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
China
Recommended by TFC
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.
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.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back