China to extend visa-free stay to 30 days for Australian ordinary passport holders

(ECNS) -- Visa-free stays in China will be extended to 30 up to 30 days for Australian ordinary passport holders, effective from Nov. 30, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2025, the Chinese Embassy in Australia announced on Monday.

According to the embassy, Australian citizens?traveling?to?China?for?business,?tourism,?family?visit,?transit?or?exchange?purposes?will be?eligible?for?visa-free?entry?policy, as long as their stay does not exceed 30 days.

Short?term?visa?applications?submitted?before?Nov.?30,?2024?will?still?follow?the?current?regulations, the embassy added.