自2024年2月9日起，中国扩大了59国人员免签入境海南事由（中国国家移民管理局公告链接：

https://en.nia.gov.cn/n162/n232/c119484/content.html），详情如下：

一、免签国家

俄罗斯、英国、法国、德国、挪威、乌克兰、意大利、奥地利、芬兰、荷兰、丹麦、瑞士、瑞典、西班牙、比利时、捷克、爱沙尼亚、希腊、匈牙利、冰岛、拉脱维亚、立陶宛、卢森堡、马耳他、波兰、葡萄牙、斯洛伐克、斯洛文尼亚、爱尔兰、塞浦路斯、保加利亚、罗马尼亚、塞尔维亚、克罗地亚、波黑、黑山、北马其顿、阿尔巴尼亚、美国、加拿大、巴西、墨西哥、阿根廷、智利、澳大利亚、新西兰、韩国、日本、新加坡、马来西亚、泰国、哈萨克斯坦、菲律宾、印度尼西亚、文莱、阿联酋、卡塔尔、摩纳哥、白俄罗斯。

二、免签入境事由

上述59国公民可因旅游、商贸、访问、探亲、医疗、会展、体育竞技等需要（工作、学习事由除外）免签入境海南。

三、停留时间

可从海南省的所有对外开放口岸入境，最长可停留30天，停留时间自入境次日零时起算。

四、入境方式

上述59国旅客可通过乘坐民航客机、商务包机、邮轮等方式，持本人有效普通护照，从海南省任一对外开放口岸(海口美兰机场口岸、三亚凤凰机场口岸、琼海博鳌机场口岸、洋浦港口岸、海口港口岸、清澜港口岸、八所港口岸、三亚港口岸等)经边检机关查验准许后免签入境，无须预申报。

温馨提醒：对于乘坐飞机免签入境的外国旅客，如所在国家无直航航班飞抵海南，可先飞往与海南有直航航班的国家或者中国香港、澳门，再转机直达海南省的对外开放机场口岸入境。

五、活动范围

海南省行政区域。

温馨提醒：停留期间如因正当合理事由想要继续在海南停居留或离开海南前往中国境内其它地区，应当在停留期限届满前，凭相关证明材料向海南省公安机关出入境管理部门申办外国人签证证件。

六、其他事项

上述59个国家中，同时符合与中国签署互免签证协定的按照互免签证协定执行；同时符合中国其他免签政策的，可根据外国人意愿选择。

七、海南在哪里？海南好玩吗？

（一）中国唯一热带岛屿省份、知名旅游胜地

海南位于中国最南端，是中国唯一热带岛屿省份。海南热带雨林国家公园是中国正式设立的首批5个国家公园之一。海南拥有三家国际机场、全球首条环岛高铁、绝美环岛旅游公路，出行便利。每年举办博鳌亚洲论坛年会、中国国际消费品博览会、海南岛国际电影节、海南岛欢乐节以及环海南岛国际公路自行车赛、环海南岛国际大帆船赛等文体会展活动，活力四射。在海南，游客可充分体验海上冲浪、邮轮游艇、雨林纳凉、公路驰骋、民俗文化等。

（二）中国最大经济特区、全球最大自由贸易港

从中国最早的五个经济特区之一到唯一的中国特色自由贸易港，以及全球最大的自由贸易港，海南一直站在改革开放的最前沿。当前，海南对标世界最高水平开放形态，已基本形成以“零关税、低税率、简税制”和贸易、投资、跨境资金流动、人员进出、运输来往自由便利及数据安全有序流动为重点的自由贸易港政策和制度体系，并构建起“4+3+3”现代化产业体系。

您可点击以下链接，获取关于海南的更多详细介绍：https://qr61.cn/o1gIPY/qDjWUTB（《这里是海南》）

China Expands Allowed Purposes of Visa-Free Entry to Hainan for 59 Countries

—Welcome to Hainan

Starting from February 9, 2024, China expanded the allowed purposes of visa-free entry to Hainan Province for ordinary passport holders of 59 countries (see announcement of the National Immigration Administration of China:

https://en.nia.gov.cn/n162/n232/c119484/content.html). 

The details are as follows:

1.Eligible Countries

Russia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, Ukraine, Italy, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Monaco, Belarus.

2. Allowed Purposes of Visa-Free Entry

Ordinary passport holders of the 59 countries can enter Hainan visa-free for tourism, business & trade, visits, family visits, medical treatment, exhibitions and sports competition (except purposes of work and study).

3. Duration of Visa-Free Stay

Travelers can enter Hainan through all its ports open to foreign countries, and stay for up to 30 days, calculated from 00:00 on the day following the day of entry.

4. Way of Entry

Travelers of the 59 countries can take civil airlines, business charter flights or cruise ships, and enter Hainan with valid ordinary passports via all its ports open to foreign countries (Haikou Meilan International Airport, Sanya Fenghuang International Airport, Qionghai Boao Airport, Yangpu Port, Haikou Port, Qinglan Port, Basuo Port, Sanya Port), after being checked and approved by border inspection authorities, without the need to declare in advance.

Please note that to be eligible for visa-free entry, travelers flying to Hainan need to arrive by either direct international flight from their country or transit via a third country or China’s Hong Kong or Macao region.

5. Allowed Area of Visit

The administrative area of Hainan Province.

For those who wish to extend their stay in Hainan or leave Hainan for other parts of China for legitimate purposes, they must apply for a visa at the exit-entry administrations of Hainan’s public security authorities with supporting materials before the expiration of their visa-free stay.

6. Other Matters

If any of the 59 countries has mutual visa exemption agreement with China, provisions of the mutual visa exemption agreement shall prevail. If other visa exemptions are also applicable, foreign nationals concerned can choose which policy to comply with.

7. Where is Hainan? Is it fun?

(1) China’s only tropical island province and a popular tourist resort

Hainan is the southernmost and only tropical island province of China. The Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park is one of China’s first five national parks. With three international airports, the world’s first high-speed loop line and the Coastal Scenic Highway, it’s easy to travel around the island. Every year, various international conferences as well as cultural and sports events would take place in Hainan, including the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference, China International Consumer Products Expo, Hainan Island International Film Festival, Hainan Island Carnival, international road cycling race Tour of Hainan and Round Hainan Regatta. In addition, tourists could also enjoy surfing, cruise and yacht rides, rainforest tours, highway trips and experience local folk culture.

(2) China’s largest special economic zone and the world’s largest free trade port

From one of China’s first five special economic zones to the only free trade port with Chinese characteristics, and the world’s largest free trade port, Hainan has always been at the forefront of reform and opening up. Endeavoring to embrace the highest level of opening up in the world, Hainan has put in place a set of policies and institutional arrangements supporting the free trade port, with a focus on the “zero tariffs, low tax rates, and a simplified tax system”, the free and convenient flow of trade, investment, cross-border capital, people and transportation, and the safe and orderly flow of data. A modern industrial system that features “four pillars, three strengths, and three premium service sectors” is also established in Hainan.

For more information about Hainan, please visit

https://qr61.cn/o1gIPY/qDjWUTB (This is Hainan).