🇨🇳 China programs
Every official route we track for China — each figure dated and cited from a government source.
240-Hour Visa-Free Transit (54-Country, 60-Port, Multi-Region) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TransitC Visa — Crew Member (Aviation / Maritime / Rail Transport) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TransitChinese Nationality by Descent (Jus Sanguinis) — Nationality Law Art 4-5 — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · AncestryChinese Nationality by Naturalisation — Nationality Law Art 7-8 + 16 — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · NaturalisationD visa — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementF Visa — Non-Commercial Exchange / Investigation / Visit — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismFamily Reunion Residence Permit (Fosterage) for Foreigners — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyForeign Permanent Resident ID Card — Category 1 Direct Investment (Order 74) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · InvestorForeign Permanent Resident ID Card — Category 2 Senior Professional / Academic — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementForeign Permanent Resident ID Card — Category 3 Major / Outstanding Contribution — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementForeign Permanent Resident ID Card — Category 5 Spouse of Chinese Citizen / Foreign PR — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyForeign Permanent Resident ID Card — Category 6 Unmarried Minor Child of Chinese Citizen / PR — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Permanent SettlementForeign Permanent Resident ID Card — Category 7 Elderly Dependant Relative (60+) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyForeigner's Work Permit — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workG Visa — Transit Through China (Third-Country Destination) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TransitHainan Free Trade Port — 30-Day Visa-Free (59 Countries) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismHigh-End Talent Visa (R Visa) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Extraordinary TalentInternational Students of Chinese Origin — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentJournalist Visa (J1, long-term) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Media / journalistJournalist Visa (J2, short-term) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Media / journalistK Visa — Young Foreign Science and Technology Talent (October 2025) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · ResearcherL Visa — Tourist (Single / Double / Multiple Entry) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismM Visa — Business / Commercial Activities — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Business VisitPersonal Affairs for Foreigners — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · EntrepreneurPolitical Asylum — Constitution Art 32 + 1951 Refugee Convention (UNHCR-Mandated) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · HumanitarianPort Visa (Article 20 EELA) — Urgent Entry, Single-Entry 30-Day — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismPrivate Business Residence Permit for Foreigners (Endorsed with Entrepreneur) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · EntrepreneurPrivate Business for Foreigners (Entrepreneur) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · EntrepreneurPrivate Business for Foreigners (Foreign Home Servant) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workQ1 Visa — Family Reunion of Chinese Citizen / Foreign PR Holder (Long-Term) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyQ2 Visa — Short-Term Family Visit (Chinese Citizen / Foreign PR Relatives) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismResidence Permit for Personal Matters — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyResidence Permit for Reunion — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyResidence Permit for Study — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentResidence Permit for Work — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored workRestoration of Chinese Nationality — Nationality Law Art 13 — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · NaturalisationS1 Visa — Long-Term Family of Foreign Worker / Student in China — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · FamilyS2 Visa — Short-Term Family of Foreign Worker / Student / Private Affairs — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismShort-Term Working Task for Foreigners — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · EntrepreneurUnilateral Visa Exemption — 38 Countries, 30-Day Stay — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · TourismX1 Visa — Long-Term Study (>180 Days, Degree Programmes) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentX2 Visa — Short-Term Study (≤180 Days) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · StudentZ Visa — Work (Foreigner Work Permit System / Z-Visa + Residence Permit) — China: requirements, costs & how to apply (2026) · Employer-sponsored work