List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption

Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries

( In alphabetical order of foreign countries )

No.	Foreign Country	Passport Categories Covered by Agreement on Visa Exemption	Date of Entry into Force YYYY.MM.DD	Note
1	Afghanistan	Diplomatic passports	2015.07.16
2	Albania	Diplomatic, service passports	1956.08.25
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports	2023.03.18
3	Algeria	Diplomatic, service passports	2019.03.13
4	Angola	Diplomatic, service passports	2015.04.11
5	Antigua and Barbuda	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports of China;

Diplomatic, official, ordinary passports of Antigua and Barbuda	2024.05.11
6	Argentina	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1993.08.14
Diplomatic, official passports of Argentina
7	Armenia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1994.08.03
Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Armenia
Ordinary passports	2020.01.19
8	Austria	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
9	Azerbaijan	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	1994.02.10
International travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	1994.05.01
Ordinary passports	2025.07.16
10	The Bahamas	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports of China;	2014.02.12
Diplomatic, official and ordinary passports of the Bahamas
11	Bahrain	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2018.10.25
Diplomatic, special passports of Bahrain
12	Bangladesh	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1989.12.18
Diplomatic, official passports and ordinary passports marked with “For Government Affairs” or “Free of Charge” of Bangladesh
13	Barbados	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2014.08.02
Diplomatic, official passports of Barbados
Ordinary passports	2017.06.01
14	Belarus	Diplomatic, service passports;

Ordinary passports or international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	1993.03.01
Ordinary passports	2018.08.10
15	Belgium	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
16	Benin	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1993.11.06
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports with “public affairs certificate” attached of Benin
17	Bolivia	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1987.11.15
Diplomatic, official passports of Bolivia
Passports for public affairs	2008.01.18
18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1980.01.09	*1
Diplomatic, service passports of Bosnia and Herzegovina	2017.10.04
Ordinary passports	2018.05.29
19	Botswana	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2018.12.22
Diplomatic, service and official passports of Botswana
20	Brazil	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2004.08.10
Diplomatic, official passports of Brazil
21	Brunei	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2005.06.18
Diplomatic, official passports of Brunei
22	Burkina Faso	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2018.11.18
Diplomatic, service passports of Burkina Faso
23	Burundi	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2014.11.25
24	Bulgaria	Diplomatic, service passports	2012.04.04
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
25	Cambodia	Diplomatic, service passports	2006.09.14
26	Cameroon	Diplomatic, service passports	2017.08.12
27	Cape Verde	Diplomatic, service passports	2015.07.11
28	Chile	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1986.05.07
Diplomatic, official passports of Chile
29	Colombia	Diplomatic passports	1987.11.14
Service passports of China;	1991.11.14
Official passports of Colombia
30	Comoros	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2016.02.26
31	Congo, Rep	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2014.08.07
32	Costa Rica	Diplomatic, service passports	2008.01.15
Passports for public affairs	2016.12.13
33	Côte d'Ivoire	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2015.12.19
34	Croatia	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1995.04.09
Diplomatic, official passports of Croatia
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
35	Cuba	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public	2021.07.16
affairs of China;
Diplomatic, service and official passports of Cuba
36	Cyprus	Diplomatic, service passports	1991.10.02
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
37	Czechia	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
38	Denmark	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
39	Djibouti	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2014.12.04
40	The Dominican Republic	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2021.01.08
Diplomatic, service passports of Dominican Republic
41	Dominica	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2014.03.29
Diplomatic, official passports of Dominica
Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs,	2022.09.19
Ordinary passports of China; Diplomatic, official, service,
Ordinary passport for public affairs of Dominica
42	D.P.R. Korea	Diplomatic, service passports	1956.10.01
Passports for public affairs of China;	1965.01.01
Collective passports for public affairs of D.P.R. Korea
43	Ecuador	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1987.07.11
Diplomatic, official passports of Ecuador
Passports for public affairs of China;	1988.12.25
Special passports of Ecuador
Ordinary passports (At present, Chinese ordinary passport holders need to apply for visas in advance to travel to Ecuador)	2016.08.18
44	El Salvador	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2022.10.23
Diplomatic, official passports of Salvador
45	Egypt	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2007.01.27
Diplomatic, special passports of Egypt
46	Equatorial Guinea	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2006.01.01
Diplomatic, official passports of Equatorial Guinea
Passports for public affairs of China;	2017.08.06
Special service passports of Equatorial Guinea
47	Eritrea	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2015.04.15
48	Estonia	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
49	Ethiopia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2015.12.07
50	Fiji	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs,	2015.03.14
Ordinary passports
51	Finland	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
52	France	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
53	Gabon	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs;	2016.02.05
54	Gambia	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2018.06.10
Diplomatic, official passports of Gambia
55	Georgia	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs;	1994.02.03
Ordinary passports	2024.05.28
56	Germany	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
57	Ghana	Diplomatic, service passports	2017.03.28
58	Greece	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
59	Grenada	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2010.01.17
Diplomatic, official passports of Grenada
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports	2015.06.10
60	Guinea	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2017.09.16
61	Guyana	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	1998.08.19
Diplomatic, official passports of Guyana
62	Honduras	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2023.09.25
Diplomatic, official, service passports of Honduras
63	Hungary	Diplomatic, service passports	1992.05.28
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
64	Iceland	Diplomatic passports	2017.06.01
65	Indonesia	Diplomatic, service passports (for temporary visits only)	2005.11.14
66	Iran	Diplomatic, service passports	1989.07.12
67	Iraq	Diplomatic, special, service passports and passports for public affairs	2023.12.19
68	Ireland	Diplomatic passports holders, holders of service passports or passports for public affairs of China accompanying a Minister or above for the purpose of an official visit;

Diplomatic passports holders, official passports holders of Ireland accompanying a Minister or above on the purpose of an official visit

2015.09.23
69	Israel	Diplomatic, service passports	2016.01.17
70	Italy	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
71	Jamaica	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1995.06.08
Diplomatic, official passports of Jamaica
72	Jordan	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1993.03.11
Diplomatic, service, special passports of Jordan
73	Kazakhstan	Diplomatic, service passports	1994.02.01
Passports for Public Affairs, Ordinary Passports or Travel Documents of China;	2023.11.10
Ordinary Passports or Certificates of Return of Kazakhstan
74	Kenya	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2014.08.17
Diplomatic, official passports of Kenya
75	Kuwait	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2014.10.17
Diplomatic, special passports of Kuwait
76	Kyrgyzstan	Diplomatic, service passports	2003.06.14
77	Laos	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1989.11.06
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports with effective visas for public affairs of Laos
78	Latvia	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
79	Lesotho	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2016.08.24
Diplomatic, official passports of Lesotho
80	Liberia	Diplomatic passports	2016.02.10
81	Lithuania	Diplomatic, service passport, seafarer’s passports (only when entering the contracting country onboard a ship)	1992.09.14
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
82	Lebanon	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2023.12.24
Diplomatic, special, service passports of Lebanon
83	Luxembourg	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
84	Madagascar	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2023.11.04
Diplomatic, service passports of Madagascar
85	Malaysia	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2011.05.18
Diplomatic, official passports of Malaysia
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports of China;	2025.07.17
Ordinary passports of Malaysia
86	Maldives	Diplomatic, service passports	1984.11.27
Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports or Travel Document of China;	2022.05.20
Diplomatic, official passports, ordinary passports, Temporary Travel Document or Emergency Travel Documents (Certificate of Identity) of Maldives
87	Mali	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2015.05.09
88	Malta	Diplomatic, service passports	2008.03.06
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
89	Mauritania	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2017.05.15
90	Mauritius	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports	2013.10.31
91	Mexico	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1998.01.01
Diplomatic, official passports of Mexico
92	Micronesia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2025.07.25
Diplomatic, official passports of Micronesia
93	Moldova	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1993.01.01
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Moldova; Ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)
94	Mongolia	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	1989.04.30
95	Montenegro	Diplomatic, service passports	2013.03.01
96	Morocco	Diplomatic, service passports	2014.03.06
Passports for public affairs of China;	2016.06.09
Special passports of Morocco
97	Mozambique	Diplomatic, service passports	2016.05.14
98	Myanmar	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1998.03.05
Diplomatic, official passports of Myanmar
99	Nauru	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs;	2025.04.01
Presidential, diplomatic and official passports
100	Nepal	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2006.10.16
Diplomatic, official passports of Nepal
101	Netherlands	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
102	Nicaragua	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2022.07.07
Diplomatic, official passports of Nicaragua
103	Niger	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2018.12.15
Diplomatic, service passports of Niger
104	Nigeria	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2014.02.01
105	North Macedonia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1994.07.19
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Macedonia
106	Norway	Diplomatic passports	2018.06.18
107	Oman	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2010.04.16
Diplomatic, service and special passports of Oman
108	Panama	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2017.10.28
Diplomatic, service, consular passports of Panama
109	Pakistan	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1987.08.16
Diplomatic, official passports of Pakistan Passports for public affairs
1988.04.30
110	Palestine	Diplomatic passports of China	2024.01.21
Diplomatic passports of Palestine
111	Papua New Guinea	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2019.05.02
Diplomatic, service passports of Papua New Guinea
112	Peru	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2004.05.12
Diplomatic, special passports of Peru
113	Poland	Diplomatic, service passports, seafarer’s passports, crew member certificates	1992.07.27
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
114	Portugal	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
115	Qatar	Diplomatic, service, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports of China;	2018.12.21
Diplomatic, service, special and ordinary passports of Qatar
116	R.O.Korea	Diplomatic passports	2013.08.18
Service passports of China;	2014.12.25
Official passports of R.O.Korea
117	Romania	Diplomatic, service passports	1981.09.16
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
118	Russia	Ordinary passports/ international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)	2000.12.01
Diplomatic and service passports; trainmen/aircrew/seafarers (travelling with seafarer’s passports) onboard for public affairs	2014.04.26
119	Rwanda	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2018.12.23
Diplomatic, service passports of Rwanda
120	Samoa	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports of China;	2025.04.02
Diplomatic, official and ordinary passports of Samoa
121	San Marino	Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports	1985.07.22
122	Sao Tome and Principe	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2018.02.03
Diplomatic, special service passports of Sao Tome and Principe
123	Senegal	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2014.05.03
124	Serbia	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1980.01.09	*1
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Serbia
Ordinary passport	2017.01.15
125	Seychelles	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs and ordinary passports	2013.06.26
126	Slovakia	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1956.06.01	*2
Diplomatic, service, special passports of Slovakia
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
127	Sierra Leone	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2018.12.24
Diplomatic, service passports of Sierra Leone
128	Singapore	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2011.04.17
Ordinary passports	2024.02.09
129	Slovenia	Diplomatic, service passports	1994.07.01
EU laissez-passer	2017.01.01	*3
130	Spain	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
131	Sri Lanka	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2013.04.18
Diplomatic, official passports of Sri Lanka
132	Solomon Islands	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2022.11.24
Diplomatic, official passports of Solomon Islands
Ordinary Passports	2024.12.28
133	South Africa	Diplomatic passports	2010.11.27
Service passports	2016.03.01
134	South Sudan	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2019.03.28
Diplomatic, special passports of South Sudan
135	Sudan	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1995.10.26
Diplomatic, special, official passports of Sudan
136	Suriname	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports​	2014.05.06
137	Sweden	Diplomatic passports,	2017.01.01	*3
EU laissez-passer
138	Switzerland	Diplomatic passports	2016.01.29
139	Tajikistan	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	1993.06.01
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Tajikistan
140	Tanzania	Diplomatic, service passports	2005.07.11
141	Timor-Leste	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2015.06.24
142	Thailand	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	1997.06.01
Diplomatic, official passports of Thailand
Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports of China;	2024.03.01
Ordinary passports of Thailand
143	Tchad	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs of China;	2019.11.18
Diplomatic, service passports of Tchad
144	The Philippines	Diplomatic, service passports of China (for temporary visits only);	2005.02.28
Diplomatic, official passports

of the Philippines (for temporary visits only)
Holders of service passports or passports for public affairs of China accompanying a Minister or above for the purpose of an official visit;

Diplomatic passports holders, official passports holders of the United Kingdom accompanying a Minister or above on the purpose of an official visit
145	Togo	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2015.05.07
146	Tonga	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2012.11.10
Diplomatic, official passports of Tonga
Ordinary passports	2016.08.19
147	Trinidad and Tobago	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2006.11.23
Diplomatic, official passports of Trinidad and Tobago
148	Tunisia	Diplomatic, service passports of China;	2006.09.29
Diplomatic, special passports of Tunisia
149	Turkey	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	1989.12.24
Diplomatic, service, special passports of Turkey
150	Turkmenistan	Diplomatic, service passports,passports for public affairs of China;	1993.02.01
Diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Turkmenistan;

Ordinary passports/international travel documents (when traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)
151	Ukraine	Diplomatic, service passports, seafarer’s passports	2002.03.31
152	United Arab Emirates	Diplomatic passports	2012.03.21
Service passports, passports for public affairs	2016.01.11
Ordinary passports	2018.01.16
153	Uruguay	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs of China;	2017.01.07
Diplomatic, service passports of Uruguay
154	Uzbekistan	Diplomatic passports	2010.07.09

Service passports, passports for public affairs, ordinary passports of China;	2025.06.01
Ordinary passports of Uzbekistan
155	Venezuela	Diplomatic, service passports, passports for public affairs	2014.01.08
156	Vietnam	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	1992.03.15
157	Vanuatu	Diplomatic, service passports	2020.04.19
158	Zimbabwe	Diplomatic, service passports	2014.11.12
159	Zambia	Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs	2026.02.21

Note:

*1.	The agreement signed between China and the former Yugoslavia is applicable.

*2.	The agreement signed between China and the former Czechoslovakia is applicable.

*3. <AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE SHORT-STAY VISA WAIVER FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS> is applicable.

Exemption of visa requirements does not mean permission to stay and reside in the other contracting country for an indefinite period of time. According to the agreements, holders of valid specified passports are permitted to stay for less than 30 days upon entry into the other contracting country. If a passport holder intends to stay for over 30 days, he or she should go through residence formalities with the local authorities according to relevant regulations as soon as possible.