As of 2016, how many countries are there that offer visa-free access to Chinese citizens?

Countries that are visa-free for Chinese as of 2016:

Samoa, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominica, the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), Indonesia, Jeju Island Region of South Korea, British Turks and Caicos Islands, British South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Arab Emirates, Barbados, Bahamas, Ecuador, Fiji, Grenada, Mauritius, San Marino, Serbia Serbia, Tonga and Serbia.

China has concluded various mutual visa exemption agreements with 127 countries, including 8 comprehensive visa exemption agreements; China has reached 63 agreements or arrangements on simplified visa procedures with 39 countries. The “gold content” of Chinese passports has increased significantly.

Extended information

In recent years, China’s visa, entry and exit, stay and residence policies for foreigners have been continuously optimized. China has established visa points at 87 ports and implemented partial policies in 15 cities. The country has a 72-hour visa-free transit policy for foreigners, and a 144-hour visa-free entry or transit policy for people from some countries is implemented in certain regions.

China is speeding up the electronic reform of permanent residence certificates for foreigners, adopting chip technology and improving machine-readable functions to provide certificate holders with services such as purchasing travel and air tickets, handling accommodation registration, financial insurance, and certificates in the country. More convenience.

In June 2016, China officially joined the International Organization for Migration. Huang Ming said that this requires us to further deepen cooperation in the field of international migration and deeply participate in global migration governance.

Guo Shaochun introduced that in the past 2017, the "gold content" of China's ordinary passports has continued to steadily increase. Currently, Chinese citizens can travel to 65 countries and regions without a visa.

China has achieved comprehensive mutual visa exemption with 10 countries. After the visa-free agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bosnia and Herzegovina officially take effect, two more countries will be added; 40 countries and regions unilaterally grant visa-on-arrival treatment to Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports; 16 countries and regions unilaterally allow Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports to Chinese citizens enter the country visa-free; we have also reached 70 agreements or arrangements with 41 countries to simplify visa procedures.

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