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144小时变240小时！过境免签政策有新变化

CHINADAILY · 公众号 · 时评 · 2024-12-17 18:07

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国家移民管理局12月17日发布公告，即日起全面放宽优化过境免签政策，将过境免签外国人在境内停留时间由原72小时和144小时均延长为240小时（10天），同时新增21个口岸为过境免签人员入出境口岸，并进一步扩大停留活动区域。

符合条件的俄罗斯、巴西、英国、美国、加拿大等54国人员，从中国过境前往第三国（地区），可从24个省（区、市）60个对外开放口岸中任一口岸免签来华，并在规定区域停留活动不超过240小时。与72/144小时过境免签政策相比，此次政策调整最大特点是允许跨区域通行，即过境免签的外国人可以在24个省（区、市）允许停留活动区域内跨省域旅行。

China further expanded its visa-free transit policy, extending the maximum amount of time foreigners are allowed to stay in the country under the policy to 10 days from the previous 72 or 144 hours, the National Immigration Administration announced on Tuesday.

It said the policy now applies to 60 ports across China, a significant increase from the previous number of 39, making it easier for foreigners transiting through China to enter the country.

China's visa-free transit policy covers citizens from 54 countries. Also, from Tuesday on, under the policy, they can stay in 24 provincial-level regions, an increase from the previous number of 19, and are allowed to travel between these regions during their stay in China.

China has implemented the visa-free transit policy since January 2013, and has been improving the policy over the years.

Reporter: Wang Qingyun