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China visa for Canada passport

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Visa requiredVisa required

Visa required; 240-hour visa-free transit available at designated ports when continuing to a third country.

China offers unilateral short visa-free entry to a growing list of countries (including Korea, Japan, Australia and many European states) and a 240-hour transit exemption for others; US, UK and Canadian citizens still need a visa.

Verify with the official immigration authority before travel. Rules change without notice.

All 145 visa-free countries for Canada passports · cheapest flights

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Before you go to China

  • Arrival card (online)Arrival Card for Foreigners (online or paper) · FreeOfficial site ↗
  • Mobile data (eSIM)Install before you fly, works on landingAiralo ↗
  • Travel medical insuranceSafetyWing · you can buy it even after you leavePrices ↗

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Destinations · China

All 5⌄

With a Canada passport, 40 of the 51 destinations covered here are visa-free. For China, 4 of 9 passports we track enter visa-free.

Other destinations for Canada passport holders 50

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DestinationEntry
GeorgiaVisa-free365 days
South KoreaVisa-free180 days
United StatesVisa-free180 days
MexicoVisa-free180 days
GuamVisa-free180 days
Northern Mariana IslandsVisa-free180 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
TaiwanVisa-free90 days
Hong KongVisa-free90 days
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
FranceVisa-free90 days
ItalyVisa-free90 days
SpainVisa-free90 days
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days
CzechiaVisa-free90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days
IcelandVisa-free90 days
CroatiaVisa-free90 days
AustriaVisa-free90 days
PortugalVisa-free90 days
HungaryVisa-free90 days
DenmarkVisa-free90 days
GermanyVisa-free90 days
GreeceVisa-free90 days
IrelandVisa-free90 days
PolandVisa-free90 days
FinlandVisa-free90 days
SwedenVisa-free90 days
MaltaVisa-free90 days
BelgiumVisa-free90 days
NorwayVisa-free90 days
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
ThailandVisa-free60 days
SingaporeVisa-free30 days
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 days
MacauVisa-free30 days
KazakhstanVisa-free30 days
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
United KingdomTravel authorisation180 days
AustraliaTravel authorisation90 days
New ZealandTravel authorisation90 days
Vietname-Visa90 days
Türkiyee-Visa90 days
Tanzaniae-Visa90 days
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
JordanVisa on arrival30 days

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