Spokesperson's Remarks｜China to grant visa-free policy to nationals from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay

"To further facilitate cross-border travel, China decided to include more countries in its visa waiver program and extend the visa-free policy to ordinary passport holders from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Uruguay on a trial basis from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. Ordinary passport holders from the above-mentioned five countries can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for no more than 30 days for business, tourism, family/friends visit, exchange and transit purposes," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian announced on Thursday.

Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Lin  further said at a regular press conference in Beijing that China remains committed to high-level opening up and will take more steps to make travel easier between China and other countries.

"We welcome more foreign friends to benefit from China's visa-free and other visa facilitation policies to come to China and experience its diversity, vibrancy and dynamism," Lin said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)