Chinese Visa free visit (🇨🇵, 🇩🇪, 🇮🇹, 🇳🇱,🇪🇦,🇲🇾)

[ressl]

Since a few months, passport holders of France, Germany, Italy, Dutch, Spain and Malaysia are temporary (30th if November 2024) eligible for a 15 day visa free visit to visit China for business or tourism purposes. Has anyone 1st hand experience this works like expected (boarding the plane just with a ticket and passport), or are there any other things to take care of?

[Ghostwriter]

So, it's free to get in, but will we actually have to buy something in order to get out ?

[newkidontheblock]

Under the new anti-espionage law, anything can be considered espionage. Especially not buying enough souvenirs to boost the economy.

[ressl]

Thanks for the helpful answer. It looks like I will be sent to China tomorrow, and I think I will simply have to give it a try - hit or miss... But according to the information I was able to find so far, just rock up with a ticket and passport at the airport and go

[KunKhmerSR]

Unlike the other jokers here I am genuinely curious about this as I was considering visiting China in the near future!
Please post an update how it went with the entry/visa process

[Alex]

Thanks for the helpful answer. It looks like I will be sent to China tomorrow, and I think I will simply have to give it a try - hit or miss... But according to the information I was able to find so far, just rock up with a ticket and passport at the airport and go

You'll be fine. A friend of mine has been to China twice since they introduced this scheme. All they might be interested in, besides your passport from an eligible country of course, is your ticket out.

[Alex]

Under the new anti-espionage law, anything can be considered espionage. Especially not buying enough souvenirs to boost the economy.

More dumb Taiwanese propaganda.

[ressl]

Thanks for the helpful answer. It looks like I will be sent to China tomorrow, and I think I will simply have to give it a try - hit or miss... But according to the information I was able to find so far, just rock up with a ticket and passport at the airport and go

You'll be fine. A friend of mine has been to China twice since they introduced this scheme. All they might be interested in, besides your passport from an eligible country of course, is your ticket out.

Thanks, this is really helpful, since this is a business trip and here I usually book the flight back "on demand", not to a specific date before departure