From 0:00 on February 17, 2026 to 24:00 on December 31, 2026 (Beijing time), ordinary passport holders from the UK and Canada can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family/friends visit, exchange and transit purposes. Those who do not meet the above visa-free requirements still need to obtain a visa before traveling to China.

To further facilitate cross-border exchanges between China and foreign countries, the Chinese government has decided to extend the unilateral visa-free policy for nationals of the following countries (listed below) until 24:00 on December 31, 2026. In addition, from November 10, 2025, to December

Notice of Favorable Visa Policy for 'Young Envoy Scholarship (YES) Program' Applicants The Embassy and Consulate Generals of the PR.China in the UK will issue the F visa valid for three years and good for multiple entries to the applicants with exclusive YES invitations issued by CEAIE. Meanwhile vi

To facilitate people-to-people exchanges, the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the UK will continue to reduce the visa fees until December 31, 2025. The reduced fees are as follows: Remarks: Visa Service Fee remains unchanged.

Notice: Application for postal return to an address in Northern Ireland We would like to kindly remind you that changes to posting items from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will take effect from 30th September 2024. Please refer to the link below for more details. https://www.royalmail.com/busin