Can I fly to China without a visa (EU passport)

[2road]

Hi,

I m currently in Thailand , I have a passport from Europe and I would like to visit China, likely a city in the south of China for one week.

can I go to China without a visa or do I need to apply for visa (go to Bangkok and stay 2+ days etc..)

I ve heard that in the special zone Shenzen one can fly without a visa and even cross into China.

If someone pls can advise

Thank you

[ardokano]

Only as transit 72 hour
( Shanghai, Jiangsu, or Zhejiang 144 hour)

and

Areas Allowed to Stay

Passengers transiting in Guangzhou, Chengdu, Qingdao, or Changsha are allowed to travel in the whole province.

Passengers transiting in Beijing, Chongqing, Harbin, Guilin, Kunming, Wuhan, Xiamen, or Tianjin cannot leave the administrative area of the transit city.

Passengers transiting in Shanghai, Zhejiang, or Jiangsu can move around the three places.

Passengers stopping over in Dalian or Shenyang can travel in these two cities.

Passengers transiting in Xian Xianyang Airport are permitted to travel in the administrative areas of Xian and Xianyang.

[ardokano]

you can go to HK airport and can apply in airport agency Visa for 30 days. if apply before 11.00 can get Visa same day. and after by bus go to Shenzhen or fly any city in China

cost its 600-800 HK $

Edited April 21, 2016 by ardokano

[taxout]

There's a five-day visa valid for Shenzhen only which you can get at the land border between HK and Mainland China. Google for details. Some nationalities, Americans in particular, are not eligible for this visa. (Based on official boundaries, the Shenzhen SEZ is quite a large area.) There's a similar, though probably shorter, Zhuhai-only visa.

So far as I know, the special Shenzhen and Zhuhai visas are not available at the airports.

I am not sure that same-day regular tourist visas are still available. And again, sometimes some nationalities are subject to restrictions; for example, China has at times made visa applications difficult for French citizens, for whatever reasons. So again, research this thoroughly before heading out.

[ardokano]

There's a five-day visa valid for Shenzhen only which you can get at the land border between HK and Mainland China. Google for details. Some nationalities, Americans in particular, are not eligible for this visa. (Based on official boundaries, the Shenzhen SEZ is quite a large area.) There's a similar, though probably shorter, Zhuhai-only visa.

So far as I know, the special Shenzhen and Zhuhai visas are not available at the airports.

I am not sure that same-day regular tourist visas are still available. And again, sometimes some nationalities are subject to restrictions; for example, China has at times made visa applications difficult for French citizens, for whatever reasons. So again, research this thoroughly before heading out.

Yes, French its still trouble get one yer Visa if not in home country.

In airport still available Chines travel Visa for 30 days. But need apply at 8.00 now.