The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced today that it will fully relax and optimize the visa-free transit policy, which is effective immediately. The stay duration for foreign nationals eligible for visa-free transit has been extended from the previous 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours (10 days). Additionally, 21 ports of entry and exit have been added for visa-free transit individuals, further expanding the allowed areas for visa-free transit travelers. Individuals from 54 eligible countries, including Russia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada, traveling from China to a third country (region), can enter visa-free through any of the 60 open ports in 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), and stay within the allowed areas for visa-free transit travelers for no more than 240 hours.
The 21 newly added ports for the visa-free transit policy are Taiyuan Wusu International Airport in Shanxi Province, Su'nan Shuofang International Airport and Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport in Jiangsu Province, Wenzhou Longwan International Airport and Yiwu Airport in Zhejiang Province, Hefei Xinqiao International Airport and Huangshan Tunxi International Airport in Anhui Province, Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport, and Wuyishan Airport in Fujian Province, Nanchang Changbei International Airport in Jiangxi Province, Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, Yantai Penglai International Airport, and Weihai Dashuipo International Airport in Shandong Province, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport in Hunan Province, Nanning Wuxu International Airport and Beihai Fucheng Airport in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Hainan Province, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in Sichuan Province, and Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport in Guizhou Province. The number of opened ports has increased from the original 39 to 60.
The fully relaxed and optimized 240-hour visa-free transit policy has further expanded the allowed areas for visa-free transit travelers. The number of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) that can be visited under this policy has increased from the original 19 (Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, Hebei Province, Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province, Shanghai Municipality, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province, Shandong Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Chongqing Municipality, Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, and Shaanxi Province) to 24 (with Shanxi Province, Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province, Hainan Province, and Guizhou Province added to the list). In the newly added five provinces, the allowed areas for visa-free transit travelers in Anhui Province, Hainan Province, and Guizhou Province include the entire province. In Shanxi Province, the areas are limited to Taiyuan and Datong, and in Jiangxi Province, the areas cover Nanchang and Jingdezhen. The areas in Fujian Province, Hubei Province, and Shaanxi Province are expanded to the entire respective provinces, and in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the area expands to the administrative regions of Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Wuzhou, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Guigang, Yulin, Hezhou, Hechi, and Laibin. Foreign nationals entering China through the visa-free transit policy can make cross-province travels within the allowed areas for visa-free transit travelers in these 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).
According to an NIA official, the recent relaxation and optimization of the visa-free transit policy is a significant step taken by NIA in line with its commitment to thoroughly learning and implementing the instructions from the Central Economic Work Conference, aiming to proactively serve and promote a high-standard opening up while facilitating the exchanges between Chinese and foreign nationals. This initiative is beneficial for accelerating cross-border flows of people, promoting international communication and cooperation, and injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the economy and society. Going forward, the NIA will continue to deepen the institutional openness of immigration management, continually optimize and improve the policies facilitating entry and exit for immigrants, and enhance the convenience for foreign nationals to study, work, and live in China. NIA invites more foreign friends to come to China and experience the beauty of the country in this new era firsthand.
(Reprinted from the National Immigration Administration)
国家移民管理局今天（12月17日）发布公告，12月17日起全面放宽优化过境免签政策，将过境免签外国人在境内停留时间由原72小时和144小时均延长为240小时（10天），同时新增21个口岸为过境免签人员入出境口岸，并进一步扩大停留活动区域。
符合条件的俄罗斯、巴西、英国、美国、加拿大等54国人员，从中国过境前往第三国（地区），可从24个省（区、市）60个对外开放口岸中任一口岸免签来华，并在规定区域停留活动不超过240小时。
此次放宽优化过境免签政策新增的21个口岸包括：
- 山西太原武宿国际机场口岸
- 江苏无锡苏南硕放
- 扬州泰州国际机场口岸
- 浙江温州龙湾
- 金华义乌国际机场口岸
- 安徽合肥新桥
- 黄山屯溪国际机场口岸
- 福建福州长乐
- 泉州晋江
- 南平武夷山国际机场口岸
- 江西南昌国际机场口岸
- 山东济南遥墙
- 烟台蓬莱
- 威海大水泊国际机场口岸
- 湖南张家界荷花国际机场口岸
- 广西南宁吴圩
- 北海福成国际机场口岸
- 海南海口美兰
- 三亚凤凰国际机场口岸
- 四川成都天府国际机场口岸
- 贵州贵阳龙洞堡国际机场口岸
至此，适用对外开放口岸由原有的39个增加至60个。
- 全面放宽优化后的240小时过境免签政策进一步扩大了停留活动区域。政策适用省份由原有的北京、天津、河北、辽宁、黑龙江、上海、江苏、浙江、福建、山东、河南、湖北、湖南、广东、广西、重庆、四川、云南、陕西19个省（区、市）增加山西、安徽、江西、海南、贵州5省，合计24个省（区、市）。
- 新增的5省中：
- 过境免签人员在安徽、海南、贵州3省停留活动区域为全省
- 在山西省停留活动区域为太原、大同市
- 在江西省停留活动区域为南昌、景德镇市
另外：
- 将福建、湖北、陕西3省停留活动区域扩大至全省
- 广西壮族自治区停留活动区域扩大至南宁、柳州、桂林、梧州、北海、防城港、钦州、贵港、玉林、贺州、河池、来宾12市行政区域
- 通过过境免签政策来华的外国人可在上述24个省（区、市）允许停留活动区域内跨省域旅行。
外国人申请240小时过境免签政策的适用条件
- 一是属于54个适用过境免签政策国家的公民：
- 欧洲国家（40个）：奥地利、比利时、捷克、丹麦、爱沙尼亚、芬兰、法国、德国、希腊、匈牙利、冰岛、意大利、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、卢森堡、马耳他、荷兰、波兰、葡萄牙、斯洛伐克、斯洛文尼亚、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士、摩纳哥、俄罗斯、英国、爱尔兰、塞浦路斯、保加利亚、罗马尼亚、乌克兰、塞尔维亚、克罗地亚、波黑、黑山、北马其顿、阿尔巴尼亚、白俄罗斯、挪威；
- 美洲国家（6个）：美国、加拿大、巴西、墨西哥、阿根廷、智利；
- 大洋洲国家（2个）：澳大利亚、新西兰；
- 亚洲国家（6个）：韩国、日本、新加坡、文莱、阿联酋、卡塔尔。
- 二是需持本人有效国际旅行证件，有效期不少于3个月，符合前往第三国（地区）入境条件。
- 三是需持240小时内已确定日期及座位的前往第三国（地区）的联程客票或相关证明，填写临时入境外国人入境卡，接受出入境边防检查机关的检查和询问。
符合上述条件的外国人，可向中国北京、上海等地的60个口岸的边检机关提出申请，边检机关将为其办理临时入境手续，免签停留时间自入境次日零时起算。符合与我国签署互免签证协定或我单方面免签政策的，可从其规定。
（转载自中国经济周刊）
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