Focused collection
Visa-free entry, transit, customs and document recovery explained as route-specific tasks rather than passport slogans.
Essentials
Visa-free entry, transit, customs and document recovery explained as route-specific tasks rather than passport slogans.
Entry and transit
Use China’s official free arrival-card service, prepare the right records, identify exemptions and recover from form errors, outages or fake paid websites.
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US passports usually need an L visa for an ordinary mainland holiday. Compare the 240-hour transit route, Hainan’s 30-day regional policy and the rules for a standard round trip.
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Entry and transit
Choose China Customs' red or green channel, identify declaration categories, prepare documents and recover if you notice an item after entering green.
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Entry and transit
Secure evidence, obtain the local loss certificate, replace the travel document, restore lawful stay paperwork and rebuild bookings.
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Entry and transit
Check the A–China–C route, eligible passport, confirmed onward ticket, designated ports and permitted stay areas for 240-hour visa-free transit.
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Entry and transit
Separate visa, visa-free, transit and airline rules, inspect your passport, and confirm borderline cases with the authority that owns each decision.
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Entry and transit
Meat, animal-origin dairy, eggs and fresh fruit are generally prohibited in passenger baggage. Vacuum sealing is no exemption; check mixed-snack ingredients.
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Entry and transit
Map every mainland border crossing before booking: leaving for Hong Kong or Macao ends that mainland stay, and returning is a new mainland entry.
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Entry and transit
A Singapore passport enters China visa-free for 30 days. The visa is settled in a paragraph; the real question is what to do with the time, and where a China route is won or lost.
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Entry and transit
A practical guide to China’s 30-day visa-free entry for Canadian citizens in 2026, including passport types, day counting, Hong Kong re-entry and when a visa is still required.
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Entry and transit
A practical guide to China’s 30-day visa-free entry for New Zealand citizens in 2026, including passport types, day counting, Hong Kong re-entry and when a visa is still required.
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Entry and transit
A practical guide to China’s 30-day visa-free entry for UK citizens in 2026, including passport types, day counting, Hong Kong re-entry and when a visa is still required.
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Entry rules, payments, mobile connectivity, booking systems and on-the-road problem solving for international travellers.
Homeground
Share your dates, party size and rough budget. Homeground will help decide what should be self-planned and what is worth arranging locally.