प्रवेश प्रक्रिया

वीज़ा आवश्यक: Visa required for most nationalities. Transit visa exemptions available.

अधिकतम ठहरने की अवधि: Up to 30 days (tourist L visa)

आवेदन कैसे करें: Apply at Chinese embassy/consulate or visa center. Fee varies by nationality.

⚠ 144-hour visa-free transit available at major cities for eligible nationalities. Conditions apply.

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वैधता: Passport must be valid for at least 6 months from date of entry.

खाली पृष्ठ: At least 2 blank pages required for entry stamps.

⚠ Must be valid for at least 6 months. One blank page needed per visa stamp.

आगमन कार्ड: Paper arrival/departure card distributed on flight

आवश्यक दस्तावेज: Valid passport, visa, return ticket, hotel booking confirmation.

⚠ Fill in Chinese address (hotel). Fingerprints collected at immigration.

घोषणा सीमा: Must declare USD 5,000 or CNY 20,000 or equivalent.

घोषणा कैसे करें: Use red channel and complete customs declaration.

⚠ Strict enforcement. Gold and silver items must also be declared.

तंबाकू: 400 cigarettes (Chinese residents: 200)

शराब: 2 bottles (max 750ml each, max 12% for 1.5L+)

इत्र: Reasonable personal use

अन्य सामान: CNY 5,000 for residents; CNY 2,000 for short stays

⚠ Excess duty-free goods subject to tax. Expensive items may be inspected.

प्रतिबंधित वस्तुएं: Illegal drugs, weapons, explosives, counterfeit goods, obscene materials, endangered species products (CITES).

देश-विशिष्ट नियम: Certain publications, media, and GPS devices. Strict drug laws.

⚠ DEATH PENALTY for drug trafficking. VPN software in a gray area. Avoid political materials.

सामान्य नियम: Personal medications for up to reasonable supply allowed with documentation.

प्रतिबंधित दवाएं: Strong painkillers, psychotropics. Traditional Chinese medicine exports may be restricted.

सिफारिशें: Carry bilingual (English/Chinese) doctor's letter. Keep in original packaging.

⚠ Quantities exceeding personal use may require import permit.

अनिवार्य: Yellow Fever certificate required if arriving from or transiting through a yellow fever endemic area.

अनुशंसित: Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, Tetanus. Malaria prophylaxis for tropical/rural areas.

⚠ Check WHO yellow fever endemic country list. Transit of 12+ hours may trigger requirement.

प्रक्रिया: Arrival → Immigration (passport control) → Baggage claim → Customs (green/red channel) → Exit.

बायोमेट्रिक्स: Fingerprints (10-print) taken for all foreign visitors (14-70 years old). Photo taken.

अनुमानित प्रतीक्षा समय: 30-90 min at major airports (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou). Can be longer.

⚠ Fill arrival card completely. Officer may ask about itinerary and accommodation.

• Have hotel address written in Chinese characters.

• Fill arrival card in advance (distributed on flight).

• VPN apps should be installed before arrival (stores blocked in China).

• 144-hour transit visa-free: do not leave the designated area/city.