China Entry Requirements Checklist
Build a checklist of the nationality, route, port, stay and document conditions that require official verification.
Check the current screen, the conditions that may change and the fallback before making a critical decision.
Build an entry-requirements checklist
Record your passport nationality, travel purpose, arrival port, departure port, onward destination, planned stay, passport validity and the areas you intend to visit. These details determine which official rule must be checked.
For visa-free transit
Confirm that your nationality is eligible, your onward destination is a third country or region, both ports qualify, your confirmed onward journey is within the permitted time and every planned destination is inside the permitted area.
This tool produces a verification checklist. It does not approve entry. Review the NIA policy interpretation index and the specific visa-free transit policy page, then compare the exact itinerary with the relevant embassy or consulate and airline before travel.