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List of Agreements on Mutual Visa Exemption Between the People’s Republic of China and Foreign Countries

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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


3

Angola

Diplomatic,service passports

2015.04.11


4

Argentina

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Argentine

1993.08.14


5

Armenia

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic,service   passports,     passports for public   affairs and ordinary passports marked with “For Public Affairs” of Armenia

1994.08.03


6

Austria

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

7

Azerbaijan

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

1994.02.10


Ordinary passports/international travel documents (when   traveling in tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both   countries)

1994.05.01


8

The Bahamas

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public   affairs and ordinary passports of   China;diplomatic, official and ordinary passports of the Bahamas

2014.02.12



Bahrain

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic, special   passports of Bahrain

2018.10.25


9

Bangladesh

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;diplomatic,official passports and ordinary passports marked with “For   Government Affairs” or “Free of Charge” of Bangladesh

1989.12.18


10

Barbados

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;diplomatic,official passports of Barbados

2014.08.02


Ordinary passports

2017.06.01


11

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


12

Belgium

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

13

Benin

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;diplomatic,service passports and ordinary passports with “public affairs   certificate” attached of Benin

1993.11.06


14

Bolivia

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Bolivia

1987.11.15


Passports for public affairs

2008.01.18


15

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;diplomatic,service passports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            of   Bosnia and Herzegovina

1980.01.09

*1

2017.10.04


Ordinary passports

2018.05.29



Botswana

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;diplomatic,service and official passports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            of   Botswana

2018.12.22


16

Brazil

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Brazil

2004.08.10


17

Brunei

Diplomatic, service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Brunei

2005.06.18



Burkina Faso

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;diplomatic,service passports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            of   Burkina Faso

2018.11.18


18

Burundi

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2014.11.25


19

Bulgaria

Diplomatic,service passports

2012.04.04


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

20

Cambodia

Diplomatic,service passports

2006.09.14



Cameroon

Diplomatic,service passports

2017.08.12


21

Cape Verde

Diplomatic,service passports

2015.07.11


22

Chile

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Chile

1986.05.07


23

Colombia

Diplomatic passports

1987.11.14


Service passports of China;official passports of Colombia

1991.11.14


23

Comoros

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2016.02.26


24

Congo, Rep

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public   affairs

2014.08.07


25

Costa Rica

Diplomatic,service passports

2008.01.15


26

Côte d'Ivoire

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.12.19


27

Croatia

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Croatia

1995.04.09


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

28

Cuba

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic,service and official passports of Cuba

1988.12.23


29

Cyprus

Diplomatic,service passports

1991.10.02


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

30

Czechia

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

31

Denmark

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

32

Djibouti

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

2014.12.04


33

Dominica

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic,official passports of Dominica

2014.03.29


34

D.P.R. Korea

Diplomatic,service passports

1956.10.01


Passports for public affairs of China;collective passports   for public affairs of D.P.R. Korea

1965.01.01


35

Ecuador

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Ecuador

1987.07.11


Passports for public affairs of China;special passports of   Ecuador

1988.12.25


Ordinary passports

2016.08.18


36

Egypt

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, special   passports of Egypt

2007.01.27


37

Equatorial Guinea

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Equatorial Guinea

2006.01.01


Passports for public affairs of China; special service passports   of Equatorial Guinea

2017.08.06


38

Eritrea

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.04.15


39

Estonia

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

40

Ethiopia

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.12.07


41

Fiji

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public   affairs,ordinary passports

2015.03.14


42

Finland

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

43

France

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3


Gabon

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2016.02.05


44

Gambia

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China; diplomatic,official passports of Gambia

2018.06.10


45

Georgia

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs;ordinary passports/international travel documents ( when traveling in   tour groups organized by authorized travel agencies of both countries)

1994.02.03


46

Germany

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

47

Ghana

Diplomatic, service passports

2017.03.28


48

Greece

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

49

Grenada

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Grenada

2010.01.17


Passports for public affairs,ordinary passports

2015.06.10


50

Guinea

.

 

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public   affairs

2017.09.16


51

Guyana

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China; diplomatic,official passports of Guyana

1998.08.19


52

Hungary

Diplomatic,service passports

1992.05.28


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

53

Iceland

Diplomatic passports

2017.06.01


54

Indonesia

Diplomatic,service passports (for temporary visits only)

2005.11.14


55

Iran

Diplomatic,service passports

1989.07.12


56

Iraq

Diplomatic

2016.11.02


57

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


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01


58

Israel

Diplomatic,service passports

2016.01.17


59

Italy

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

60

Jamaica

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Jamaica

1995.06.08


61

Jordan

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic,   service,special passports of Jordan

1993.03.11


62

Kazakhstan

Diplomatic,service passports

1994.02.01


63

Kenya

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Kenya

2014.08.17


64

Kuwait

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic,special passports of Kuwait

2014.10.17


65

Kyrgyzstan

Diplomatic,service passports

2003.06.14


66

Laos

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China; diplomatic,service passports and ordinary passports with effective   visas for public affairs of Laos

1989.11.06


67

Latvia

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

68

Lesotho

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Lesotho

2016.08.24


69

Liberia

Diplomatic passports

2016.02.10


70

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

71

Luxembourg

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

72

Macedonia

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China; diplomatic, service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For   Public Affairs” of Macedonia

1994.07.19


73

Malaysia

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Malaysia

2011.05.18


74

Maldives

Diplomatic,service passports

1984.11.27


75

Mali

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.05.09


76

Malta

Diplomatic,service passports

2008.03.06


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

77

Mauritania

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2017.05.15


78

Mauritius

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   and ordinary passports

2013.10.31


79

Mexico

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Mexico

1998.01.01


80

Moldova

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;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)

1993.01.01


81

Mongolia

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

1989.04.30


82

Montenegro

Diplomatic,service passports

2013.03.01


83

Morocco

Diplomatic,service passports

2014.03.06


Passports for public affairs of China; special passports of   Morocco

2016.06.09


84

Mozambique

Diplomatic,service passports

2016.05.14


85

Myanmar

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Myanmar

1998.03.05


86

Nepal

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Nepal

2006.10.16


87

Netherlands

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

88

Niger

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China; diplomatic, service passports of Niger

2018.12.15


89

Nigeria

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

2014.02.01


90

Norway

Diplomatic passports

2018.06.18


91

Oman

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, service   and special passports of Oman

2010.04.16


92

Panama

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs of   China;diplomatic,service passports of Panama

2017.10.28


93

Pakistan

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, official   passports of Pakistan

1987.08.16


Passports for public affairs

1988.04.30


94

Peru

Diplomatic,service passports of China;diplomatic, special   passports of Peru

2004.05.12


95

Poland

Diplomatic,service passports,seafarer’s passports, crew   member certificates

1992.07.27


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

96

Portugal

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

97

Qatar

Diplomatic,service,passports for public affairs and   ordinary passports of China;Diplomatic,service, special and ordinary   passports of Qatar

2018.12.21


98

R.O.Korea

Diplomatic passports

2013.08.18


Service passports of China;official passports of R.O.Korea

2014.12.25


99

Romania

Diplomatic,service passports

1981.09.16


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

100

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


101

Rwanda

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China; diplomatic, service passports of Rwanda

2018.12.23


102

Samoa

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Samoa

2011.02.18


103

San Marino

Diplomatic,service passports and ordinary passports

1985.07.22


104

Sao Tome and Principe

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs of   China; diplomatic, special service passports of Sao Tome and Principe

2018.02.03


105

Senegal

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

2014.05.03


106

Serbia

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs of   China;diplomatic,service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For   Public Affairs” of Serbia

1980.01.09

*1

Ordinary passport

2017.01.15


107

Seychelles

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   and ordinary passports

2013.06.26


108

Slovakia

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic,   service,special passports of Slovakia

1956.06.01

*2

EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

109

Sierra Leone

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China; diplomatic, service passports of Sierra Leone

2018.12.24


110

Singapore

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

2011.04.17


111

Slovenia

Diplomatic,service passports

1994.07.01


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

112

Spain

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

113

Sri Lanka

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China; diplomatic,official passports of Sri Lanka

2013.04.18


114

South Africa

Diplomatic passports

2010.11.27


Service passports

2016.03.01


115

South Sudan

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, special   passports of South Sudan

2011.07.09


116

Sudan

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic,   special,official passports of Sudan

1995.10.26


117

Suriname

Diplomatic,service passports

2014.05.06


118

Sweden

Diplomatic passports,EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01

*3

119

Switzerland

Diplomatic passports

2016.01.29


120

Tajikistan

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China; diplomatic,service passports and ordinary passports marked with “For   Public Affairs” of Tajikistan

1993.06.01


121

Tanzania

Diplomatic,service passports

2005.07.11


122

Timor-Leste

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

2015.06.24


123

Thailand

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Thailand

2003.10.18


124

The Philippines

Diplomatic,service passports  of China (for temporary visits only);diplomatic,official   passports of the Philippines (for temporary visits only)

2005.02.28


125

The  United Kingdom

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 the United Kingdom accompanying a Minister or above on   the purpose of an official visit

2007.10.25


EU laissez-passer

2017.01.01


126

Togo

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2015.05.07


127

Tonga

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic,official passports of Tonga

2012.11.10


Ordinary passports

2016.08.19


128

Trinidad and Tobago

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, official   passports of Trinidad and Tobago

2006.11.23


129

Tunisia

Diplomatic,service passports of China; diplomatic, special   passports of Tunisia

2006.09.29


130

Turkey

Diplomatic, service passports and passports for public affairs   of China; diplomatic,service,special passports of Turkey

1989.12.24


131

Turkmenistan

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs   of China;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)

1993.02.01


132

Ukraine

Diplomatic,service passports,seafarer’s passports

2002.03.31


133

United Arab Emirates

Diplomatic passports

2012.03.21


Service passports,passports for public affairs

2016.01.11


Ordinary passports

2018.01.16


134

Uruguay

Diplomatic,service passports held by members of diplomatic   or consular missions of China in Uruguay; diplomatic,official passports held   by members of diplomatic or consular missions of Uruguay in China

1988.11.07


Diplomatic passports

1994.01.01


Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs of China;diplomatic,service passports of Uruguay

2017.01.07


135

Uzbekistan

Diplomatic passports

2010.07.09


136

Venezuela

Diplomatic,service passports,passports for public affairs

2014.01.08


137

Vietnam

Diplomatic,service passports and passports for public   affairs

1992.03.15


138

Zimbabwe

Diplomatic,service passports

2014.11.12


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.