National Immigration Administration: Fully implement the visa-free policy for foreign tourist groups to enter by cruise ship

On May 15, after consulting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the General Administration of Customs, and reporting to the State Council for approval, the State Immigration Administration has decided to fully implement the visa-free policy for foreign tourist groups entering the country on cruise ships at all cruise ports along the coast of China. From May 15th, foreign tour groups (2 or more people) who take a cruise ship and are received by domestic travel agencies can enter the country from 13 cities including Tianjin, Dalian, Liaoning, Shanghai, Lianyungang, Zhejiang, Wenzhou and Zhoushan, Xiamen, Fujian, Qingdao, Shandong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Guangdong, Beihai, Guangxi, Haikou, Hainan, and Sanya without a visa. The tour group must accompany the same cruise ship to the next port until the cruise ship leaves the country and stay in China for no more than 15 days. The scope of activities is coastal provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Beijing. In order to support the development of cruise tourism, seven cruise ports in Dalian, Lianyungang, Wenzhou, Zhoushan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beihai and other places have been newly added as ports applicable to China's transit visa-free policy, making it convenient for foreign passengers who meet the conditions of China's transit visa-free policy to transit by cruise ship.