Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Chinese passport holders 24
AndorraVisa required→Visa-free
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BrazilVisa required→Visa-free30 days
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
KyrgyzstaneVisa→Visa-free21 days
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
NicaraguaVisa required→eVisa
NauruVisa required→Visa on arrival90 days
New ZealandVisa required→eVisa
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
Papua New GuineaVisa required→eVisa
PhilippinesVisa required→Visa-free14 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SudanVisa required→Visa on arrival60 days
San MarinoVisa required→Visa-free90 days
TajikistaneVisa→Visa-free14 days
TurkmenistanVisa required→eVisa
TongaVisa on arrival31 days→Visa-free30 days
TürkiyeeVisa30 days→Visa-free90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
South AfricaeVisa→eTA90 days
Harder for Chinese passport holders 7
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
MalawiVisa-free30 days→eVisa
MozambiqueVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to China 5
CanadaVisa required→Visa-free30 days
United KingdomVisa required→Visa-free30 days
IndonesiaVisa required→Visa-free
MexicoVisa required→Visa-free
UkraineVisa required→Visa-free
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes