Updated 2026-07-03
China passport
The China passport currently ranks #57 of 199 passports, with 42 visa-free destinations. Adding 32 visa-on-arrival and 40 eVisa/eTA destinations, holders can travel with relative ease to 114 of 198 destinations. Current travel freedom score: 77.
Within Asia, 42 visa-free destinations means advance planning and visa paperwork remain necessary for most international trips. The remaining 84 destinations require a traditional visa — check the map and list below before booking.
Real passport cover sources: Government of the People's Republic of China (Public domain) .
- Travel freedom score
- 77
- Visa-free
- 42
- Visa on arrival
- 32
- eVisa / eTA
- 40
- Visa required
- 84
- Global rank
- #57 / 199
Visa map
Where can China passport holders travel easily?
Map colors follow the 4 visa groups. Click any country for its dashboard.
Destination list
- Afghanistan
- Albania · 90 days
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda · 30 days
- Argentina
- Armenia · 180 days
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan · 30 days
- Bahamas · 90 days
- Bahrain · 30 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Barbados · 30 days
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin · 30 days
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam · 14 days
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi · 30 days
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoros · 45 days
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire · 90 days
- Croatia
- Cuba · 90 days
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti · 90 days
- Dominica · 180 days
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo · 7 days
- Ecuador
- Egypt · 30 days
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Fiji · 120 days
- Finland
- France
- Gabon · 90 days
- Gambia
- Georgia · 30 days
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada · 30 days
- Guatemala
- Guinea · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Guyana
- Haiti · 90 days
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 7 days
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Iran · 21 days
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Japan
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kenya · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos · 30 days
- Latvia
- Lebanon · 30 days
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao · 7 days
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 30 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Mexico
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Myanmar · 30 days
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal · 150 days
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria · 90 days
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman · 30 days
- Pakistan · 30 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar · 30 days
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
- Saint Lucia · 42 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa · 30 days
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe · 15 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Senegal · 30 days
- Serbia · 30 days
- Seychelles · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Singapore · 30 days
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands · 30 days
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan · 90 days
- Spain
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- Sudan
- Suriname · 30 days
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand · 60 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Togo · 15 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia · 90 days
- Türkiye · 30 days
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu · 30 days
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam · 90 days
- Yemen
- Zambia · 90 days
- Zimbabwe · 30 days
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FAQ
China passport FAQ
How powerful is the China passport in 2026?
The China passport ranks #57 globally with a travel freedom score of 77 — 42 visa-free, 32 visa-on-arrival and 40 eVisa/eTA destinations.
How many countries can China passport holders visit visa-free?
42 destinations are fully visa-free. Including visa-on-arrival and eVisa/eTA, easy-access destinations total 114 of 198.
What photo do I need for a China passport or visa?
ICAO-compliant: plain white background, neutral expression, no AI retouching. Gao Nau Profile studios in Hanoi and HCMC shoot compliant passport/visa photos for every country standard.
How often is this China passport data updated?
Weekly, from an MIT-licensed open dataset. The last-updated date is shown on this page.
Source: open data (MIT), compiled by Gao Nau · Updated 2026-07-03