144-hour Visa-free Transit Policy for Foreign Nationals at the Airport of Zhengzhou
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The National Immigration Administration (NIA) has expanded China’s 144-hour visa-free transit policy to 37 ports from July 15, 2024. Zhengzhou aviation port in Henan now offers this policy, with the stay limited to the administrative region of Henan Province. The stay range of Yunnan Province’s policy has been expanded from Kunming to eight other cities (prefecture-level) including Lijiang, Yuxi, Pu’er, Chuxiong, Dali, Xishuangbanna, Honghe, and Wenshan. Additionally, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, Lijiang Sanyi International Airport, and Mohan Railway Port have been added as ports applicable to the 144-hour visa-free transit policy.
The 144-hour visa-free policy is valid for passengers from 54 countries, including USA, Canada and UK, etc. Passengers from these countries holding valid passports, international travel documents and interline tickets with confirmed dates and seats, who are going to transit to third countries (or regions) via China, can apply for visa-free transit at the entry/exit border inspection authorities at 37 designated ports in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Dalian, Shanghai, Nanjing, Lianyungang, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jieyang, Qingdao, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi’an, Xiamen, Wuhan, Kunming, Lijiang, and Xishuangbanna, etc.
During the 144-hour visa exemption period, the passenger is allowed to move around and engage in short-term activities such as tourism, business, visiting and visiting within the specific precincts (unless otherwise agreed in mutual visa exemption agreement or China’s unilateral visa-free policy).
The requirements for the 144-hour visa-free transit policy?
Ø The foreign national must have a valid passport from one of the 54 countries, which are:
· 40 countries in Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Monaco, and Belarus.
· Six countries in the Americas: the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile.
· Two countries in Oceania: Australia and New Zealand.
· Six countries in Asia: South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
Ø A valid passport or another international travel document that is valid for more than three months and meets the entry requirements for a third country or region;
Ø An interline ticket or relevant documents with the confirmed departure date and seat number leaving for a third country or region within 144 hours; the landing card for foreigners in transit that is filled out upon arrival in China;
Ø No refusal stamp of the visa authority of our country, and no record of illegal exit or entry, illegal residence or illegal employmentin the past 5 years.
You may also be required to answer some questions at immigration control upon arrival.
