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China: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: China. 82 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 59 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 51Visa-free
  • 5ETA
  • 26On arrival
  • 46eVisa
  • 98Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
China
Rank59
No prior visa82
CodeCHN

Passport strength

An above-average passport 59

Rank 59 of 199. 82 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 7.

SingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free30 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 144

A prior visa is needed for 144 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandeVisaJapaneVisaSouth KoreaeVisa
Mobility35/10082 destinations without a prior visa
Taxes35/100up to 45%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
Plan B and family0/100dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a China passport gives

42of 100
rank 137 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility3582 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law55score 0.07 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life70HDI 0.797
  • Health and longevity7478.0 years life expectancy
  • Education63education index 0.70
  • Taxes35up to 45%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 51

Entry on your passport

Popular:TürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesThailandGeorgiaArmeniaSerbia
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 90 daysAzerbaijanEurope · 30 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 30 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBeninAfrica · 30 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 30 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysBruneiAsia · 14 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCubaCaribbean · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 30 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGeorgiaEurope · 30 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 30 daysGuineaAfrica · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysIranMiddle East · 21 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 30 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania · 14 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPhilippinesAsia · 14 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRussiaEurope · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 30 daysSerbiaEurope · 30 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 30 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSurinameAmericas · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTongaOceania · 30 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 5

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Sri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 26

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsiaCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMyanmarAsia · 28 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSenegalAfrica · 30 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 46

Applied for online before travel

Popular:JapanSouth KoreaVietnamAustraliaSouth Africa
AfghanistanAsiaAustraliaOceaniaBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEcuadorAmericasEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuyanaAmericasIraqMiddle EastJapanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLibyaAfricaMalawiAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontserratCaribbeanNamibiaAfricaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsia

Visa required 98

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfricaGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHong KongAsiaHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndiaAsiaIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLiberiaAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsiaMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMontenegroEuropeNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorwayEuropePalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSpainEuropeSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbeanSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTurkmenistanAsiaUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 58Jamaica83
  2. 58Nauru83
  3. 58Oman83
  4. 58Papua New Guinea83
  5. 59China82
  6. 60Kosovo80
  7. 61Botswana79
  8. 62Belarus78
  9. 62Kazakhstan78

Frequently asked questions

China: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 82 of 226 countries and territories, 51 visa-free, 5 with an ETA and 26 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 59 of 199.

China: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

China → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

China → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

China → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 109 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 91. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.