"China and Australia will provide each other's citizens with multiple-entry visas of up to five years for tourism and business from Friday, the Chinese foreign ministry says."

 

"During Li's trip to Australia, he said China would also include Australia in its visa-waiver scheme, allowing Australians to visit the country for up to 15 days without a visa."

 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/china-and-australia-issue-five-year-visas-for-each-others-citizens/ua2jyxjp2

 

Time to visit China for 2 weeks if it's visa free. Pity Thailand couldn't do the same 5 year multi-entry tourist visa 

Imagine a free visa to enter Australia for your Thai girlfriend/wife. 

 

Aaah, we can only dream. 

 

 

China said they were going to do something with Visa exempt and they quickly did it. Now if only Thailand could do the same

 

China Embassy Statement

"From 0:00 on July 1st, 2024 to 24:00 on December 31st, 2025 Beijing time, citizens holding ordinary passports of Australia traveling to China for business, tourism, family visit or transit purposes with the duration not exceeding 15 days, are eligible for visa-free entry from open sea, land, air ports of China." 

 

"Ordinary Passport Holders of New Zealand and Poland will also be applied to visa-free policies mentioned above."

 

http://au.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw_12/vc/202406/t20240626_11441694.htm

 

On 6/22/2024 at 10:46 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Imagine a free visa to enter Australia for your Thai girlfriend/wife. 

 

Aaah, we can only dream. 

 

 

It's free for the Thai girlfriend/wife because the Aussie boyfriend/husband pays for everything.