Qingdao's 144-hour visa-free transit policy

A 144-hour visa-free transit policy for foreign visitors from 53 countries will be carried out in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, from Jan 1, 2019.

The policy allows foreigners, who arrive at Qingdao through the city's airports or ports and have valid international travel documents and tickets to a third country within 144 hours, to enjoy a visa-free tour through Shandong province and stay up to 144 hours.

The visa-free transit policy applies to citizens of the following countries:

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