The difference between landing visa and visa-free

The difference between landing visa and visa-free is that you don't need a visa. You can enter the country as long as you show your passport at the border; Landing visa is a visa window set up by the state at airports or docks. After arriving at the national border, you can submit relevant materials and apply for a visa on the spot. If the relevant materials are not provided as required, they can't get a visa and can only return by the original plane or ship.

Visa-free means that you can stay from one country to another for seven days to six months without a visa. According to the laws of our country, individuals must have a visa of the destination country when leaving the country, and their passports must have at least one valid visa abroad. Passport must be valid for more than half a year. To apply for personal landing visa, you need to provide relatively complete personal information, designated photos, ID cards, passports, visa fees, round-trip air tickets to and from your country or a third country, the address of your hotel or other residence, sufficient funds, work place and application documents.

Visa on arrival means that the applicant does not directly obtain visas from other countries from the host country, but arrives at the port of the country with a passport and an entry permit issued by the relevant authorities of the country, and then issues a visa, usually a unilateral exit visa. Many countries have relevant regulations on the articles carried by inbound passengers. Fruits, some medicines, animals and plants are strictly controlled. You must prepare the hotel order and a certain amount of money as proof of traveling to the country. The immigration bureau of any country has the right to check the amount of funds carried by foreign guests entering the country, and the state has the right to refuse the entry of tourists who do not carry the tourist reserve fund within the scope recognized by the state.

legal ground

People's Republic of China (PRC) Exit and Entry Administration Law

Article 9 China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country.

China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide otherwise.

China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for a seaman's certificate according to law.