Countries with Visa-Free Access to China

How Do We Rank It?

The China Access Ranking compares eligible passports that allow entry to China visa-free, with a visa on arrival or with an electronic travel authorization. The results are re-ranked from 1 among these passports.Global Ranking Methodology: Passport Reports ranks passports by their Mobility Score. The Mobility Score represents the total number of countries that can be entered visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorization. If Mobility Scores are equal, the number of countries accessible without a visa is considered first. If that number is also equal, the number of countries accessible with an electronic travel authorization is considered. If the tie remains, the number of countries accessible with a visa on arrival is considered. If all values are equal, the countries share the same rank. Why are rankings not the same across different indexes? Review the algorithm used in our methodology.

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Difference Between the Rankings

China Access Ranking Ranks passports with visa-free access to China against one another.

Global Ranking Shows where those same passports rank worldwide.

1UAEVisa-Free
2SingaporeVisa-Free
3JapanVisa-Free
4MalaysiaVisa-Free
5South KoreaVisa-Free
6LuxembourgVisa-Free
7SpainVisa-Free
8SwitzerlandVisa-Free
9BelgiumVisa-Free
10FranceVisa-Free
11DenmarkVisa-Free
12FinlandVisa-Free
13GermanyVisa-Free
14ItalyVisa-Free
15NetherlandsVisa-Free
16SwedenVisa-Free
17CroatiaVisa-Free
18NorwayVisa-Free
19IrelandVisa-Free
20MaltaVisa-Free
21GreeceVisa-Free
22PortugalVisa-Free
23AustriaVisa-Free
24HungaryVisa-Free
25PolandVisa-Free
26SlovakiaVisa-Free
27SloveniaVisa-Free
28UKVisa-Free
29RomaniaVisa-Free
30BulgariaVisa-Free
31EstoniaVisa-Free
32LatviaVisa-Free
33CanadaVisa-Free
34CyprusVisa-Free
35New ZealandVisa-Free
36Hong KongVisa-Free
37LiechtensteinVisa-Free
38AustraliaVisa-Free
39IcelandVisa-Free
40MonacoVisa-Free
41BrazilVisa-Free
42ArgentinaVisa-Free
43ChileVisa-Free
44AndorraVisa-Free
45San MarinoVisa-Free
46BruneiVisa-Free
47BarbadosVisa-Free
48BahamasVisa-Free
49UruguayVisa-Free
50SeychellesVisa-Free
52PeruVisa-Free
53MacaoVisa-Free
54MauritiusVisa-Free
55GrenadaVisa-Free
56DominicaVisa-Free
57SerbiaVisa-Free
58Solomon IslandsVisa-Free
59GeorgiaVisa-Free
60North MacedoniaVisa-Free
61MontenegroVisa-Free
62SamoaVisa-Free
65TaiwanVisa-Free
66TongaVisa-Free
67AlbaniaVisa-Free
68QatarVisa-Free
69KuwaitVisa-Free
70Saudi ArabiaVisa-Free
71MaldivesVisa-Free
72BahrainVisa-Free
73EcuadorVisa-Free
74BelarusVisa-Free
75OmanVisa-Free
76FijiVisa-Free
77ThailandVisa-Free
78KazakhstanVisa-Free
79AzerbaijanVisa-Free
80SurinameVisa-Free
81ArmeniaVisa-Free
82MongoliaVisa-Free
83UzbekistanVisa-Free

About Access to China

China access is a destination-focused reading of the mobility database, built for passports that can enter China without a standard visa obtained in advance. The list brings together visa-free entry, visa on arrival and eTA records when those routes appear in the central data. This matters because China’s entry arrangements can be tied to specific policy windows, ports, stay limits or travel purposes. The page therefore gives readers a clean view of which passports currently have the simplest recorded administrative path into China.

The ranking view continues to use the same Passport Reports methodology and does not create a separate China-only score. Passports are filtered by access to China, then presented inside the wider mobility order already used across the site. A country’s position should be read as a combination of its overall passport strength and its eligibility for this destination list. This keeps the page consistent with the global ranking while making the China access question easier to compare.

Entry conditions for China may differ by nationality, document category, route, port of arrival, length of stay and stated travel purpose. Some permissions may apply only in defined circumstances and may not cover every traveler with the same passport. Border checks, onward travel requirements and changes in official policy can also affect the practical result. Readers should use this page as a structured comparison and verify the current rule before booking or traveling.