On 17 February 2026 China added Canada and the United Kingdom to its unilateral visa free list. That took it to 50 countries. Holders of both passports now enter for 30 days. No application, no fee.
Published advice lags. Some of it still routes British and Canadian readers into a visa application nobody needs. The visa free entry page has every country and the date each was added.
The scheme has an end date
The unilateral regime is written only to 31 December 2026, and as of August 2026 no extension had been announced. Anyone travelling before that date needs no action; the rules above apply as written. Anyone planning for 2027 or later should check again before booking anything non refundable. Nothing has been legislated past that date, so this page says nothing about 2027.
What this means for a visitor: With a British or Canadian passport, the trip needs a ticket and nothing else. American passports are not on the list at any date and take the 240 hour transit route instead.
Sources
- BeyondBorder Group Ltd (BeyondBorder Group Ltd primary research, 1 to 5 August 2026), , our own desk research. Read the original
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Last checked 8 August 2026 by Cyril Drouin. Prices, timetables and entry rules on this mountain move without notice, so confirm anything you are booking around.