2026-08-28
China's 240-hour visa-free transit lets eligible nationals of 55 countries transit to a third destination via 65 ports across 24 provincial-level regions, staying up to 10 days without a...
2026-08-28
China now offers business visitors three layered, non-exclusive entry conveniences — 240-hour transit visa-free, unilateral visa-free for 50 countries, and port visa / APEC Business Travel Card — and...
2026-08-28
A port visa (口岸签证) lets a foreign business visitor obtain an M visa on arrival at a designated Chinese port, when invited by a verified local entity. 口岸签证允许受邀的外籍商务人士在指定对外开放口岸落地办理M字签证。The...
2026-08-28
China now grants unilateral visa-free entry to ordinary passport holders of 50 countries, valid nationwide for stays up to 30 days.中国目前对 50 个国家的普通护照持有人实施单方面免签，可在全国范围停留不超过 30 天。 The policy was extended on...
2026-08-28
Regional visa-free entry is a policy family of its own, separate from unilateral exemption and 240-hour transit, with four distinct doors. 区域性入境免签自成一个政策族，独立于单方面免签与240小时过境免签，共有四条通道。Nationals of 59 countries may enter Hainan...
2026-08-28
On 12 August 2026 Jinan High-tech Zone opened the city's first joint window for foreigner work permits and residence permits, completing the entire process in under ten minutes for...
2026-08-28
On 31 July 2026 the State Council published the Regulations on Exit-Entry Administration (State Council Order No. 841), effective 15 September 2026, a 19-article set of rules supplementing the...
2026-08-28
China has merged foreign work authorization with social security functions into a single, faster service known as the "One Thing." 中国已将外国人在华工作的多项审批整合为一项更快捷的"一件事"服务。The foreign work permit is now fused into the...
2026-08-28
The 15th Five-Year Plan for human resources and social security elevates foreign-talent management, linking work permits to a high-skilled migration system and a multi-department coordination mechanism.人力资源和社会保障事业"十五五"规划提升了外国人才管理地位，将工作许可与高技术人才移民制度衔接，并建立多部门联动协调机制。China's work-permit system classifies...
2026-08-28
On 7 August 2025, the State Council issued Order No. 814 adding a new "K" visa to China's ordinary-visa catalogue, expressly for incoming foreign young science-and-technology talent; it takes...