As of Dec. 1, you will no longer need a visa to travel to China
The law will go into effect Dec. 1 and will take effect immediately for travelers from Italy and a few other countries in the world who will be able to enter China without a visa
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Like a bolt out of the blue, and I might say with perfect timing for one of my upcoming trips, China has changed the rules for tourist travel for travelers from five European nations, Italy included.
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The announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today that, Starting from December 1, 2023 until November 30, 2024, travelers from five European countries, in addition to Malaysia, will be able to visit China without a visa for 15 days.
No visa for China
Starting next Friday, Dec. 1, Italian travelers along with those with passports from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia will be able to enter China without a visa for up to 15 days.
A momentous change intended to simplify travel to the great Asian country. Today, applying for a visa to China is expensive both economically and because of procedures that mandatorily require going to the embassy to collect biometric data. At present, the change will only be valid until November 30, 2024, but it is clear that if the experiment has good results it could be confirmed and expanded. Thanks to this innovation, the Italian passport will become even more powerful.
China has decided to offer visa-free entry to travelers holding ordinary passports from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning announced Friday.
Without a visa for what reasons
Virtually all travel is approved, the only constraint in fact being related to the maximum stay within the nation or 15 days. One can then travel to Beijing or anywhere else in the Great Wall country for business, tourism, family visits and transit purposes.
There are currently no details or other information, I read the news in the China Daily. There are not yet on the net, or I have not found them, on exclusions or postulates regarding special cases.
