Land in China prepared.
Check visa-free rules, fill your Arrival Card, set up Alipay and WeChat Pay, handle hotel check-in, airport transport, and passport emergencies in one place.
Your China readiness checklist
- ✓Check your visa-free or transit route.
- ✓Prepare Arrival Card information.
- ✓Set up Alipay and WeChat Pay backups.
- ✓Save your hotel address in Chinese.
- ✓Know what to do if your passport is lost.
This guide is for preparation only. Final eligibility and entry decisions are made by Chinese border inspection authorities.
Start with the essentials
Choose the task you need before departure or right after landing. Each guide keeps official-source links and practical next steps close at hand.
Entry Rules
240-hour visa-free transit
Understand eligibility, route rules, timing, ports, and allowed stay areas.
Open guide Tool240-hour transit pre-checker
Check nationality, route, port, timing, purpose, and stay-area risks.
Start check Visa-free listChina 30-day visa-free countries
See whether an ordinary passport may fit unilateral visa-free entry.
Check list ArrivalChina Arrival Card
Use official free channels and avoid paid lookalike sites.
Prepare cardPayments
How to pay in China
Build a backup-friendly payment setup before you need a taxi or meal.
Prepare payments PaymentAlipay for foreigners
Install, link cards where supported, test payment, and troubleshoot failures.
Set up Alipay PaymentWeChat Pay for foreigners
Prepare WeChat Pay and keep a fallback when merchant QR codes fail.
Set up WeChat PayArrival Guide
Emergency Help
How ChinaReady earns trust
Policy pages link to the source
High-risk travel topics include a Last checked date and direct official-source links so you can verify before booking.
Conservative wording by design
We avoid guaranteed eligibility claims. Border inspection authorities, airlines, hotels, banks, and local offices make final decisions.