Updated List​: Residents from 12 More Countries Can Enter China

According to official sources, up until August 27, 2020, foreign nationals with valid residence permits (employment, personal affairs, and reunion)from a list of 13 Asian countries and 36 European countriescan apply for visas in local Chinese embassies/consulates to enter China.

Details of the requirements of each country are as follows.

Asian Countries

List of applicable countries: 

Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Japan

To further facilitate the entry of personnel between China and Japan, according to domestic authorities, those who have recently met the following conditions may submit their applications to the China Visa Application Service Center (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya) or the Consulate General in Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Niigata.

**Includes Japanese nationals holding valid residence permit (work, private affairs, and reunion) to go to China for the purpose of their stay in China with their existing residence permit.

***And more

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Japan official website for more information:

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Chinese Visa Application Service Center (referred as the Center) will provide visa applications and legalization services to those applicants who meet the emergency requirements.

**Includes Malaysian citizens holding a valid China residence permit (working, visiting relatives working or studying in China, family reunion residence permit type) may proceed to the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Visa Application Service Center for free visa applications.

***And more

Scan the QR code below and check out the Malaysian China Visa Application Center official website for more information:

Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Brunei,  Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, 

Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

In order to further facilitate the entry of personnel from both sides, the Chinese Embassy in each of these countries has decided that citizens of these 4 Asian countries holding valid Chinese residence permits (including permits for work, private affairs, and family reunion)may apply for a Chinese visafree of charge.

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Thailand official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Singapore official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Brunei official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Laos official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar official website for more information:

Scan the QR code below and check out the Chinese Embassy in Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste official website for more information:

South Korea

The South Korea Ambassador of China Zhang Hasung makes an announcement to Korean reporters in Beijing. [Photo provided to Yonhap News]

Korean nationals hold valid residence permit for work can apply for work visa at a local Chinese embassy or consulate (China Visa Center).

Korean students holding valid residence permit for study can apply for student visa at the local Chinese embassy or consulate (China Visa Center) to return to China.

European Countries

List of applicable countries:

Albania, Ireland, Estonia, Austria, Bulgaria,North Macedonia, Belgium, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Denmark, Germany, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Montenegro,Czech Republic, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, United Kingdom

Some foreign citizens that have valid Chinese residence permits are allowed to apply for a new visa to re-enter China, in a move that aims to facilitate exchanges after the prevention and control of COVID-19 in the country, according to a notice published on the website of the embassy of China in the Kingdom of Denmark on Monday (August 10th). 

And on Aug 11th, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Germany/Frech/Spain released the same notice.

Foreign nationals from a list of 36 countries including Spain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the UK and Latvia, who hold valid residence permits such as work permits, permits for family reunion and personal matters, can apply for visas at any Chinese embassy or consulate in their home countries free of charge,according to the notice. 

NOTICE: 

For residents from other countries or don't hold a valid residence permit, may apply for an invitation letter (PU letter) and apply for an M visa (Business) from the Chinese Embassy and Consulate to return to China.

List of materials needed for PU letter application (Preliminary Examination)

Applicant Name		Nationality
Company Name(Chinese)		Position
Current Visa		Visa Valid till
Physical office address		Contact of accountant
Tax amount paid		Where the tax was paid (tax bureau)

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