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30 Days Visa-Free Entry to China for Australian & New Zealand Passport Holders

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30 Days Visa-Free Entry to China for Australian & New Zealand Passport Holders
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datafellows on 23/11/2024 - 09:11 visasnews.com (2371 clicks)
Last edited 24/11/2024 - 11:26 by 1 other user

Thank you Scrooge McDeal for the original 15 day deal.

Good news for travelers from the many countries benefiting from China’s unilateral visa-free policy: from November 30, 2024, visa-free stays in China will be extended to 30 days, instead of the current 15.

Also good news for me as I was planning a bit longer trip to China early next year and was dreading the visa application process.

These are now the current countries enjoying the 30 day visa free entry
Andorra Australia Austria Belgium
Brunei Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus
Denmark Estonia Finland France
Germany Greece Hungary Iceland
Ireland Italy Japan Latvia
Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malaysia Malta
Monaco Montenegro Netherlands New Zealand
North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal
Romania Slovakia Slovenia South Korea
Spain Switzerland
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Comments

    • ldd-mn on 23/11/2024 - 09:16
      +112

      Thanks for letting us know

    • BargainsGrabber on 23/11/2024 - 09:34
      +7

      Check again in 7 days ;)

    • shane23 on 23/11/2024 - 09:54
      +17

      It’s pretty good . I went for 15 days went to Hong Kong for a day and went back to Shenzhen . You should try it

      • 11112007 on 23/11/2024 - 10:19
        +17

        I had a great time in china a few months ago. Like you i was in Shenzhen and HK.

        • DoUKnowTheMuffinMan on 23/11/2024 - 10:28

          I leave for Shanghai next weekend(for work) but
          Im there for two weeks and have a couple free days.
          Is it worth visiting Beijing in those days off? Sort of lost on what to visit right now

          • chena on 23/11/2024 - 10:33
            +7

            @DoUKnowTheMuffinMan: Visit Suzhou

            • DoUKnowTheMuffinMan on 23/11/2024 - 13:30

              @chena: Wow looks great! Im actually in Wuxi for a few days(20min away), so this works out well.
              Thanks for the tip

          • crentist on 23/11/2024 - 11:28
            +3

            @DoUKnowTheMuffinMan: Go to Suzhou and Hangzhou. Very close to Shanghai and really beautiful

          • jowu15 on 23/11/2024 - 12:03
            +3

            @DoUKnowTheMuffinMan: Beijing has much more to see in terms of history, culture than Shanghai. Its only 5 hours by high speed railway. In the meantime, there are lots to see around Shanghai area like previous posts of mentioned Suzhou and Hangzhou and Nanjing

          • Lunarboogie on 24/11/2024 - 05:47

            @DoUKnowTheMuffinMan: Wouldn't you need a visa of you were going for work purposes? I thought this was just for tourists.

        • Name on 27/11/2024 - 20:50
          +2

          A mate of mine went to shenzhen on a holiday. Fell in love, got married, had a kid has been living there for the last 15 years. He loves it in Shenzhen.

    • YoursTruly on 23/11/2024 - 11:11
      -2

      Nej, jag är bra lol

      • GerryManDerJan on 27/11/2024 - 02:37

        Koedder megge?
        OT: I was just in Shanghai, was geil but not a lot of nightlife.

    • The Value on 23/11/2024 - 13:32
      +7

      Nah. You're not. Stop hating. Live, love and laugh.

    • strupper2003 on 23/11/2024 - 14:16
      +4

      Shanghai Bund at night was magical

    • deafmost on 25/11/2024 - 17:05

      Thank you for informing us this critical piece of information. I was thinking about what you'd do.

    • ronnknee on 26/11/2024 - 17:46

      Can you explain why?

  • Jettblack on 23/11/2024 - 09:18
    +20

    One way 😂

    • Dandaman21 on 23/11/2024 - 09:48
      +4

      Thank you dear leader

    • Kaboda on 23/11/2024 - 09:58

      Baaaaaaaa

  • tc423 on 23/11/2024 - 09:28
    -2

    just bought the ticket..:(

    • sidespyder on 23/11/2024 - 09:51
      +15

      Well, you still need a ticket

      • tc423 on 23/11/2024 - 10:24
        +3

        I bought the return ticket before nye for 14 days stay…..now it’s 30 days.

    • effjay on 23/11/2024 - 11:14
      +2

      What's the context of the 2nd video?

      • CptnObvious on 23/11/2024 - 17:36
        -6

        Simulation to better understand how Chiba runs it's military. Know thy enemy.

        • effjay on 23/11/2024 - 18:29
          +8

          A Turkish dude playing Command & Conquer on Hard difficulty has access to how Chiba's military is run? 😭😭

          • Sikarion on 26/11/2024 - 01:49
            +3

            @effjay: Aw man…I was learning all of China's military tactics from the old Schwarzenegger movies.

    • 87percent on 23/11/2024 - 11:17
      +15

      What’s the context of “Chiba”? Can’t be a 2x spelling mistake

      • CptnObvious on 23/11/2024 - 17:34
        -5

        I'm being monitored… Sshhhh

        • ashtrayc2c on 23/11/2024 - 17:38
          +5

          important enough to be monitored… post on ozbargain.

      • db2k on 25/11/2024 - 21:09
        -1

        @87percent OMG … don't you know anything??? I wuv Chiba … my dawg …. or as Uncle Snoop would say …. My Nibba

        🐶

    • FlyingMiffy on 23/11/2024 - 20:53
      +2

      U lost me at beautiful man…

  • BarneyKB on 23/11/2024 - 09:30
    +12

    好

    • agvwww on 25/11/2024 - 02:27
      +2

      女子

    • mewx on 25/11/2024 - 19:49

      赞

  • whyisave on 23/11/2024 - 09:30
    +6

    OzVisaBargain

      • subywagon on 23/11/2024 - 10:53
        +1

        Where's the deal for France?

        • NothingButPoor on 23/11/2024 - 15:36
          +5

          after the submarines, there is not gonna to have a deal from France

          • spaij on 23/11/2024 - 21:56
            +1

            @NothingButPoor: You mean the chance of another deal has been sunk?

            • Sikarion on 26/11/2024 - 01:50
              +1

              @spaij: I'd say the idea of a deal has been torpedoed.

      • Headless on 23/11/2024 - 12:49

        These have always said most of the world is dangerous dont go. I like it that way as it means less people going

        • LVlahov on 24/11/2024 - 19:05
          +2

          I was definitely of your bent when travelling but in time I have come to see both sides. Not everyone has a very good sense of awareness about them, in fact it is probably less common rather than more, so trouble one person might be likely to avoid - not because they avoid an area entirely but because when they are there they follow their gut instinct and notice when something doesn't feel right another might stumble straight into.

          Safety also varies dramatically in terms of one's sex, one's state of inebriation, and the size of the group one is travelling with or with on occasion.
          Look at the girls dead from methanol poisoning in Laos. Laos is a pretty safe location for a single man who behaves himself and doesn't get hopelessly drunk or drugged and make trouble. It isn't really for a group of girls to get drunk together though and may not be for a man who does so either.

          As a male teacher in Vietnam I had no trouble from anyone at any time, and nor did any other male teachers I knew there, however I knew multiple Western female teachers that had been sexually assaulted in taxis or on motos, and some that had been hit with 'bag snatch' assaults. Enough that Western females travelling alone are told and it is wise to take precautions and be alert at all times, to a degree that is definitely higher than in Australia.

          Most of this comes down to probabilities. It is not probable on any particular occasion that you will die from not wearing a seatbelt, but you'll look pretty foolish if you die precisely because you were not wearing one and an accident occurs.

          Risk appetite then (rightly) should be seen as a personal decision and most will find it adjusts throughout their life.. a single person likely to have a greater tolerance than a parent for instance, all other things being equal, and guidance as to elevated risk helps those with less risk appetite, more at risk, or more susceptibility to risk to sensibly manage their own.

          • May4th on 24/11/2024 - 21:47
            +1

            @LVlahov: agree on all accounts but what happened in Laos has nothing to do with gender. methanol poisoning kills, do not cheap out on alcohol and drink pre-packaged drinks that you open only. tragedy can happen to anyone

            • LVlahov on 24/11/2024 - 22:19

              @May4th: Good advice drinking pre-packed I think with the added benefit that as well as being less likely to be tampered with you can actually keep track of how much alcohol you have consumed. With gender though we do have the aspect that the dose that will poison a 50kg woman and a 120kg man might well be different, and the level of alcohol or methanol required to push him past the point of being unable to identify what is happening (and so to refrain from drinking any more and go get help) can be different. So a woman can be at relatively elevated risk in many situations than a man.

              I know a petite woman that was hospitalised (via ambulance) from drinking a single bottle of wine with a verdict from the doctor (I was in hospital with her but had not been drinking with her) that it was possible she would not recover (body shutdown from alcohol poisoning). Surely a prospect pretty remote for most men, at least after a single bottle (acknowledging as you say methanol is another kettle of fish above that though).

              • May4th on 24/11/2024 - 22:23
                +1

                @LVlahov: yes agree but methanol poisoning isn't the same as alcohol poisoning - it's usually from homemade moonshine/liquor and very toxic and dangerous. treatment is, paradoxically ethanol / dialysis
                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol_toxicity

                Blindness may occur after drinking as little as 10 mL; death may occur after drinking quantities over 15 mL

                • LVlahov on 24/11/2024 - 22:54

                  @May4th: Well I get that and I think the delayed timeframe in which methanol poisoning begins to differentiate itself from regular alcohol injection ties into what you say.. it is easy for both sexes to be taken past their limit without realising it, but it still has to be said that exactly what that limit is, is influenced by gender and weight and personal metabolism and such things and so isn't entirely divorced from gender either.

                  For a range of different doses there are some that would be ordinarily fatal for women, that are not ordinarily fatal to men, however both may readily drink past their respective limits in similar circumstances if the dose per drink is very high, or the person is drinking many drinks/to the point where they would go past what would have been safe for them (had they had fewer.. of if not safe, at least less deadly).

                  If drinking to get drunk both men and women are at similar heightened risk because the man will tend to have given himself a higher total dose on the journey getting there by ingesting a higher volume of the doctored drinks himself. If drinking a half drink each though, or two drinks, or three (etc) the man would tend to be less likely to have ingested a fatal dose until some number or volume of drink has been ingested to cross the fatal threshold for both.

                  I mean if it comes to drinking pure methanol both will be done in one cup, but if the desire was not to murder but to make dollars presumably there was a less than fatal dose per glass, and it is more likely the more glasses people had, relative to their weight and size and gender, the more likely they were to perish.

          • Sikarion on 26/11/2024 - 01:52

            @LVlahov: Very true.

    • TightAl on 23/11/2024 - 12:56
      +4

      linking smartraveller LMAO

  • lunartemis on 23/11/2024 - 09:41
    +5

    Not surprised the USA isnt included in the list..

    • JerryGee on 23/11/2024 - 09:46

      Not only usa, their buddies over in rusky's land are getting the cold shoulder

      • T-man on 23/11/2024 - 13:00

        Yeah, I don’t know why. Vietnam shares the same ideology and is a neighbour, but they still need a visa to travel to China, but free for Australia and New Zealand and other EU countries.

        • MrThing on 23/11/2024 - 13:13
          +14

          Vietnam is a poor country

          aus, nz and eu are perceivably rich countries……..ie; they are going to spend lots of money AND they will leave

          who wants USA citizens visa free into their country…..yuck.

        • kevst on 23/11/2024 - 14:41
          +3

          Ahh, last country to fight a war with China was????

          • Sikarion on 26/11/2024 - 01:56
            +3

            @kevst: You mean the 1979 less-than-one-month-conflict-to-persuade-Vietnam-to-stop-invading-Cambodia-by-attacking-it's-northern-cities military operation?

            Well it sort of worked, didn't it?

        • bombcat on 23/11/2024 - 19:05
          +2

          Large part of refugees China received every year are from Vietnam.

        • crob on 23/11/2024 - 22:03
          +1

          visa free travel to Vietnam would be amazing

          • BobDyson on 25/11/2024 - 07:30

            @crob: you can get it if you have a UK passport, they did not take part in the Vietnam war

    • ChrisInMelbourne on 23/11/2024 - 09:54

      I'm a bit surprised Canada isn't, which sucks for me. I've applied for Australian citizenship but it takes about 10 months these days.

      • nned2say on 23/11/2024 - 10:12
        +3

        I have been waiting for my Canadian permanent residency visa approval for almost a year. I didn’t complain anything as an Australian citizen.

      • aec on 23/11/2024 - 12:35
        +4

        Im not surprised Canada is not in the list, considering what the joker president of Canada has been doing.

      • Minimum chips on 23/11/2024 - 16:52
        +4

        They're still pretty steamed about Canada arresting that Huawei executive.

        A change in gov here let them wipe the slate, no such change in Canada.

      • deafmost on 25/11/2024 - 17:07
        -1

        They don't want Indians in China.

    • Mr Bob Dobalina on 23/11/2024 - 11:25

      Why isn't the UK on the list?

      • Ryk on 23/11/2024 - 19:00
        +3

        UK giving them too much grief over HKG

    • NothingButPoor on 23/11/2024 - 15:40
      +5

      China probably has given up on the US lol
      They were like, US on the list? Really? Nah

  • VincentQQ on 23/11/2024 - 09:41
    +20

    Fun to watch politics on these type of posts.

  • Albert10 on 23/11/2024 - 09:42
    +1

    you may bump into that coffee scumbag. don't forget to take a photo of him if you do.

    • Skatez on 23/11/2024 - 19:42

      Don’t forget to take a photo of that coffee scumbag with you if you do go there and if you bump into him, well, you know what to do.

      Fixed that for you

    • CommuterPolluter on 23/11/2024 - 09:56
      +23

      China is a nice country to visit. I’ve been twice. Heaps of fun.

    • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 10:05
      +3

      There is a lot of Chinese CCP lovers on this forum who still have more allegiance to the country they left than the country they fled to. It’s interesting and concerning. Especially they come out on Tesla posts praising BYD or hating on Tesla for no reason. But when it comes to BYD it’s the best car ever created and praising China for dumping their cars with no guarantee any warranty will ever be honoured.

      • whyisave on 23/11/2024 - 10:35
        +9

        There is a lot of Chinese CCP lovers on this forum who still have more allegiance to the country they left than the country they fled to

        Why pick on forum users and bots, when you'll find the AU Government does not block agricultural land and ports going to foreign owners (through sales or leases).

          • ashtrayc2c on 23/11/2024 - 17:41
            +3

            @mustang87401: what are we second fiddle? america just down right bans and theyre a free market capitilist society…

            • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 18:14
              -4

              @ashtrayc2c: American has no ban on Chinese buying house/property/businesses. Thats false.

              • ashtrayc2c on 23/11/2024 - 22:05
                +2

                @mustang87401: So you’re against our system?
                Can’t pick and choose here can we?

                Would that be a don’t hate the player hate the game type of scenario then?

          • whyisave on 23/11/2024 - 18:24
            +1

            @mustang87401: .

            I didn't neg you.

            That’s different as it’s hard to legally implement a specific country ban when we live in a capitalist free market society.

            It's not different.
            I replied to the specific statement about "allegiance to the country".
            You're talking about "a socio-political economic model" which actually breeds apathy, disloyalty and parasitic behaviour.

            We need to have some stronger values that "she'll be right, mate" and actually be loyal to this land first, before we start giving away every grandchildren's future to the vultures, who are just circling above, ready to take away your land, money, media, utilities, etc. etc..

      • Jay Nomad on 23/11/2024 - 11:28
        +2

        Same tactic goes on the online communities in South Korea. But dont worry, I’ve noticed that ppl are not that gullible to fall into praising the CCP

      • TightAl on 23/11/2024 - 13:07
        +1

        Yes the videos of all the people vandalising Tesla's are CCP members.
        Oh wait LMAO

        • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 13:11
          -2

          I don’t know what’s that to do with anything but ok…

      • Creamsoda on 23/11/2024 - 13:48
        +8

        Their gov bought them out of poverty and it has now become a peer competitor to the USA. Something unfathomable 30yrs ago. To the Chinese it's a very effective government. To their competitors its bad news.

        • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 13:52
          -5

          Haha remind me again the average monthly salary in China. In comparison to the United States average person Chinese live in total poverty. This is another false propaganda from ccp chills. You look outside the glitzy inner city suburbs you will see people living in what we consider poverty.

          • Creamsoda on 23/11/2024 - 14:25
            +4

            @mustang87401:

            This is another false propaganda from ccp chills.

            i get my news from American 3 star generals and professor Mearsheimer when they say China is a peer competitor that must be contained. Not from xenophobic that looks down on people to make them selves feel better.

          • bombcat on 23/11/2024 - 19:09
            +6

            @mustang87401: That's why the Chinese government offering you free entry to the country to have a look with your own eyes. Visit some cities in China then come back to this post.

          • angilinwago on 24/11/2024 - 08:49
            +5

            @mustang87401: You are twisting the words, they have never claimed they are comparable to the usa, Australia, or any other western countries, they always maintain that they are a developing country and still have a long way to go, it's absolutely true that there are still a lot of poverty and sufferings in average working class Chinese, no one is denying that. But again in comparison to china 20, 30 years ago, no one is denying they have done a good job pulling themselves out of the deep shit. I know you are a sinophobe and will be against everything Chinese, you can criticise ccp (with truth not with rumours or hearsay), please don't discredit the hard working Chinese and their achievements who just want to have a better life. Also don't discredit the good things you have seen in china, friendly people, great landscape, different vast culture/history. It can't be all bad.

          • ashtrayc2c on 27/11/2024 - 22:45
            +1

            @mustang87401: Do you know what purchase power parity means?

            seen a graph of USA and Chinas PPP for the last 30 years?

            guess you havent or understand to say something like that… but its ok not to know. we are all learning arent we?

        • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 13:54

          Explain why millions of Chinese flee to western countries all over the world crossing the Mexican desert to reach the United States and live there as an illegal doing dirty work when china is such an utopia that is equivalent to the United States?

          • stuntman on 23/11/2024 - 15:00
            +4

            @mustang87401: This is where Trump was telling the truth - many of those crossing into US illegally are fraudsters and petty criminals wanted in China.

            • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 18:32
              -1

              @stuntman: So millions of fraudsters and petty criminals are crossing wow that’s a lot of criminals China has and they are all leaving 😆 what a bunch of BS. It’s people with children they said no work in china no money surely don’t seem like petty criminals but maybe that’s what the CCP wants you to believe. Why are so many Chinese moving to Australia are they also all petty criminals? Hm something not adding up here

          • ashtrayc2c on 28/11/2024 - 19:10

            @mustang87401: explain what purchase power parity means. and apply it to china and usa for the past 30 years.

            hint. you can google it.

        • minzt on 23/11/2024 - 14:17
          +1

          Um… "Their gov bought them out of poverty"?
          You have no idea how many of them are actually still in poverty…

          • mustang87401 on 23/11/2024 - 14:29
            -1

            @minzt: Exactly, most Chinese live in poor conditions and it’s coming from the people who recently migrated out of china how good the living standards there are

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