area of Henan Province; Expand the stay scope of the 144-hour transit visa-free policy in Yunnan Province from Kunming to 9 administrative regions of Kunming, Lijiang, Yuxi, Pu 'er, Chuxiong, Dali, Xishuangbanna, Honghe and Wenshan. Three new ports, including Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, Lijiang Sanyi International Airport and Mohan Railway Port, are applicable to the 144-hour transit visa-free policy.

It is understood that up to now, the National Immigration Bureau has been in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Dalian, Shanghai, Nanjing, Lianyungang, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, Zhengzhou, Henan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jieyang, Qingdao, Chongqing, Chengdu, Sichuan, Xi 'an, Shaanxi, Xiamen, Hubei, Kunming, Lijiang, Yunnan. Citizens of 54 countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Britain, with valid international travel documents and joint tickets with dates and seats confirmed within 144 hours, can stay in the specified area for no more than 144 hours without visas, and can engage in short-term activities such as tourism, business, visits, and family visits during their stay (those who meet the visa-free agreement signed with China or our unilateral visa-free policy can follow its provisions).

According to the relevant person in charge of the National Immigration Bureau, since China implemented the 72/144-hour transit visa-free policy in January 2013, the transit visa-free policy has played an important role in serving the country's high-level opening up, facilitating the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel and promoting foreign exchanges and cooperation. The expansion of the 144-hour transit visa-free policy in the two provinces has provided more choices for foreigners to travel and trade in China. In the next step, the National Immigration Bureau will continuously improve and optimize the transit visa-free policy, continue to deepen the institutional opening of immigration management, welcome foreigners to China with a more open attitude, and fully serve to promote high-level openness and high-quality development.

(From the manuscript of the National Immigration Bureau on July 15, 2024)