(Based on the information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and sorted by the dates when the agreements were first signed)

As of April 2025, the People's Republic of China has signed mutual visa exemption agreements with the following countries. Chinese citizens holding relevant passports can travel to these countries without applying for visas in advance. Citizens of these countries, who hold the appropriate passports, do not need to apply for visas in advance when traveling to China for short terms.

S/N Country Types of Documents for Mutual Visa Exemption Effective Date Duration of Visa-Free Stay in China Notes

1 Slovakia Service (special) passports 1956.06.01 No limitation on the duration of stay *1

Diplomatic passports The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. 　

EU laissez-passers 2016.03.03 　

2 Albania Diplomatic passports, service (special) passports 1956.08.25 No limitation on the duration of stay *2

Passports for public affairs, ordinary passports 2023.03.18 The maximum stay is limited to 90 days within every 180-day period. Amended

3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea Diplomatic passports, service passports 1956.10.01 No limitation on the duration of stay Invalid

Ordinary/group passports for public affairs 1965.01.01 Invalid

Diplomatic passports, service passports, passports for public affairs (passports (for official trip)) 2024.07.26 30 days 　

Notes:

*1 Slovakia: The current visa arrangements are subject to the agreements established between China and the former Czechoslovakia.

*2 Albania: Since December 1, 2010, Chinese citizens holding passports for public affairs can enter Albania without visas and stay for a maximum of three months, with no permission to work. (Source: Notice on Albania's Visa-Free Entry for Chinese Citizens Holding Passports for Public Affairs (GJC [2011] No. 1284))