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10 November 2025

China Mainland introduces new visa-free policy for nationals of Sweden and extends visa-free policy for nationals of 45 countries

Effective 10 November 2025, nationals of Sweden are eligible to enter the Chinese mainland for business, tourism or family visit purposes, or transit through the jurisdiction, without a visa. This policy will remain in effect until 31 December 2026. Additionally, the immigration authorities extended the visa-free policy for nationals of 45 countries until 31 December 2026. The extension of the visa-free policy applies to nationals of Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Korea, the Netherlands, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.

A Tax Alert prepared by EY's People Advisory Services, and attached below, provides additional details.

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