First announced at Forum.
Free 15 Day Visa-Free Entry to China for Australian & New Zealand Passport Holders (Save $110)
Current Expiring Date would be 31st of December 2025 (But it could be extended)
To avoid any confusion, there are plenty of websites that mention that the 15 Day Visa-Free Entry to China for Australian Passport Holders starts on 1st of July 2024 and ends 31st of December 2025.
Official Website of confirmation
Look for : Guests Accepted Guests
I had never thought to even look at this.
Thanks for this tip !
How cheap? There are 5 star hotels that cost about AU$120 a night where you can walk in and make a booking on the spot. And there are 3 star hotels with cockroaches and smoke for AU$60 nearby. Sometimes it's worth a bit extra to not have a bad experience.
It seems like a lot of people here have some interesting consensus on China, such as social credit system. Can anyone tell me where I can find more information about this?
Nah, long story short, they do not have such social credit system, some of their private firms or local government may had tested it long before but eventually dropped it. But here, seems everyone like to mock or troll the Chinese for having a nonexistent social credit system for so long that we have forgot we are actually carrying one with our banks.
But no matter, we will just continue to mock or troll the Chinese with that imaginary social credit system till the day we die.
The amount of trolls here is amazing.
Nah, the CCP doesn’t really care whether you are critical towards it or just want to fcuk around, you’re still invited and that’s why Australia gets this visa free arrangement.
Nice deal
Fun to visit - The land of almost everything feels unusually minature.
Communism. lol
10 year Australian passport is increasing from $346 to $398 on 1st July 2024.
meanwhile NZs is cheaper, quicker and done all online including photos.
Gotta lov Au Government, always thinking for the people
It’s $52 increase for a 10 years PP.
That’s $5.2 per year. Not too big of a deal IMO
Can't believe all the anti China vitriol on this thread…start a new different thread! Don't go to China if you don't want too…no one is forcing you to!
This 15 day Visa free entry to China makes it so much easier and cheaper to go to China for family reasons, business meetings etc, tourism and transit purposes.
A short return flight to Hkg, Japan etc resets the 15 day clock I believe.
HKG is part of China. ;)
It'll probably reset the 15 days like with other visas.
There's a nice hack where someone in Victoria from mainland China can get a driver licence from Hong Kong, without living in Hong Kong, and then bypass testing requirements when converting the licence to a Victorian driver licence.
From VicRoads:
China
Based on your age, driving experience and the country your licence is from, you will need to do the following tests:
Learner Permit Test (also called the Road Laws Knowledge Test)
Hazard Perception Test
Drive Test.
Hong Kong
Based on your age, driving experience and the country your licence is from:
You do not need to do any tests.
You do need to have an appointment at VicRoads so we can check your licence and identity.
https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/licences/new-to-victoria/con…
Nice hack.
They are anti ccp, not anti china
Then stop trolling on a site that promotes bargains, not politic.
Just commenting to make the comments count go up
Soft influence strategy.
It will be harder for western countries citizens to support a war with china if they have been there.
The PRC is loosing that war, then. We've received a lot of people (including educating them) from the PRC.
Worth it!
I heard everything is really cheap, to the point that there is a small joke that everyone complaining about the cost of living in Australia should move there and work remotely.
It's not. Some cities are more expensive than Sydney.
Depends on what your buying, if you'd ok with street food style things it's cheaper, tbh the same price if you want Sydney good food quality.
Clothing etc. I found was much cheaper there and public transport was so cheap it was basically free.
Nothing I saw was outrageously priced, unlike a simple trip to Coles these days.
love it
Great deal, learn about the culture and people as well as their governance.
my advice:
1. setup wechat pay and alipay before you go
2. install translate app as most people can not speak English
3. Open your roaming to access google&FB
Stop supporting China who imprisoned millions of people for force labours
@punter1 Stop spreading misinformation on a site that promotes bargains.
How about 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre?
I dont need google to tell me what happened there.
All the comments, hilarious! You guys are NOBODY to CCP.
The 2 Michaels from Canada were nothing too
@punter1 if you are insisting on spreading misinformation here. You need to get your facts right… Do a Google of those two gentlemen and tell me if they are normal tourist.
From Australian Government:
"Overall: Exercise a high degree of caution"
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/china#:~:….
So yeah, nah.
To be fair, smart traveler always errs on the super cautious side.
The United Kingdom is also a "Exercise a high degree of caution" destination, but I doubt many people would think twice if they wanted to go there.
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/europe/united-…
To be honest I would be keen to visit but what about t he rumours of COVID which is still going around in China.😌
Like it's still going around Australia, and many other places?
wouldn’t do it you’ll get CCP bat virus spyware, you’ll be unwittingly mining bitcoin for the rest of your life
Nah, that virus only work on white trash.
Still better to choose those that stated they accept foreign guests, for convenience and less trouble.