Absence from those lists is not a rumor about a fine. It means this passport was not on them on 29 October 2026. A newer agreement can exist. The embassy that covers you is the check.
How to apply
- Find the Chinese embassy, consulate, or visa center that covers where you legally live. A post often refuses an application from a country where you are only passing through.
- Fill in the China Online Visa Application at consular.mfa.gov.cn/VISA. A tourist visit is an L visa. Work, study, and a family move are different categories. The center’s own list is the one that counts.
- The form asks for the passport, a photo, work, family, and the trip. A passport with blank pages and validity past the trip is the usual floor. Some posts want six months and a booking.
- When the online review asks for the passport, take it in. Some posts collect fingerprints. Passing the online step is not the visa.
- Leave time before the flight. This guide does not quote a processing day, because the posts do not share one.
A short connection
Any nationality can connect for up to 24 hours without a visa if they do not leave the port’s restricted area and hold an onward ticket. That is not a holiday.
Checked 29 October 2026. The unilateral list, the transit note, and the mutual-exemption table are the sources. A newer notice wins. Check another country.