The National Immigration Administration 

(NIA) announced today that it will fully 

relax and optimize the visa-free transit 

policy, which is effective immediately. 

The stay duration for foreign nationals 

eligible for visa-free transit has been 

extended from the previous 72 hours and 

144 hours to 240 hours (10 days). 

Additionally, 21 ports of entry and exit 

have been added for visa-free transit 

individuals, further expanding the 

allowed areas for visa-free transit 

travelers. Individuals from 54 eligible 

countries, including Russia, Brazil, the 

United Kingdom, the United Statesof 

America, and Canada, traveling from 

China to a third country (region), can 

enter visa-free through any of the 60 

open ports in 24 provinces (autonomous 

regions and municipalities), and stay 

within the allowed areas for visa-free 

transit travelers for no more than 240 

hours.

国家移民管理局昨日发布公告，17日起全面放宽优化过境免签政策，将过境免签外国人在境内停留时间由原72小时和144小时均延长为240小时（10天），同时新增21个口岸为过境免签人员入出境口岸，并进一步扩大停留活动区域。符合条件的俄罗斯、巴西、英国、美国、加拿大等54国人员，从中国过境前往第三国（地区），可从24个省（区、市）60个对外开放口岸中任一口岸免签来华，并在规定区域停留活动不超过240小时。

The 21 newly added ports for the visa-

free transit policy are Taiyuan Wusu 

International Airport in Shanxi Province, 

Su'nan Shuofang International Airport 

and Yangzhou Taizhou International 

Airport in Jiangsu Province, Wenzhou 

Longwan International Airport and Yiwu 

Airport in Zhejiang Province, Hefei 

Xinqiao International Airport and 

Huangshan Tunxi International Airport 

in Anhui Province, Fuzhou Changle 

International Airport, Quanzhou Jinjiang 

International Airport, and Wuyishan 

Airport in Fujian Province, Nanchang 

Changbei International Airport in 

Jiangxi Province, Jinan Yaoqiang 

International Airport, Yantai Penglai 

International Airport, and Weihai 

Dashuipo International Airport in 

Shandong Province, Zhangjiajie Hehua 

International Airport in Hunan Province, 

Nanning Wuxu International Airport and 

Beihai Fucheng Airport in Guangxi 

Zhuang Autonomous Region, Haikou 

Meilan International Airport and Sanya 

Phoenix International Airport in Hainan 

Province, Chengdu Tianfu International 

Airport in Sichuan Province, and 

Guiyang Longdongbao International 

Airport in Guizhou Province. The 

number of opened ports has increased 

from the original 39 to 60.

此次放宽优化过境免签政策新增的21个口岸包括：山西太原武宿国际机场口岸，江苏苏南硕放、扬州泰州国际机场口岸，浙江温州龙湾、义乌国际机场口岸，安徽合肥新桥、黄山屯溪国际机场口岸，福建福州长乐、泉州晋江、武夷山国际机场口岸，江西南昌昌北国际机场口岸，山东济南遥墙、烟台蓬莱、威海大水泊国际机场口岸，湖南张家界荷花国际机场口岸，广西南宁吴圩、北海福成国际机场口岸，海南海口美兰、三亚凤凰国际机场口岸，四川成都天府国际机场口岸，贵州贵阳龙洞堡国际机场口岸。适用对外开放口岸由原有的39个增加至60个。

The fully relaxed and optimized 240-

hour visa-free transit policy has further 

expanded the allowed areas for visa-free 

transit travelers. The number of 

provinces (autonomous regions and 

municipalities) that can be visited under 

this policy has increased from the 

original 19 (Beijing Municipality, 

Tianjin Municipality, Hebei Province, 

Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang 

Province, Shanghai Municipality, 

Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, 

Fujian Province, Shandong Province, 

Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan 

Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi 

Zhuang Autonomous Region, Chongqing 

Municipality, Sichuan Province, Yunnan 

Province, and Shaanxi Province) to 24 

(with Shanxi Province, Anhui Province, 

Jiangxi Province, Hainan Province, and 

Guizhou Province added to the list). In 

the newly added five provinces, the 

allowed areas for visa-free transit 

travelers in Anhui Province, Hainan 

Province, and Guizhou Province include 

the entire province. In Shanxi Province, 

the areas are limited to Taiyuan and 

Datong, and in Jiangxi Province, the 

areas cover Nanchang and Jingdezhen. 

The areas in Fujian Province, Hubei 

Province, and Shaanxi Province are 

expanded to the entire respective 

provinces, and in Guangxi Zhuang 

Autonomous Region, the area expands 

to the administrative regions of Nanning, 

Liuzhou, Guilin, Wuzhou, Beihai, 

Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Guigang, 

Yulin, Hezhou, Hechi, and Laibin. 

Foreign nationals entering China 

through the visa-free transit policy can 

make cross-province travels within the 

allowed areas for visa-free transit 

travelers in these 24 provinces 

(autonomous regions and municipalities).

全面放宽优化后的240小时过境免签政策进一步扩大了停留活动区域。政策适用省份由原有的北京、天津、河北、辽宁、黑龙江、上海、江苏、浙江、福建、山东、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、广西、重庆、四川、云南、陕西19个省（区、市）增加山西、安徽、江西、海南、贵州5省，合计24个省（区、市）。新增的5省中，过境免签人员在安徽、海南、贵州3省停留活动区域为全省，在山西省停留活动区域为太原、大同市，在江西省停留活动区域为南昌、景德镇市。将福建、湖北、陕西3省停留活动区域扩大至全省，广西壮族自治区停留活动区域扩大至南宁、柳州、桂林、梧州、北海、防城港、钦州、贵港、玉林、贺州、河池、来宾12市行政区域。通过过境免签政策来华的外国人可在上述24个省（区、市）允许停留活动区域内跨省域旅行。

According to an NIA official, the recent 

relaxation and optimization of the visa-

free transit policy is a significant step 

taken by NIA in line with its commitment 

to thoroughly learning and implementing 

the instructions from the Central 

Economic Work Conference, aiming to 

proactively serve and promote a high-

standard opening up while facilitating 

the exchanges between Chinese and 

foreign nationals. This initiative is 

beneficial for accelerating cross-border 

flows of people, promoting international 

communication and cooperation, and 

injecting new momentum into the high-

quality development of the economy and 

society. Going forward, the NIA will 

continue to deepen the institutional 

openness of immigration management, 

continually optimize and improve the 

policies facilitating entry and exit for 

immigrants, and enhance the convenience 

for foreign nationals to study, work, and 

live in China. NIA invites more foreign 

friends to come to China and experience 

the beauty of the country in this new era 

firsthand.

国家移民管理局相关负责人介绍，此次放宽优化过境免签政策是国家移民管理局认真学习贯彻中央经济工作会议精神、主动积极服务促进高水平对外开放、便利中外人员往来的重要举措，有利于加快推动人员跨境流动，促进对外交流合作，为经济社会高质量发展注入新动能。下一步，国家移民管理局将持续深入推进移民管理制度型开放，不断优化改进移民出入境便利政策，持续提升外国人来华学习、工作、生活便利度，欢迎更多的外国朋友来中国，亲身感受新时代中国之美。