Hainan visa application has embraced a new favorable policy. Since May 1, 2018, Hainan has adopted new visa exemption access, which stipulates foreign citizens holding the passport of 59 qualifying countries can have 30 days visa-free entry to Hainan. With this new visa-free policy, individual passengers from these 59 countries can travel in all areas of Hainan Province for 30 days without a Chinese visa so long as they are received by Hainan travel agencies.
Qualified Countries
(1) 25 Schengen Agreement Countries:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
(2) 15 Other European Countries:
Russia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia (FYROM), Albania, Belarus, Monaco
(3) 6 American Countries:
the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile
(4) 2 Oceania Countries:
Australia, New Zealand
(5) 11 Asian Countries:
Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
Eligible Administrative Areas in Hainan
Foreign passengers eligible for this 30 days visa exemption entry can only travel among the administrative areas inside Hainan Province, such as the famous cities of Haikou, Sanya, as well as Sansha, etc. Going to other Chinese areas from Hainan is not allowed if entering mainland China by using this Hainan visa-free regulation. It’s also prohibited for qualified aliens’ stayover time in this province to exceed 30 days.
Application for Hainan 30-Day Visa-Free Access
You can submit an identity certificate and travel arrangement to Hainan agencies through a travel agency in your country, and then Hainan’s travel agencies will apply for the visa-free entry on your behalf from Hainan public security organ and frontier inspection office. Tannet can also help you in this regard.
Required Information:
1. Valid passport/Travel Document valid for at least 3 months from the date of entry;
2. Travel Itinerary to Hainan.
Eligible Ports for Hainan 30-Day Visa-Free Access
All airports and ship ports are qualified ports of this 30 days visa exemption. So long as you are picked up by a Hainan travel agency from any port, you can enjoy the 30-day visa-free policy.
There are many international flights arriving in Hainan from different countries or regions every day, such as Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
Contact Us
If you have further inquires, please do not hesitate to contact Tannet at anytime, anywhere by simply visiting Tannet’s website english.tannet-group.com, or calling Hong Kong hotline at 852-27826888 or China hotline at 86-755-82143422, or emailing to tannet-solution@hotmail.com. You are also welcome to visit our office situated in 16/F, Taiyangdao Bldg 2020, Dongmen Rd South, Luohu, Shenzhen, China.
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