Guests from 45 countries, who are in possession of outbound air tickets, will be able to visit the country under the new policy.
However, Vietnam is not included in the list. Most of them are countries in Europe and the Americas.
China Visa Stamp
The
facility will promote Beijing’s regional economy, tourism and civil
aviation industry as short-stay travellers will not have to apply for a
visa and can take a brief tour of Beijing on the their travels to a
third destination.
However, the policy of a visa-free short term
stay is not new to China. Shanghai has a 48-hour visa-free policy for
travellers from selected countries who are flying on to other
destinations.
Countries eligible for the visa-free scheme are:
United States, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden,
Russia, Greece, Brazil, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, United
Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ireland,
Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, New
Zealand, Brunei, Qatar.
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