China 30 Day Visa-free Travel Policy

Effective 30 November 2024, Australian and New Zealand passport holders will be eligible to travel to China for tourism purposes without a visa if their travel duration is no more than 30 days. The 30 day visa-free travel policy begins on 30 November 2024 and will end on 31 December 2025.

The list of 38 countries that this visa exemption applies to is:

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland 

If your travel to China exceeds 30 days in duration, or you hold a passport from another country, you will need to apply for an L-type tourist visa. Please see China Physical Visa Instructions for more information.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact our Operations team on 1300 727 998.

Source: Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney

Last updated: December 2024