Are Chinese allowed to travel to Europe?

Yes, Chinese passport holders must obtain a Schengen visa to enter any European country in the Schengen Zone. However, there are some categories of people residing in China that are exempt from the visa requirement, as follows: Nationals of Schengen countries living in China.



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Chinese tourists continue to put Europe at the top of their favourite destinations despite the relative slow-down in the Chinese economy and any concerns about Brexit, according to the latest figures from the European Travel Commission (ETC) in collaboration with the leading air travel analyst ForwardKeys, which ...

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Chinese nationals may visit a number of countries without a visa. In most cases, visa exemption is limited by length of stay. For some sovereign states, the maximum length of time a Chinese citizen may remain in the country visa-free is 7 days; for others, it is 3 months.

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BEIJING (AP) — China has increased the number of countries that its big-spending tourists can visit by more than 70 following the lifting of its last COVID-19 travel restrictions. The decision comes as international flights to and from the country gradually return to their pre-pandemic levels.

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Chinese citizens who desire to leave the country for private purposes shall apply to the public security organs of the city or county in which their residence is registered. Approval shall be granted except in cases prescribed in Article 8 of this Law.

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Yes, as a US citizen you need a visa to enter China for tourism purposes. Remember that if your main goal is to perform commercial and business activities, you might want to apply for a business visa instead.

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Prior to the health crisis, the number of Chinese tourist arrivals to all forms of paid accommodation totaled nearly 1.6 million in Germany and reached one million in Austria. Subsequently, in 2021, these figures fell respectively to below 55 thousand and 10 thousand.

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Overall, Western European countries reported the highest number of Chinese travelers in 2021. However, arrivals from China declined from 5.9 million in 2019 to roughly 1.2 million in 2021.

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Many of them are headed for Thailand. Chinese tourists are welcomed with souvenirs from Thai officials after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport on September 25, 2023.

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  • Thailand, Japan, and Singapore are the most popular destinations for Chinese tourists (based on online bookings data).
  • The main competitors for Europe outside of Asia are the United States of America (place 8).
  • According to the ETC, circa 10 million Chinese people are travelling to Europe yearly.


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Visitors coming from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan account for 69.8 percent of China's total. When adjusted to exclude these locations, the number of visitors is closer to 48 million. In 2018, Myanmar, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and the United States led the way as top sources of visitors into China.

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Summary: The People's Republic of China (PRC) government arbitrarily enforces local laws, including issuing exit bans on U.S. citizens and citizens of other countries, without fair and transparent process under the law.

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