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Practical guides to visas, permitted stays, hospital appointments, companions, arrival, medication and emergencies for patients planning care in China.
12 articles · updated regularly
- Entry rules
Can Hainan's 30-day visa-free entry cover a short medical visit?
People from the 61 countries listed in this article who hold an ordinary passport may enter Hainan visa-free for medical treatment and stay up to 30 days. Care must stay in Hainan, and entry permission is not a hospital appointment.
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- Entry rules
Can 240-hour visa-free transit be used for a medical visit?
Do not treat 240-hour transit as medical entry permission. The activity examples do not establish whether a planned medical visit qualifies or is excluded. Check your actual itinerary with the responsible authority before booking, and confirm the hospital appointment separately.
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- Entry rules
Which visa should a family member check when accompanying a patient to China?
Each family member applies separately. The S1 and S2 family-visit routes are for relatives of a foreign national who is already staying or residing in China. Someone leaving with the patient usually has to confirm a private-affairs application.
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