Visa Information
China's 240-hour Visa-Free Transit Policy
Attending Marintec China 2025 (2 - 5 December, Shanghai) just became easier with China's expanded visa-free transit policy. Effective June 12, 2025, China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy now covers 55 countries, allowing visitors to stay up to 10 days without a visa when transiting through China. This expanded policy gives international attendees greater flexibility to participate in Asia's premier maritime exhibition.
The 55 eligible countries are
Europe (40):
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus and Norway.
Asia (7):
Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Indonesia.
Americas (6):
The United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
Oceania (2):
Australia and New Zealand.
Visitors that request an invitation letter for your Chinese visa application, kindly fill out the Visa Application Form and submit to our official travel agency by email: [email protected].
