Qingdao Offering 144-Hour Visa-Free Transit

With the approval of China s State Council, since January 1, 2019, Qingdao has implemented the 144-hour visa-free transit policy.

Release time : 2019-03-11 10:14:27

source : PR Newswire

applied for approval and promulgation of this policy from the State Council in a move to support regional needs. The optimized visa-free transit policy will further facilitate travel for holders of foreign passports who wish to engage in tourism and business activities as well as create a more relaxed and convenient entry-exit environment for international visitors. At present, Shandong province has undertaken all the preparations necessary for the comprehensive implementation of the policy in line with the deployment of the policy by the National Immigration Administration. The implementation of the 144-hour visa-free transit policy is expected to greatly promote the development of tourism- and travel-related industries in Qingdao and the whole of Shandong Province and will be of great significance to Qingdao's stated strategy of becoming an international city, as well as the economic development and transformation of related industries across the whole province.

The countries for which the policy is applicable are determined on the basis of the number of entry and transit points as well as the roster of inbound and outbound international flights. In order to maintain the uniformity of the policy, qualified countries for the 144-hour transit visa-free policy will be the same as those enjoying the 72-hour free transit policy.

Applicable countries for the visa-free transit policy are as follows:

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and United States.

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